to mobilise all skilled magicians .

to mobilise all skilled magicians .

Then Pharaoh sent heralds to the cities ( to mobilise troops )

Then Pharaoh sent heralds to the cities ( to mobilise troops )

My back of napkin theory is this that a rapid increase in internet penetration in a repressive regime does play an important role as it provides an unfettered channel of communication allowing disaffected citizens to share views and more importantly to rapidly organise and mobilise.

Although worrying reports are coming from the Northern part of the country, now ruled by Islamist group Ansar Dine, the African Union failed to mobilise the United Nations Security Council to back a military intervention with troops from the countries of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS).