Introduction : negotiating the net in Africa / Ernest J. Wilson III and Kelvin R. Wong -- Ghana : the politics of entrepreneurship / Eric M.K. Osiakwan, William Foster, and Anne Pitsch Santiago -- Guinea-Bissau : "pull-and-tug" toward internet diffusion / Brian Michael King -- Kenya : diffusion, democracy, and development / Mary Muiruri -- Rwanda : balancing national security and development / Albert Nsengiyumva and Anne Pitsch Santiago -- South Africa : the internet wars / Charley Lewis -- Tanzania : from padlocks to payments / Jonathan Miller -- The role of international cooperation / Lishan Adem -- Conclusion / Ernest J. Wilson III.