12 stories from 11 countries: Swaziland, Malawi, Kenya, South Africa, Mauritius, Algeria, Botswana, Mali, Nigeria, Uganda, Sierra Leone

In Nigeria, a study says, elections held last April brought the use of social media in the political field to new levels. UN Africa Renewal’s André-Michel Essoungou reports.

Using CablegateSearch.net we are listing the “juiciest” leaked cables on African broadband – 3 at a time for the next week.

22 stories from Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Libya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, West Africa, and more

29 stories from Algeria, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Guinea’s legislative elections are to be held on 11/27/2011. How can Nigeria’s experience with crowdsourcing apply to Guinea, a nation where social media is less prominent and fact often gets tangled with fiction?