Hi colleagues, Just wanted to share this with you and invite you to subscribe to oafrica (if not yet) to receive updates about ICT in Africa. My friend Tim is doing a great job gathering all these at one place. I want to specifically highlight this article about Facebook and free basics because i found it interesting in the debate about net neutrality and zero-rating: http://www.ictworks.org/2016/01/14/be-honest-you-hate-free-basics-because-its-facebook/ I will be happy to hear your thoughts! Happy week start! Arsene ----------------- Arsène Tungali, Executive Director, Rudi International www.rudiinternational.org Founder & Director, Mabingwa Forum www.mabingwa-forum.com Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo Phone: +243993810967 2015 Mandela Washington Fellow | ICANN Fellow | ISOC IGF Ambassador | Activist & Youth Leader Sent from my iPhone (excuse typos) Begin forwarded message: > From: oAfrica <[log in to unmask]> > Date: January 31, 2016 at 11:27:47 PM GMT+2 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: “General Africa ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016” plus 8 more stories - Online Africa > Reply-To: oAfrica <[log in to unmask]> > > > “General Africa ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016” plus 8 more stories - Online Africa > > General Africa ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Algeria ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Angola ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Benin ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Botswana ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Burkina Faso ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Burundi ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Cameroon ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Cape Verde ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > General Africa ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Posted: 30 Jan 2016 01:27 PM PST > A recap of national ICT headlines from the past 4 months. > > General Africa > > Uber Wants To Conquer The World, But These Companies Are Fighting Back (Map) – Forbes > Smile Telecoms Raises $365M To Expand Its Broadband Coverage In Four African Countries | TechCrunch > Is this box the future of internet in Africa? – CNN.com > Konga: The Emergence of an African Technology Powerhouse > What If Everyone Had Free 2G Mobile Internet Access? | ICT Works > Africa’s anticipated internet boom could disappoint – Oxford Analytica Daily Brief > Infographic: what’s next for Africa’s mobile economy? – Blog – MEF > Using Smartphones to Fight Africa’s Second Greatest Killer | ICT Works > The Role of Connectivity in Emergencies: A Case Study of Ebola | ICT Works > Zero Rating: A Modest Proposal | Many Possibilities > Be Honest: You Hate Free Basics Because It’s Facebook | ICT Works > 5 Africa Tech themes to Watch from 2016-2020 — Savannah Fund > Netflix Launches In 130 New Countries, Including India But Not China | TechCrunch > The year in African tech hubs > Masiyiwa talks of new fibre optic cable to connect many African ports | Zimbabwe Daily News > Project Link: A Deeper Dive | Many Possibilities > Telecoms: Making way for Data, the future king | East & Horn Africa > Microsoft launches fund to improve access to affordable Internet in underserved markets > The African Internet Governance Forum: Continued Discomfort with Multistakeholderism > 5 African tech hubs you didn’t know about > The Rhetoric of Ecosystems: Who do African tech entrepreneurs really need? | VC4Africa > Still space for more startups in Africa’s fintech space > BRCK Education Kio and Kio Kit Launch | BRCK > 7 predictions for the African tech startup space in 2016 > African tech startups funded in excess of US$185.7m in 2015 > 12 African startups to watch in 2016 > No matter where Netflix goes in Africa it will run into these two problems – Quartz > Is Africa Hiding the Next Mark Zuckerberg? The Future of Tech Talent – WSJ > The Saga Behind The Jostle For dotAfrica – Long March To Africa’s Digital Presence > Arab Internet Governance Forum 2015: What Remains? > Views From The 23rd AFRINIC Meeting Held At The Republic Of Congo > How Social Media Is Used For Election Campaigns in Africa > Towards The Next Billion – Notes from The Annual Round-Up 2015 > Public-Private Partnerships in Africa Could Be Improved By Startups > The Risks Of Saviour Language In The African Tech and Startup Ecosystem > How Digital Literature Can Affect The Culture Of Writing, Reading And Publishing Across Africa > How The Internet Is Advancing A New Wave Of