Our top 10 stories from the past week feature themes relating to mobile money, tech ecosystems, local content, solar power, and more.

Google’s latest internet infrastructure project (on the heels of Fiber and Project Loon) is an urban fibre network for Kampala, Uganda that can be accessed by local internet providers to increase data rates at a lower cost to subscribers.
Bringing reliable broadband internet access to landlocked nations is not the easiest …

This year, from September 30 – October 4, 2013, Googlers in Kampala, Johannesburg, Lagos, Tunis, and Accra will host events to equip entrepreneurs with the skills they need to build and scale internet businesses.

African ICT-themed video clips from August and September 2013 revolve around LTE, online business, and challenges facing South Africa.

Google is giving away $125,000 dollars to the five most inspiring stories of how the web and Google have played a pivotal role in transforming lives in Africa. Each will receive $25,000 to improve on their success.

ABN Digital looked at the role of social media and on-line communities in driving change in Kenya.