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There has been an inordinate concentration of media attention on North Africa, but a rumble is being heard all over the continent and is being felt by many of the leaders who, at the recent Africa Day celebration held in Harare, Zimbabwe, called for stringent controls on the internet to curb the youth from following external forces causing them to riot against their governments (News Article).
As bubbles of unrest and dissatisfaction rise up from various locations on the continent, one group has decided to take action, not by marching to offices or different locations in the city, but instead have taken a page out of Julian Assange and Anonymous' book and have hacked a government website.
The NaijaCyberHactivists took down the websites of the Niger Delta Development Commission along with the National Agency for Poverty Alleviation in protest of the $6 million budget for the inaguration of President Elect Goodluck Jonathan who won the recent elections that were rocked with violence and death.
The sites have been restored to their normal operations, but the website of the hackers is down.
With the rise of computer use and computer knowledge on the continent, this may very well be the new face of protests but only time will tell if it will prove to be an effective tool in forcing the governments' hands. It may also reduce the death toll and destruction of property and the complete halt of economic progress. It's effectiveness is yet to be tested but we will keep an eye on it for you and appraise you of events as they happen.
Keep your eye on Tahrir!
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