The median fan-base for an African leader on Facebook has grown by 15% since June 2011. Presidents of Cameroon and Gabon have added official pages.

A couple of weeks ago, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), regarded as the source for Internet statistics, released a report on Internet usage habits in 152 countries around the world. The title: “Measuring the Information Society 2011.” Of interest to many is the ICT Development Index which ranks nations by …

A 2009 study found 36% of Cameroonians to have full confidence in online media.

In November 2010, we reported on demographics of visitors to this site. Now, 8 months later and with a larger sample size, it is time to examine how African web habits have changed. A less-than-scientific look at internal web traffic to this site confirms many national, regional, and continental trends. …

Few head-of-state Facebook pages are officially maintained by the leader, but that doesn’t stop the public from supporting their leader. In the past 3 months, the median fan-base for an African leader on Facebook has grown by 23%.

Internet maps were once all the rage. Simple, yet powerful, these visualizations contributed to the creation of robust global networks. 14 such maps provide a throwback of African Internet progress.