Note: US libraries with NetLibrary subscriptions may also have access to this e-book collection.
"[Established in 1999]...a collection of electronic books that can be accessed and used free-of-charge by any person living on the African continent [with registration]."

'In 2001, the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) approved a Criteria for the Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries...AfriNIC has been proposed by the African community for the purpose of managing the IP addressing in the continent. It is expected that African organizations that presently obtain IP address space from RIPE or the ARIN will in future obtain IP addresses space from the AfriNIC.' See also: the French version of this website.
-- AFRINIC-16: Workshop and Meetings of AfriNIC and AfNOG, May 6-18, 2012, Serekunda, The Gambia

"...AfNOG is a forum for the exchange of technical information, and aims to promote discussion of implementation issues that require community cooperation through coordination and cooperation among network service providers to ensure the stability of service to end users."

L'association cesse toutes ses activités à la date du 9 octobre 2007. Ce site s'agit des projets divers en Afrique....surtout le Bénin, le Burundi, le Burkina Faso, le Tchad et le Niger. << ...une association française [non gouvernementale à but non lucratif] dont les activités s'inscrivent dans un objectif d'échanges et de transferts de compétences pour la pratique de l'informatique et de l'Internet en Afrique. >>

This site offers extensive information on all ICT and development policy-related issues for Africa; plus news and some country-level statistics.

A portal for news about events, programs, and trends. "Our overall aim is to promote greater investment into education in Africa and stimulate key sectors for information, communications, technology, innovation, scientific research and e-business. Central to this strategy is the development of long-term multi-stakeholder partnerships and encouragement of private sector technology transfer."

A website about a new digital library project (begun in 2000/2001) at Michigan State University, l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire, and the West African Research Center in Dakar, Senegal.

The final program and a link to the main menu of the ASA web site.

"Muriuki Mureithi has been in the telecommunication industry for the last 15 years, for 12 years as senior manager in International Relations of Kenya Posts and Telecommunication Corporation and later as Deputy Managing Director of Telecommunication Foundation of Africa. Presently Mr. Mureithi is the Director of Summit Strategies based in Nairobi, Kenya."

The electronic version of the full proceedings of this conference held on April 3-7, 1995 in Addis Ababa.

"Our dynamic team works to stimulate the growth of the ICT Sector in ECOWAS. Established in 2003, through a partnership between the Government of Ghana and the Government of India, this state-of the-art facility provides an ideal environment for innovation, teaching and learning as well as practical research on the application of ICT4D in Africa."

<< La revue est née d'une collaboration scientifique Nord/Sud menée depuis plus de dix ans dans le sillage des activités CARI (Colloque Africain pour la Recherche en Informatique). >>

See also: APC Publications on Internet and ICTs

A weekly e-newsletter. Balancing Act seeks to be the primary source for information on the telecoms, Internet and broadcast media industries in Africa. The website/newsletter also includes links to free (and fee-based) reports on African Internet Connectivity issues in individual countries and regional trends, as well as the archive of newsletter issues since 2002.

'Batik est une lettre d'information électronique mensuelle qui traite de l'actualité des TIC au Sénégal.' Sur ce site, on peut lire (en version HTML ou en PDF) les numéros depuis avril 1999.

A clearingshouse website for applied technology issues and the 'digital divide'. "Bridges.org's mission is to help people in developing countries and underserved communities use technology...by focusing attention on the policy issues...bringing people in developing countries and underserved communities into technology policy discussions...assisting in efforts to develop sound legal and regulatory frameworks...serving as an information clearinghouse..."

Remarquez: la dernière mise à jour a été fait en 2009. [CIPACO] est mis en place afin de renforcer les capacités des acteurs pour une meilleure participation à la prise de décision internationale en matières des TIC ...Cinq activités: animation d'un système d'information, réalisation d'études et d'analyses, organisation de débats électroniques appui à la participation à des réunions internationales clés, collaboration avec les autres initiatives spécialisés sur les politiques des TIC."

"Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is one of two centres established under the Catalysing Access to Information and Communications Technologies in Africa (CATIA) initiative, which was funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID)."
-- CIPESA publications and other resources

The web site offers full text copies of most of the papers (PDF format) presented at these workshops.

This web page, part of a larger site, provides links to current news and online reports on ICT development in individual countries and on a regional level, including Africa.

An extensive list of links to important networking resources.

A brief overview of the current state of Internet services in Ethiopia.

A frequently updated, list of links to subscription information on all sorts of Africa-related listservs.

