City Profile: Ibadan, Nigeria
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OA Goal: Track down ICT happenings in Central Africa, underrepresented nations
March 20, 2010 – 10:33 pm | View Comments
OA Goal: Track down ICT happenings in Central Africa, underrepresented nations

A chart listing the  most frequently mentioned nations on this site shows:

South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya have many newsworthy stories
Regionally, East Africa produces the most news articles and ICT updates/opinions
OnlineAfrica.net does not focus on North …

Africa needs to act on investors’ concerns
March 17, 2010 – 12:01 am | View Comments
Africa needs to act on investors’ concerns

Foreign investment and/or partnership is inherently a tale of two countries. Usually, one is focused on physical development and the other is motivated by financial yield. Balancing these two forces is a formidable challenge. The …

Survey: Traditional communication, patience still strong
March 13, 2010 – 2:29 am | View Comments
Survey: Traditional communication, patience still strong

A recent study of Ghana’s overall culture, including Internet adoption and practices, provides some interesting insights into communications trends and how citizens use mobile phones and the Internet. Balancing Act Africa recently summarized some of …

Notable points from PanAf Edu’s newsletter
March 12, 2010 – 1:43 am | View Comments
Notable points from PanAf Edu’s newsletter

PanAf Edu Vol. 2, N°1 on ICT research in education in Africa (27pp, 3.5MB) is a must-read for those interested in the field of African education. The publication contains a dozen first-hand reports focus on …

Early March ICT video round-up
March 11, 2010 – 11:39 pm | View Comments

YouTube is an excellent platform to present African stories and updates to the rest of the world. Five recently uploaded videos address different ICT events and advancements on the continent:

FutureLAB at iLAB Nairobi: A discussion …

Pondering Africa’s digital camera
March 10, 2010 – 1:26 am | View Comments
Pondering Africa’s digital camera

Years ago, Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda, a documentary author, aptly predicted that “Digital cameras will allow us to re-create the African collective memory.” For one, he felt that digital cameras that filmed video were less intimidating than …