Hay'adda Sare ee Isgaarsiinta ayaa ku dhawaaqday go'aanka cusub iyadoo telefishan ku hadlaysa
Gabon ayaa sheegtay in ay ka qaadday xayiraad lagu soo rogay baraha bulshada siddeed bilood ka hor, sida ay ku dhawaaqday Hay'adda Sare ee Isgaarsiinta (HAC) maalinta Sabtida iyadoo telefishan ku hadlaysa.
Xayiraaddii iyo sababaha la sheegay
Xayiraadda waxaa la soo rogay 17 Febraayo, iyadoo HAC ay sheegtay in waxyaabaha internetka laga helo ay hurinayeen colaad oo sii qoto dheeraynayeen kala qaybsanaanta dalka. Tallaabadan ayaa si lama filaan ah uga dhacday qaranka Bartamaha Afrika oo leh dad ku dhow 2.5 milyan, halkaas oo baraha bulshada sida Facebook, TikTok, YouTube iyo Instagram ay si gaar ah caan ugu yihiin dhalinyarada u isticmaasha ganacsi iyo madaddaalo labadaba.
Xaaladda siyaasadeed ee waqtigaas
Xayiraadda ayaa la soo rogay xilli Madaxweynaha Gabon Brice Oligui Nguema uu la kulmayay kacdoon bulsho oo baaxad leh in ka yar sannad kadib doorashadiisii. Macallimiin iyo shaqaale dawladeed ayaa sameeyay mudaharaadyo ay ku sheegteen mushahar yar iyo xaalado shaqo oo liita, halka mucaaradka ay ku tilmaameen hakinta xayiraadda in ay tahay xadgudub awoodeed.
VPN-yada iyo ballanqaadkii dib u habaynta
Dad badan ayaa u jeestay VPN-yada si ay u sii wataan gelitaanka baraha bulshada kadib markii xayiraadda la soo rogay. Nguema wuxuu ku guuleystay doorashadii sannadkii hore in ka badan 90% codadka, laba sannad kadib afgambigiisii soo afjaray in ka badan shan sannadood oo toban ah oo xukunka qoyska Bongo. Waqtigaas wuxuu ballanqaaday in uu dib u habeyn ku sameyn doono Gabon, oo ah dal yar oo hodan ku ah saliidda iyo alwaaxda, halkaas oo dawladihii hore ay isticmaali jireen mugdiga dijitaalka ah si ay u xakameeyaan macluumaadka.
The High Communication Authority announced the reversal in a televised statement on Saturday.
Gabon says it has lifted a ban on social media imposed eight months ago, the High Communication Authority (HAC) announced on Saturday in a televised statement. The ban had been introduced on 17 February.
Regulator Cites Conflict and Division as Original Grounds
When the ban was introduced on 17 February, the HAC said online content was fuelling conflict and deepening divisions in the country. The move came as a shock in the central African nation of about 2.5 million people, where platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and Instagram have been particularly popular with younger people who use them for business as well as pleasure. Many turned to VPNs to keep accessing social media sites after the ban.
Ban Imposed During Unrest Under President Nguema
The ban was imposed at a time when Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema was facing a wave of social unrest less than a year after his election. Teachers and civil servants had staged strikes over what they said were low pay and poor working conditions. The opposition said the suspension was an abuse of power.
Election Mandate and Pledge to Reform
Nguema won last year's elections with more than 90% of the vote, two years after his coup had ended more than five decades of rule by the Bongo family. At the time he pledged to reform Gabon, a small, oil- and timber-rich country, where digital blackouts were used by the previous governments to control information.
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Sawir: BBC Africa Xigasho
