[kictanet] Internet shut down in Gabon as tensions rise following controversial presidential elections — Quartz

[Ali Hussein]

:-)

Stima zimerudi... Nice one.. :-)

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> On 5 Sep 2016, at 11:08 AM, Liz Orembo <lizorembo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Ali
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> 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.
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> Not much conversation is carried on afterwards to make the responsible officials account for their actions. 
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>> On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> Listers
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>> Seems like it's now the nome as part of stealing elections that the Internet is shut down in African countries.
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>> http://qz.com/771996/gabon-is-the-latest-african-country-to-shut-down-its-internet-as-election-protests-grow/
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>> Ali Hussein
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>> Hussein & Associates
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>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
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