@tesfalemw RT @Calestous: @abiyetk I raise these issues because freedom of mobility is just as important as freedom of expression.
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@Calestous good point about mobile infrastructure - in fact failed state#somalia has better telecom network than#Ethiopia@kenyapundit -
@africamedia_CPJ@kenyapundit Core ifrastructure=transport, energy, irrigation, telecoms. -
@Calestous in ethiopia, it's a deliberate policy of restricting access to mobile internet - to curtail protests - not slowness from struggle -
@africamedia_CPJ Internet surveillance - how officials may boost their powers http://awe.sm/m0rAj -
@Calestous great paradox in Ethiopia having poor telecom infrastructure yet most extensive internet censorship infrasctructure in#Africa -
@africamedia_CPJ Same paradox in UK: expanding internet surveillance fast than it is installing broadband connectivity. -
@Calestous@africamedia_CPJ Comparing Ethiopia where it is a one man show and UK with all kinds of oversite is a bit .... -
@networkethiopia My point was to draw attention to the global challenges facing internet freedom. Ethiopia is not unique.
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@Calestous Ethiopian govt retains tight grip over telecoms; authorized mobile#internet acces only last sept@endalk2006@kenyanpundit -
@africamedia_CPJ@endalk2006@kenyanpundit Slow but not unique--look at how long it took other countries to transition, including Kenya. -
@Calestous donors say Ethiopia is slashing#poverty, ET govt says its investment hub, then Y is ET still so dependent on#aid?@dambisamoyo -
@africamedia_CPJ@dambisamoyo I am not tuned into donor activities. -
@Calestous#Aid to#Ethiopia increases despite serious human rights abuses http://bit.ly/q7Svd2@dambisamoyo
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@Calestous@africamedia_CPJ@abiyetk In Ethiopia there is a state owned telecom monopoly & I think our mobile infrastructure is far behind.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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