Ghana experiences rather high Internet speeds, especially for a city full of Internet cafes that could be cluttering Internet towers. Buzzghana.com lists the top 10 providers in the country, but there are nearly 20 viable options.
Libya is on the low end of Internet speed. In fact, in 2014 Yahoo.com published an article titled “Libya Leads the World in Slowest Internet Connection Speeds” noting that most people don’t have a good connection to news, email and basic search engines. The 4.79 measurement is for overall Internet speed in and outside homes in Libya. Household speeds may be better.
As Kenya is makes its mark on the global market, Internet companies see opportunities to swoop in and provide services. Households are benefiting from the new and growing Internet provider presence too. Naibuzz.com lists five great home providers in the country.
Rwanda may have had very slow Internet, but that is changing. In 2013 the country signed an agreement with a South Korean telecom firm that will bring high-speed Internet to 95 of citizens within three years, according to Theguardian.com. That three year mark is just around the corner.
Surprisingly, the country with some of the largest cities on the continent has slow household Internet. Webafrica.oc.za reported in 2014 that only 10 percent of people have Internet access at home. The majority use it at work, school or an Internet café.
Mali’s Internet speeds have made great strides in recent years. That being said, they aren’t up to global standards. Many Internet customers in the country pay as much as 55 euros (around $60) a month for Internet that is incapable of downloading a Youtube video, according to English.rfi.fr.
Internet speeds are so bad in Tunisia that they’ve sparked protests. Nawaat.org details a protest organization called “Let the Internet go” that is fighting Internet restrictions and high prices.
Zimbabwe Internet is slow and very expensive. While the Internet managed to reach 47 percent more people between 2008 and 2013, most people still use their mobile phones to access it because that’s the only way they can afford it, says Zimbabwesituation.com.
Mozambique’s economy and lack of infrastructure are partly to blame for the country’s poor Internet. The poor fixed-line infrastructure has largely held back the market for Internet services even though the country recently revised the Telecommunications Act in the hopes of reducing investment costs, Budde.com reports.
Morocco’s Internet speed leaves much to be desired when it comes to connectivity. In 2013 Morocco launched a project called Maroc Numérique 2013 which aimed to improve Internet connection across the nation, Oafrica.com reports. Polls showed that people over the age of 40, those with poor educations and those living in poor neighborhoods use the Internet the least of all demographics.
Uganda has a population of over 37 million, but very few have access to the Internet. Internetworldstats.com found that between 2000 and 2010, the number of users grew from 40,000 to 3,200,000—significant growth but nowhere near to the national population.
Namibia is making great strides in Internet connectivity, but still falling far below global standards. While several Internet service providers have entered the Namibian market in recent years, the development of services has been held back by high prices for international bandwidth, Budde.com reports.