Thought Leaders In Africa > Africa achieves only 20% broadband penetration, 85% mobile network coverage: AU > The year in African incubators > The year in African startups events > African startups named among 100 most inspiring uses of tech > VC4Africa launches open data on African startups | VC4Africa > Exits of startups in Africa: inspiring examples… Who’s next? | VC4Africa > Orange acquires Airtel’s units in Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone > SEACOM fibre services ‘turning tide for African business’ > E-agriculture: How ICT is taking farming into the future > ITU recognises African Presidents for ICT development > Le projet “Central African Backbone” gagne du terrain – Afrique IT News > Orange : Résultats positifs en Afrique – Afrique IT News > MTN : Chiffres clés au 3e trimestre 2015 – Afrique IT News > Résultats moroses pour Airtel Afrique – Afrique IT News > Microsoft : Une nouvelle directrice pour porter l’initiative ‘4Afrika’ – Afrique IT News > In Silver Spring, Maryland, a Shared Office Space Aimed at the African Tech Community – CityLab > Facebook’s Free Basics is no charity | TechCentral > African startups are defying the global tech slowdown – Quartz > Here are the most recent African innovations you should know about – Ventures Africa > Mobile Tower Sales Generate $4B In 4 Years In Sub-Sahara | AFKInsider > September in Africa: Tech news you shouldn’t miss > October Tech in Africa: All the news you shouldn’t miss > November Tech in Africa: November news roundup > December Tech in Africa: All the news you need to know from December > COMESA and Microsoft collaborate to promote access, skills and innovation in 19 African Countries > WhatsApp now free – CNBC Africa > The Potential Problems And Profits For Netflix In Africa | TechCrunch > How The Internet Is Advancing A New Wave Of Thought Leaders In Africa > Viber launches public chats in Africa > Is Africa Leading the Innovation Revolution? | Naadiya Moosajee > Greater global interest in Africa’s tech ecosystem – MEST – ITWeb Africa > VoD – 4G-LTE Has Been Launched in 24 Countries! and Netflix Takes the Continent By Storm – allAfrica.com > Two views on the Data Revolution | Open Data > The sweet and sour bits from the East African internet freedom report; where Kenya, Rwanda lead and Burundi trails | MG Africa > Africa’s digital future won’t start until we fix this – CNN.com > C’est en Afrique que la croissance des start-ups est la plus forte | Slate Afrique > Africa on the cusp of a tech boom | TechCentral > Think Africa’s economic boom is over? The tech space is about to prove you wrong – Memeburn > The Internet Isn’t Available in Most Languages – The Atlantic > Carence d’enseignants de TIC dans les universités d’Afrique > From Abidjan to Kigali: My Walk to Transform Africa | Alliance for Affordable Internet > 7 Predictions for Broadband Access in 2016 | Alliance for Affordable Internet > Which person your African country googled the most; no home advantage here | MG Africa > E-learning for Africa held back by power shortage – BBC News > 20 striking facts about digital, mobile and tech in Africa; including the ‘dictator’s dilemma’ | MG Africa > WhatsApp, YouTube, and BitTorrent rule the Internet in Africa > Africa to reach one billion mobile broadband subscriptions by 2020 > SES Empowers Africa with Launch of High-Speed Customisable Broadband Service > Africa struggling to break the shackles of digital poverty – ITWeb Africa > Google says Loony broadband balloons are ‘nearly perfect’ • The Register > Eutelsat steps up African broadband plans with new-generation High… – Eutelsat Corporate > High-speed mobile puts Africa and India on fast track – BBC News > Six trends in Africa’s ICT for 2016 | ITWeb > What If Everyone Had Free 2G Mobile Internet Access? | ICT Works > Facebook Continues Africa Domination With 2G News Feed > E-learning and the tale of blackouts – Success | The Citizen > African journalists must do more to protect themselves online | IJNet > Smart Africa: Venture capitalists aim to tap mobile tech wave – FT.com > > > Algeria ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Posted: 30 Jan 2016 01:24 PM PST > A recap of national ICT headlines from the past 4 months. > > Algeria > > ARPT invites bids for 4G auction > ARPT to accelerate 3G deployments > Doro enters Africa with Algerie Telecom – Telecompaper > Le régulateur s’exprime sur la hausse des tarifs de communication – Afrique IT News > Construction de deux câbles sous-marins avec l’Espagne – Afrique IT News > [Algérie Télécom] Plusieurs lignes d’abonnés 4 et 8 Mbit/s Bridées à 