Ghana to Obama

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A few million of Obama’s closest friends are blowing up his mobile…

Mr Obama will answer a number of texts – which will be selected by journalists from Senegal, Kenya and South Africa.

… The president’s media adviser, Macon Phillips, told the BBC’s Network Africa programme he wanted the messages to be part of a “continental conversation”.

Mr Phillips said people could text whatever they wanted – questions, criticism or just general comment.

The White House has set up local SMS short codes for people to send their messages: Ghana – 1731 / Nigeria – 32969 / South Africa – 31958 / Kenya – 5683.

Elsewhere, the numbers are: 61418601934 and 45609910343.

It has also set up Twitter feeds and blogs on a special page, #obamaghana.

via textually.org

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About the author: Jonathan Gosier is a software developer, writer and social entrepreneur. He currently lives in Kampala, Uganda where he incubates and invests in East African entrepreneurs as the CEO of Appfrica Labs. He's also a TED Fellow.
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