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1 | Why Is the Internet So Much Slower and More Expensive in Mali Than in Senegal or Côte d'Ivoire? | Fa Maninona no Sady Lafo no Mikisaka ny Internety ao Mali Miohatra amin'i Sénégal na Cote d’Ivoire Ohatra? |
2 | Poster from the 100megaMali campaign. Used with permission | Afisim-panentanan'ny fikambanana 100megaMali nahazoana alalana avy amin-dry zareo |
3 | 100Mega Mali, an initiative of Mali's information and communications technology sector, is striving to push Mali's Internet connection speeds up and prices down. | 100Mega Mali dia fandraisana an-tanana iray eo amin'ny sehatry ny teknolojia vaovao ao Mali mitady fanatsarana ny halakin'ny internety amin'ny vidiny takatry ny olona. |
4 | Since its launch on 27 April 2015, the #Mali100mega hashtag has gained a significant following on Mali's Twittersphere. | Efa maromaro ny nanaraka ny hashtag #Mali100mega ao amin'ny twitter Maliana hatramin'ny niforonany. |
5 | It was first used by Malian tech entrepreneurs, activists and bloggers to demand a “dramatic improvement in Internet speed and price”, explains Tiadiane Ball, blogger and creator of the malisanté.com start-up and the Donilab coworking space. The campaign began with a spoof advertisement offering reduced Internet connection prices and improved connection speeds. | Tamin'ny voalohany izy nampiasain'ireo mpandraharahan'ny teknolojia, mpikatroka ary blaogera maliana tao amin'ny twitter tamin'ny 27 avrily 2015 ho fitakiana ny « fanatsarana henjana eo amin'ny halaky sy ny vidin'ny internet ao Mali » araka ny nanazavan'i Tidiane Ball , blaogera, sy mpamorona ny start-up malisanté.com sy ny sehatra iasana miaraka Donilab. |
6 | The spoof parodied ads previously run by Orange Mali, Mali's dominant Internet provider. | Nanomboka tamin'ny alalan'ny dokambarotra hosoka manambara ny fidinan'ny vidin'ny serasera sy ny fitomboan'ny halaky ny fanentanana. |
7 | It offered a speed of 2 megabits per second (Mgps) at a price of 29,000 CFA francs (about 50 US dollars) per month to probe the reactions of Mali's Internet users. While Malians did not fall for the trap, the expat community hastily welcomed what they saw as the end of Mali's online slog. | Dokambarotra kisangisangy maka tahaka ny ataon'ny orinasan'ny fifandraisandavitra mahazo vahana amin'ny internety ao Mali, nampiasan'ny Orange Mali ny : 2 méga amin'ny vidiny 29.000 F CFA [tokotokony ho 50 dolara] mba ahafahana mitsapa ny fihetsiky ny Maliana mpiserasera (izay tsy voafitaky ny fandrika) nefa ry zareo tany ivelany kosa niarahaba ny fiafaran'ny fahoriana. |
8 | From its very launch, the www. | Navoaka ny habaka www. |
9 | 100mega.ml site gave details of the ordeal faced by web users in Mali, which currently has only two Internet service providers. | 100mega.ml ahitana ny fampahafantarana rehetra amin'ny fijaliana iaretan'ny mpiserasera internety ao Mali, ary roa ihany ny orinasam-pivarotana internety ao aminy. |
10 | The site sets out charts and graphs that show figures and prices for Orange Mali, which holds the vast majority of the Malian market, and for another provider called Malitel. | Ny fanorotoroana an-tsary dia manome ny sara ampiharin'ny Orange Mali izay mitana ny ampahany be indrindra amin'ny tsena sy ny ampiharin'ny Malitel. |
11 | These figures show that Orange actually has not increased its connection speed at all since 2009. | Tsy nampiakatra ny halakin'ny serasera ny Orange hatramin'ny 2009 araka ny hita. |
12 | There is also a staggering difference between the rates offered by Orange in Mali, on the one hand, and in Senegal and the Côte d'Ivoire on the other. | Manafintohina tokoa ny mahita ny sara atolotry ny Orange ao Mali raha ampitahaina amin'ny ao Sénégal na any Cote d'Ivoire. |