"Regional Impact of Information Society Technologies in Africa": this site includes previous conference years, with downloadable reports. "IST-Africa 2011 will focus on the Role of ICT for Africa's Development and specifically on Applied ICT research topics addressing major societal and economic challenges, which is part of the European Commission's Information Communications Technologies (ICT) Theme of FP7."

The electronic version of a weekly magazine on the ICT sector for Nigeria and Africa in general. The archive contains back issues from June 2004 to present.

<< Ces rencontres d'affaires comprennent une exposition, des conférences et l'organisation de rdv planifiés. Les entreprises peuvent y rencontrer d'une part leurs homologues, acteurs des technologies de l'information (partenaires, revendeurs potentiels) et d'autre part les acteurs économiques locaux à la recherche de compétences ou de solutions innovantes >>.

"...to make available selected newspaper clippings and some other resources dealing with contemporary Mozambican history and presented in a thematically organised form. A high proportion of this material is in Portuguese...organised by subject, each with its own page on this website, where each document is briefly referenced, with a link to a viewable or down-loadable PDF or JPEG file."

The website --under construction-- includes selected Nigerian publications in wide variety of disciplines, links to Nigerian newspapers, and information on Nigerian universities. "The National Universities Commission is a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Education charged with the responsibilities of orderly development of universities in Nigeria."

A call for papers and detail information on purpose: "ICTe Africa is a continental event for the presentation of technologies appropriate to development of ICT in Africa and for the discussion of a broad range of challenges and potential relevant solutions...presentations on next generation networks, infrastructure projects, Internet applications/solutions, rural telephony, ICT policies, ICT financing and solar energy for powering rural networks...[plus] professional development courses in fiber optics, broadband access, VoIP and other emerging technologies."

"Net-Afrika sera, pendant 3 mois de télé-réalité (Mai–Juillet 2010), la plus grande compétition sur Internet du continent...Plus de 1000 Webmasters, à travers 8 pays de la sous région : Sénégal, Guinée Conakry, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Bénin, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, seront mis à contribution pour créer plus de 3000 sites Internet aux artistes africains (Musiciens, peintres, sculpteurs, lutteurs, cinéma, mode...)."

This site offers ICT news, maps, statistics, and links to information and commentary on Africa's connectivity issues...compiled mostly from Internet sources.

The site includes excerpts from the OA Programme...in PowerPoint and PDF formats.

"Our aim is to investigate, expose and analyze Internet filtering and surveillance practices in a credible and non-partisan fashion."

"OSIRIS est une association à but non lucratif créé en mars 1998 qui se propose de produire des analyses, d'informer et de sensibiliser sur tous les sujets relatifs à l'utilisation et à l'appropriation des technologies de l'information et de la communication au Sénégal."

General information about the project, reports, and useful institutional links. "The Project for Information Access and Connectivity (PIAC), which is sponsored by the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, was established in 1998."

News and research reports on ICTs in Africa; plus related links. "...seeks to provide the research base needed to support continental and international initiatives to reduce the digital divide. This will include examining the broad nexus of social, economic, developmental and policy issues surrounding information and communications technologies, including ICT infrastructure development, policy and regulation."

The website --in English or French-- includes information on ICTs and computers in schools, reports on ICTs & education in Africa, programs, conferences & workshops, etc. "[Founded in 1999] SchoolNet Africa is one of Africa's first African-led, African-based non-government organisations (NGO) that operates across the continent in its endeavour to improve education access, quality and efficiency through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in African schools."

This online magazine offers articles on selected developments in the ICT sector of Nigeria.

Note: several of the papers are available only in French.

"...a citizen reporting project based in Kibera (one of the largest slums in Africa). The project is an initiative of Map Kibera and uses the Ushahidi platform to aggregate and map reports...The Voice of Kibera Editorial Board was formed in May 2010. The Editorial Board is responsible for the site administration, including verifying incoming messages. The Board members also act as SMS reporters within their community, sending in messages to let Kibera and the world know what's happening around them."

General information about the program to make available electronic resources (through the "e-Granary project") where there is low Internet bandwidth and download capacities, especially in developing countries in Africa and Asia.

This site offers a relatively small selection (122 items for Africa and 157 for the Middle East/North Africa) of digitized rare books, maps, and documents which can be downloaded. UNESCO, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, The Library of Congress of the USA, and many other institutions have partnered to launch this project.

Search for listings of Internet cafés or "cybercafés" in Africa by selecting a country in the Choose country box.

Part of a larger portal and search engine for Africa. The site is also available in French.