The recent ‘people’s revolt’ against the ousted President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt started on facebook and twitter. Politics and all its contents and discontents now find relevance mostly on the internet. In fact, no web attention, no politics. Politicians have also seized the opportunity of technology to promote their ideas and raise awareness about their… Continue reading Political Technology and Technological Politics
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How Digital Technology Has Become Integral in The Quest for Freedom Across Africa
John Dramani Mahama, Vice President of Ghana Watching the the Egyptian crowds as they listened to a speech by their now former president, Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak, who had been in power since the assassination of Anwar El Sadat in 1981, only confirmed what is becoming more and more obvious: that for Africa there is… Continue reading How Digital Technology Has Become Integral in The Quest for Freedom Across Africa