Smartphones still cost at least $50 and service charges put 3G out of reach for most, even if the service is technically available. LTE, therefore, will be out of reach for 99.9% of Africans.

Gathering the top African Internet development news stories of the week

Zimbabwe, Egypt, Malawi, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Namibia, Nigeria, Swaziland, Angola, Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, West Africa

Generally speaking, heavily Francophone African nations face an extra challenge in communicating developments to the global community. How can they overcome this barrier?

24+ mobile/tech/web stories from Kenya, Uganda, DRC, SA, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Burundi, Morocco, Malawi, Ghana, Niger, Cameroon

Pivot25, Broadband for Burundi/Somalia/Southern Sudan, e-tourism quickly gains steam, the benefit of West African backbone, the MXit story