2 Mbit/s … Que se passe-t-il ? – AndroiDZ > SumVoices: Problems Without End In Algeria’s Internet > Coupure du câble sous-marin: fin des travaux de réparation et rétablissement du trafic de la bande passante > > > Angola ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Posted: 30 Jan 2016 01:20 PM PST > A recap of national ICT headlines from the past 4 months. > > Angola > > Negócios de Software: Um podcast temperado à maneira angolana > KiandaHub seeks funding to become centre of Angola’s startup community > Angola’s Movicel expands LTE to third province > Multitel completes Luanda TD-LTE rollout with Telrad > President Dos Santos Wants Dictatorial Control of the Net – President Dos Santos Wants Dictatorial Control of the Net > Serviços de internet registam melhorias em Angola > AFRINIC realiza workshop sobre implementação de internet de alta velocidade em Angola > Administrator Wants Schools With Classrooms Connected to Internet > > > Benin ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Posted: 30 Jan 2016 01:19 PM PST > A recap of national ICT headlines from the past 4 months. > > Benin > > Benin Telecoms launches country’s first LTE network > Commercial ACE services officially launched in Benin > MTN et Ericsson veulent connecter les zones rurales – Afrique IT News > Mobile money : Le Bénin vise 12 % d’utilisateurs en 2019 – Afrique IT News > #RendezNousLeBJ : quand des usagers réclament une meilleure gestion du .bj > Première édition des assises nationales du numérique > 10 applications béninoises qui ont marqué l’année 2015 > Canal + signe avec la société d’électricité pour distribuer l’Internet – Afrique IT News > Lla dynamique d’Internet passe par la fibre optique – RFI > Isocel lance « Isospot », un accès Internet haut débit via un réseau Wi-fi | CIO-MAG > Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin (ORTB) – Internet : le Bénin met en exploitation un deuxième câble sous-marin > 4ème Forum sur la gouvernance de l’internet au Bénin : Le Fgi déterminé à améliorer l’accès et la qualité de l’internet à tous > > > Botswana ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Posted: 30 Jan 2016 01:14 PM PST > A recap of national ICT headlines from the past 4 months. > > Botswana > > BoFiNet completes network expansion > Botswana Government establishes ICT Sector Committee > Botswana urged to rethink cyber security threats > > > Burkina Faso ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Posted: 30 Jan 2016 01:13 PM PST > A recap of national ICT headlines from the past 4 months. > > Burkina Faso > > Alcatel-Lucent, Burkina Faso to apply cloud networking for digital public services > Lancement cette semaine du projet G-Cloud – Afrique IT News > Le projet d’infrastructures de communication exécuté à 79 % – Afrique IT News > La résistance aux putschistes passe aussi par Internet – Rue89 – L’Obs > Burkina Faso, the rapid growth of the network > SNI: La 11ème édition, un succès > BurkinaVote 2015 | Observation Eléctorale en Temps Réel > > > Burundi ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Posted: 30 Jan 2016 01:12 PM PST > A recap of national ICT headlines from the past 4 months. > > Burundi > > Burundi: SOS Media Burundi’s Dangerous Reporting Mission – allAfrica.com > L’ONATEL lance le projet Internet ADSL 2+ > La mobilisation contre Nkurunziza continue sur Internet > > > Cameroon ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Posted: 30 Jan 2016 01:06 PM PST > A recap of national ICT headlines from the past 4 months. > > Cameroon > > Nexans delivers submarine fibre optic cables to West-Africa > Huawei Marine is contracted to build Cameroon-Brazil trans-Atlantic submarine cable to connect Africa to Latin America > Nigeria-Cameroun submarine cable goes live > MTN launches 4G in four cities > Cameroon to impose 2% tax on mobile services in 2016 > Telecoms operators owe XAF176bn in unpaid taxes > J’ai essayé l’internet 4G de MTN Cameroon | Le Mobile Au Kamer > Spacecom, Ringo launch hybrid broadband in rural Cameroon – ITWeb Africa > > > Cape Verde ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016 > Posted: 30 Jan 2016 01:05 PM PST > A recap of national ICT headlines from the past 4 months. > > Cape Verde > > ANAC paves the way for 4G in Cape Verde with consultation > Cabo Verde vai passar a ter um protocolo de Internet mais alargado > Cabo Verde entre os melhores países lusófonos no acesso à Internet – Expresso das Ilhas > > > You are subscribed to email updates from oAfrica. > To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. 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