22/10/2007
Internet penetration in the countries of the Maghreb, in terms of users as a percentage of the population, is estimated at 2.5%, Algerian press quoted United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) expert Najat Rochdi as saying on Sunday (October 21st) in Algiers. The highest rate was seen in Morocco (14.36%), followed by Algeria (5.33%), Tunisia (3.46%), Libya (3.62%) and Mauritania (0.47%). The figures were presented at an international conference on ICT training.