APRIL FOOL ANNOUNCEMENT - Oliver

[Remmy Nweke]

Thanks Olivier
May be we should conversely use April 1 to drum support for cheap Internet
access in Africa,

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On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Olévié Kouami <olivierkouami at gmail.com>
wrote:

> PRESS RELEASE -- 50 MAJOR AFRICAN CITIES TO OFFER FREE PUBLIC WIFI BEFORE
> JUNE 2016 (April 1, 2016)
>
> African leaders announced today that the 50 largest cities of Africa,
> including Johannesburg, Lagos, Abidjan, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam will make
> free public WiFi available to all citizens by the end of June 2016.
>
>
> The surprise announcement was made through a spokesperson of the African
> Union, who said members will also soon endorse the African Declaration of
> Internet Rights and Freedoms <http://africaninternetrights.org/>,
> bringing all citizens of Africa much closer to enjoying freer access to
> affordable, broadband Internet. Leaders also pledged to rollout fiber to
> rural villages through tax breaks on technology and new deals with telecom
> service providers to offer last mile connectivity.
>
> Internet and digital rights advocates applaud the African Union for this
> move, as do esteemed global leaders and cultural icons upon hearing the
> news today.
>
> Says Archbishop Desmond Tutu, “Africa will no longer have the slowest and
> most expensive Internet in the world, thank goodness.”
>
> Nigerian recording artist and “classic man” Jidenna, says, “Africa is
> going to play an even more pivotal role in the future of our planet now.”
>
> Internet access is a key component of meeting development goals, although
> connectivity alone is just one piece of the puzzle.
>
>
> With greater outreach and digital education initiatives, including to
> women and rural citizens, significant gains can be made in industry,
> governance, transparency and development.
>
> Following this great news, all activities planned across the continent for
> a regional  #FASTAfrica Action Week (May 1-7, 2016) involving digital
> rights advocates in more than a dozen countries will be rebranded as
> celebrations. See more here: https://webwewant.org/fast-africa
>
>
> <https://webwewant.org/fast-africa>
>
>
> --
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