Internet Connectivity in Africa

[Osakeme 0]

"Turn left at the 3rd roundabout, go straight, hang a left at the Ghana flag kiosk and just past the house with the blue lights"

That is so funny I almost fell off my chair....

The intersting thing is; in some cities these improvements are already in place... For example Abuja has policies in place that are being enforced for now and there are street names and signs and traffic lights that work and drivers obey... That shocked me when I first noticed that during my visit.

I believe most of the problems are beyond the door steps of the government..... people need to be responsible for their own conduct.... many of these advancements that are soooo very avaliable in the western world can bearly be managed appropriately. As we go for faster DSL et al, there are people(myself included) that can bearly live hand to mouth(depending on the city u live in) .

I was in two cities in different parts of nigeria, I saw electronic billboards with live televised commercials in the overcowded market place. How is it that sch things are needed when Nepa can bearly keep the lights on???????

[Bassi and Zainab 1]

I was in two cities in different parts of nigeria, I saw electronic billboards with live televised commercials in the overcowded market place. How is it that sch things are needed when Nepa can bearly keep the lights on???????

HELLO?!?!?!?!?

I mean give me a break already! It's a such a waste of effort and time and money in a country that doesn't have a reliable electricity grid. That kills me! What scares me is that the people are still smiling and friendly and loving.......what happens when they've had too much? I pray that they make changes before they break the people's spirit to keep fighting and keep trying to live a better life.

[Asante Maroon 0]

For once I would love to use directions that are actual streets rather than "Turn left at the 3rd roundabout, go straight, hang a left at the Ghana flag kiosk and just past the house with the blue lights"

I would love to get directions that are not based on instinct! Going to the P.O box all the way downtown Accra is not cool.

We even forgot to mention the burning of garbage....having real/reliable street addresses would in aid in setting up a garbage collection/recycling system...having trash receptacles in heavily1 populated areas that will be collected would greatly improve the trash conditions. All these things that we have mentioned are more important than competing in the internet service world.

[Adrians Mom 0]

For once I would love to use directions that are actual streets rather than "Turn left at the 3rd roundabout, go straight, hang a left at the Ghana flag kiosk and just past the house with the blue lights"

I would love to get directions that are not based on instinct! Going to the P.O box all the way downtown Accra is not cool.

We even forgot to mention the burning of garbage....having real/reliable street addresses would in aid in setting up a garbage collection/recycling system...having trash receptacles in heavily1 populated areas that will be collected would greatly improve the trash conditions. All these things that we have mentioned are more important than competing in the internet service world.

Ladies...I agree all these issues are important...maybe more important than internet. But I think the essence of this artcle is that africa needs to catch up. To be effective and part of the economic world, and to facilitate better business...they gotta step up their internet capabilities. Period. This is the era of technology. If african countries wanna compete on a global level, this is one of the things needed. Now that doesn't take away or discredit anything else that needs improvement, but this def needs to be added to the list.

But I agree...stabilizing electricity before revamping internet connectivity...duh! Its like crawling before walking.