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Countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe have recently blocked access to the internet, hoping to quell street demonstrations. But the move has prompted protests about undermining democracy, by stifling freedom of information. Adrian Shatku, chief executive of the telecom company Unifi, tells the Â鶹Éç's Russell Padmore that African Governments are forcing mobile phone operators to lose money, when they also want them to invest in building better networks to improve access to the internet. (Picture: People using smartphones. ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images.)