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Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)
BRINGBACKOURGIRLS

Twitter back in Nigeria after seven-month blackout

The ban shocked many in Nigeria, where Twitter has had a major role in political discourse, with the hashtags #BringBackOurGirls after Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls…

  • Agence France Presse
3 min read
The government’s sudden ban of Twitter could jeopardise one of the country’s most promising industries
AFRICA VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION

Nigeria’s tech community was booming. Now it’s in shock

The government’s sudden ban of Twitter could jeopardise one of the country’s most promising industries

  • Alexander Onukwue
5 min read