The untimely death of Guinea-Bissau President Malam Bacai Sanha is not likely to bolster Internet development anytime soon.

This is the seventh post in a series that intends to examine the ICT environment in metropolitan areas of Africa that receive relatively little publicity and lack ICT framework. These cities are often overshadowed by Cape Town, Johannesburg, Cairo, Nairobi, Accra, and Lagos but still have a bright future – …

Technology is alive in parts of Centrafrique (ie. Bangui), but media coverage is limited. For one, politics trump all other topics.

According to 2010 estimates, Equatorial Guinea generates a GDP of nearly $37,000 per capita – a sum 74 times greater than that found in Zimbabwe. Therefore, why does Equatorial Guinea, a nation with one of the highest GDP’s per capita in the world (and the highest in Africa) have some of the worst levels of Internet connectivity?

A young man who works in a cyber cafe in Bamenda, Cameroon shares how Cameroonians are using the Internet. The news is promising!

Eritrea again ranks in the 2nd tier on the Reporters Without Borders annual list of nations under surveillance. Perhaps EriTel can grow infrastructure even if censorship remains.