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The Value of ICT in Humanitarian Relief Efforts
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Why African Internet Bandwidth Prices Are Still High
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Broadband Beats Mobile Phones in Boosting GDP
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The Silent Arrival of Glo 1 Bandwidth in West Africa
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Glo...
East African Fiber Goes Live While Benin Goes Dark
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Bandwidth Bonanza by Balloon?!
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Internet access via balloon
The US company Space...
Internet Bandwidth Prices Across Africa
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Starcomms Nigeria: 300-600kbps CDMA Broadband Service
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