Bridging Africa's digital divide: The rise of community internet

Dec 3, 2021

A Somali man browses the internet on his mobile phone at a beach along the Indian Ocean coastline in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.

Africa is slowly bridging the digital divide. Image: REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TELECOMS)

Kim Harrisberg

Water Rights Correspondent, Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Students gather around computers during ICT training for South Sudanese refugees in the West Nile region in Northern Uganda.

37 community networks initiatives were identified in 12 African countries. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Handout courtesy of BOSCO

People gather around a solar panel during a training session run by BOSCO in Kitgum in Uganda.

Training sessions help improve digital knowledge. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Handout courtesy of BOSCO

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