Online Africa

Shouldn't we all enjoy the benefits the Internet has to offer? We track Africa's (rapid) Internet progress, emphasizing infographics and mobile broadband. Full thoughts can be found at oafrica.com.

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We need smart policies that encourage more competition and innovation in key areas — from spectrum and infrastructure to last-mile connectivity — to pave the way toward affordability.

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“It’s Our Internet. What Do We Want To Do With It?”

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Africa is on the rise!

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Few mice here: Botswana has one of the highest mobile market penetration rates in Africa (well over 100%) and the average revenue per user is also one of the highest on the continent.

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Tanzania: Although from a very low base, recent improvements in ICT infrastructure support strong growth in the services sector.

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Despite relatively low Internet access in Niger, the Facebook page for the President of Niger has nearly 27,000 fans.

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The first African-designed smartphone was conceptualized in Africa but is actually made in China.

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Africa is a very young continent. Unemployment remains a major issue, but there is vast opportunity for entrepreneurs to succeed.

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Africa may not be as globally connected as North America or Europe, but it has a growing number of undersea cable landing points.

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Fastest rising Google search terms in SA for February-March 2013 include:

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FNB online banking

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Mauritania is working to build a national fibre backbone to capture international bandwidth.

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Nigerian treatment of the Kenyan football team turned into an international hashtag battle

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E-commerce is coming on strong in Egypt.

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IBM has a new research lab in Nairobi, Kenya

Innovation culture is spreading.

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Botswana has one of the highest levels of mobile and fixed-line penetration in Africa, along with LTE service and upcoming telecom privatization.

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The farmer in the most remote area should benefit as the student in the university as the country is taken to an era of cheaper communication

Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma, on officially launching the ACE fiber optic project

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Nairobi's iHub UX Lab addresses the gap between solutions and the people they target.