Capsule Technologies (Pty) Ltd based in Cape Town, South Africa is working on designing a new Android desktop computer that uses no more than 20 watts of power. This computer should answer the specific needs of Africa, namely, the lack of infrastructure.

In April and May 2013, Google sponsored Barcamps for its developer groups (GDGs). The free “community-developer-driven” events focused on Android and Google Apps API.

Amid discussion that many African apps do not live much beyond their competition, we’ve decided to see how the winners of 2012’s Google Android Developer Challenge are doing a year later.

African mobile games now have the promise to be profitable but fewer than a dozen gaming firms exist across Africa.

The number of African weekends devoted to creating startup companies and apps has grown tremendously since 2010.

Mobile OS share by African country, May 2012. From StatCounter.