The registry’s third-biggest member cites the annulment of the June 23 election as evidence that a democratic election has now become ‘unworkable’.
Author: James Durston
James Durston
James Durston is the Editor-in-Chief for Blue Tech Wave, and a former editor and journalist for some of the world's biggest international media organisations.
And how a simple commercial dispute blew up to become the biggest internet governance story in Africa.
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