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More predictions of the African Internet, 1996-1998
September 7, 2010 ♦ Comments Off on More predictions of the African Internet, 1996-1998
More predictions of the African Internet, 1996-1998

Ten months ago, I summarized a handful of archival Western news stories on the subject of Internet penetration in Africa. Generally speaking, in the mid-’90s, there was great hope that Africa’s economic and social woes would be cured by ICT in a matter of years. Many felt that …