Nigeria is not the only African country under complex situation as it has been reported that The government of Central African Republic has ordered
the suspension of text messaging functionality by mobile phone
operators, following calls for a nationwide civil disobedience campaign
to protest against violence.
An organisation called Collectif Centrafrique Debout has been sending
text messages since the weekend, asking people to stay at home starting
Thursday following more inter-communal bloodshed in the capital Bangui.
According to Reports by Channels News, the government did not reveal the identity of
those behind the campaign but in the mass messages, the organisation
urged people to stay at home until there is complete disarmament,
especially of the pk5 Muslim neighborhood.
A statement by the Communications Minister, Abdallah Assan Kadre,
said: “on the instruction of the prime minister…in order to contribute
to the restoration of security in the country, the use of SMS by all
mobile phone subscribers is suspended”.It is unclear when the ban will be lifted.
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