The secret life of internet access in Africa

I recently returned from 3 weeks in Nigeria and 3 weeks of internet frustration.  I arrived optimistically expecting to access the internet via cyber cafe's or friends homes/offices only to be left frustrated and wondering how on earth bloggers in Nigeria manage to post a blog. How many hours does it take to check your gmail or yahoo account? Do all bloggers have generators or what?  So it was no surprise to read this article at Royal Pingdom "Africa's internet is still VERY far behind". 

However the article is  misleading in the sense that there are approximately 44 million people online in Africa which is more than quadruple the total population of Sweden (where Pingdom is based). So yes the continent may be relatively behind but I think 44 million Africans online is amazing considering the infrastructure and cost issues we face.