Idriss Deby Lifts Chad’s Social Media Restrictions. 'Access was cut to social media in March last year as public opposition mounted'.
Chad’s President Idriss Deby said social media restrictions were imposed “in the context of terrorist threats”.Chad President Idriss Deby said on Saturday he was lifting social media restrictions which were imposed more than a year ago for “security reasons.”
“These measures were imposed in a context of terrorist threats ” the current situation ” leads me … to instruct the firms concerned to lift immediately the restriction on electronic communications,” said Deby. Access remained possible using VPN networks but the use of those is costly in one of the world’s poorest nations.Chad is a Western ally in the fight against jihadist groups in Africa and notably faces threats from Boko Haram, which has made several deadly incursions into its territory in recent months.
In late January, Chad rebels seeking to destabilise Deby entered the northeast of the country from Libya but were pushed back after French air strikes.
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