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The Crisis In Kampala Is Over, How Are We Going To Grade How The African Cyberspace Handled This

Posted by Munashe Gumbonzvanda | Posted in Uganda | Posted on 14-09-2009

Tags: Uganda, Uganda start-ups, Uganda technology, Uganda web 2.0

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TechMasai is  not way political, we are just commenting on a crisis. This post is in no way supporting or helping any political party, group or affiliate. It is just a look at the flow of information during the Kampala, Uganda riots.

The crisis in Kampala is over, and I have this overwhelming urge to pat myself on the back. I was one of the bloggers who wrote about it, and the post concerning the crisis was not only filled with useful links to relevant websites, but went popular. So now that we are at a aftershock mood, what grade will we give the African cyberspace for crisis management?

What The African Cyberspace Is Doing To Monitor The Riots In Kampala, Uganda

Posted by Munashe Gumbonzvanda | Posted in Uganda | Posted on 11-09-2009

Tags: Kampala Riots, start-ups, technology, Uganda, web 2.0

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A sad incident is taking place in Kampala, Uganda. Riots occurred when the president of Uganda had a misunderstanding with the Baganda King, one of the majority tribes in central Uganda. The situation got out of hand and now we have riots in Kampala. To read an article about the whole incident click here, or on Aljazeera here.

At this point details coming in are still sketchy at best, but you can read articles from Ugandan content sites like The Observer and The Monitor. You could also follow the following twitter accounts

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