Internet shut down in Gabon as tensions rise following controversial presidential elections — Quartz
Listers Seems like it's now the nome as part of stealing elections that the Internet is shut down in African countries. http://qz.com/771996/gabon-is-the-latest-african-country-to-shut-down-its-in... Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad
Ali Internet Access in Africa is still seen as a privilege, that's why we have a '*stima zimerudi*' reaction and everyone moves on, yet there are livelihoods that depend on the Internet. Not much conversation is carried on afterwards to make the responsible officials account for their actions. On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers
Seems like it's now the nome as part of stealing elections that the Internet is shut down in African countries.
http://qz.com/771996/gabon-is-the-latest-african-country-to- shut-down-its-internet-as-election-protests-grow/
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:-) Stima zimerudi... Nice one.. :-) Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad
On 5 Sep 2016, at 11:08 AM, Liz Orembo <lizorembo@gmail.com> wrote:
Ali
Internet Access in Africa is still seen as a privilege, that's why we have a 'stima zimerudi' reaction and everyone moves on, yet there are livelihoods that depend on the Internet.
Not much conversation is carried on afterwards to make the responsible officials account for their actions.
On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Listers
Seems like it's now the nome as part of stealing elections that the Internet is shut down in African countries.
http://qz.com/771996/gabon-is-the-latest-african-country-to-shut-down-its-in...
Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113
Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
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