Civil rights groups lobby Buhari to rescind Twitter suspension

Country’s Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed accuses social network of double standards.

Digital rights advocacy group Paradigm Initiative weighs in on the situation as foreign embassies also express concern.

Civil society organisations, opposition political parties and foreign diplomats have expressed concern.

Digital rights campaigners react to tabling of new amendments to the country’s ICT Act.

Online media have reported on fresh development regarding the social network’s decision to set up HQ in the country.

MY! platform, developed by MyCountryMyWorld, is scheduled to be launched on 10 May 2021.

Industry regulator introduces new .bw domains to boost e-commerce.

#UnmuteTheWorld campaign launched to get all of Africa online.

While Twitter intends to establish its Africa HQ in the country, internet freedom organisations remain concerned.

The company establishes its first physical presence on the African continent, 15 years after the launch of the micro-blogging platform.

Study shows over the past six years, 28 out of 54 countries on the continent have employed some form of a social media ban or disruption.

Ukheshe Technologies and Infobip introduce chat banking solution.