🇳🇬 #Nigeria: We are concerned by Nigeria’s #TwitterBan which followed a decision by Twitter to remove a Presidential tweet. Sweeping bans that intentionally prevent or disrupt access to, or dissemination of, information online severely restrict the right to freedom of expression.

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Nigerians launch legal action against government’s Twitter ban - "Lawsuit filed at ECOWAS court in Abuja calls for an interim injunction restraining government from implementing suspension." aje.io/kn9gcx via Al Jazeera English

The #EndSARS protest could not have happened without Twitter. It was the platform on which victims of police brutality shared their sufferings — writes 'Fisayo Soyombo for #AJOpinion. aje.io/gsa482

Twitter ban has no place in democracy: United States

"Buhari’s deleted tweet was the climax – not the trigger – of the Nigerian government’s anger with Twitter." Nicely said 'Fisayo Soyombo aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/…

The government banned Twitter thinking, among others, that a protest like today's won't hold. But it did. Proof that bad governance - - not Twitter - - is the problem. #June12thProtest #EnoughIsEnough

Another great cover from The Continent It is free. It is brilliant. It looks great. It comes out every week. And you can get it sent straight to your WhatsApp. If you are not reading it already, today is the day to start. media.mg.co.za/wpmedia/2021/0…

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By its actions, the Nigerian governemnt has declared protesting citizens terrorists. That's the only explanation for unleashing officers of the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) on peaceful, unarmed protesters in Lagos. #EnoughIsEnough #June12thProtest

Happy to announce that our report on the economy of Somalia is now published. It emphasize expanding health sector investments to anchor growth.

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"But another story is rarely taught or acknowledged: The first people in the modern world to free themselves from slavery and create their own nation were forced to pay for their freedom yet again — in cash. nytimes.com/2022/05/20/wor…

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Earlier this week, I was on Al Jazeera English’s “The Bottom Line” to discuss the root causes of the U.S’ shrinking influence in Africa, and what the U.S. government can do to strengthen U.S. relations with African countries. Watch the video here: youtu.be/_uwAS7anNwU 1/

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Good start to the new year! In this new paper in “Journal of Development Economics” (#JDE), I ask, to what extent do #electricity #outages pervasive in many African countries affect #job #creation? A 🧵 (1/n) World Bank Africa World Economic Forum Makhtar Diop The Economist sciencedirect.com/science/articl…