George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire Kenya has a particularly vocal political public on Twitter. Commonly known as KOT (Kenyans on Twitter), they have made the platform integral to political conversations in the country. These
WeiterlesenGeorge Ogola, University of Central Lancashire Kenya’s political leaders have always had a vested political interest in the control of the country’s media. But no president has had a more terrifying presence in Kenyan newsrooms
WeiterlesenNick Westcott, SOAS, University of London I visited Tanzania recently for the first time in five years, and the first time since John Magufuli was elected President. I have been visiting the country regularly since
WeiterlesenMaggie Dwyer, University of Edinburgh and Thomas Molony, University of Edinburgh In mid-July Chad lifted its 16-month social media ban. This ended the longest social media blockage seen in any African country. The government argued
WeiterlesenArie Perliger, University of Massachusetts Lowell The recent shooting attack in which a young white man is accused of killing 22 people in a Walmart in El Paso fits a new trend among perpetrators of
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