Data remains an expensive luxury in Africa but free internet may not come free
What happens if those who control or own key networks in the internet break with the principle of net neutrality?
Digital democracy
Digital democracy is still a long way off in Africa: It takes more than technology
While growing internet coverage has enabled citizens to challenge authoritarian rule, non-democratic leaders have also manipulated or disrupted online access.
Google loon Kenya
Kenya’s internet balloons could help to bridge the digital divide
Kenya has a wide variety of connectivity infrastructure. About 39 million Kenyans are hooked up to wireless subscriptions, mostly through mobile phones, which depend on signals from a mast. Wired subscriptions stand at about 458,000.