Text messaging banned in Central African Republic

The land-locked nation of Central African Republic has had a rough go of things since it gained independence in 1960. That does not mean it is cut off from modern realities however, mobile service being among them.



The government has forced a shut-down of SMS services throughout the country across the four mobile network carriers in the wake of, and apparent planned continuation of violent demonstrations in the capital of Bangui.



Organizers of work strikes used SMS to coordinate activities in protests against violent responses by the government. Central African Republic has seen ...



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