13 | Renaud Gaudin, an IT specialist at Jokkolabs Bamako, asserts in a post on Facebook: | Manamafy toy izao ao amin'ny sata iray ao amin'ny Facebook i Renaud Gaudin, spesialista amin'ny teknolojia vaovao ao amin'ny Jokkolabs Bamako : |
14 | There is no way that we, the entrepreneurs of the ICT and the tech sectors, can meet the innovation challenge as compared to Dakar or Abidjan with the prices and the ridiculous 384 bits per second (bps) speed for which Orange Mali is charging us so dearly. | Izahay, mpandraharaha sy manampahaizana eo amin'ny sehatry ny teknolojia vaovao, dia tsy afa-miatrika ny fanamby amin'ny fanomezana zava-baovao raha ampitahaina amin'ny any Dakar na any Abidjan amin'ny halafon'ny sara omen'ny Orange Mali nefa ny halakin'ny serasera dia 384 bps mampihomehy io. |
15 | Table comparing Internet connection speeds and prices in West African countries (via 100megaMali) | Tabilao fampitahana ny saran'ny internety ao amin'ny firenena ao Afrika Andrefana, hita ao amin'ny 100megaMali |
16 | Since 2008, Mali's telecommunications regulator, the Malian National Authority on Information Technology and Communication (AMRTP), has been led by Choguel Kokala Maiga - the current minister for communications and the digital economy. | Ny Fahefana Maliana mpandrindra ny fifandraisandavitra sy ny paositra [autorité malienne de régulation des télécommunications et des postes] (AMRTP) izay notarihan'ny minisitry ny toekarena nomerika amin'izao fotoana hatramin'ny 2008, Choguel Kokala Maiga, no voatondro ho tsy nanao na inona na inona fa hisian'ny fiovana amin'ity toe-draharaha ity. |
17 | While the AMRTP has been fiercely criticised over its inaction in this area, the minister's Twitter account has stayed silent, despite the many tweets and mentions it has received about the issue. | Etsy ankilany anefa dia tsy mamaly mihitsy ny kaonty twitter-ny Minisiteran'ny toekarena nomerika sy ny fifandraisana ao Mali, na dia misy imbetsaka aza ny fipaingorana sy fanamarihana ny anarany ao amin'ny twitter. |
18 | The #Mali100mega hashtag brought together the creators of the Jokkolabs Bamako start-up, the creators of the Donilab co-working space and, indeed, the entire Malian blogosphere. | Nahafahana namondrona ny mpanorina ny Jokkolabs Bamako sy ny mpanorina ny Donilab ary ny tontolom-blaogy maliana iray manontolo ny hashtag #Mali100mega noho izany. |
19 | Their motivation for subscribing to the hashtag has a pragmatic dimension - Mali's price and speed has prevented them from carrying out their own ICT projects and so they have joined together to speak out. | Ny antony nanetsika azy ireo hampiasa ny hashtag [diezy] dia ny iampangana ny haratsin'ny internety izay ambany loatra nefa dia lafo dia lafo tokoa ka tsy ahafahan-dry zareo manohy ny asan-dry zareo eo amin'ny sehatry ny teknolojia vaovao. |
20 | The movement, however, is not simply about a bunch of tech-heads trying to get their projects up and running. They made a short series to explain the movement's broader purpose, which is not limited to the 100megaMali campaign or to raising awareness about price discrepancies between Orange Mali and operators from the region's other countries. | Nanatontosa lahatsary fohy vitsivitsy ry zareo hanazavana amin'ny mpiserasera ny kinendrin'ny hetsika izay tsy mijanona fotsiny amin'ny fanentanana #Mali100mega na hanazavana fotsiny ny elanelan'ny sara ataon'ny Orange Mali sy ireo orinasan-tserasera hafa ao amin'ny faritra, indrindra fa ny ao Sénégal sy Cote d'Ivoire. |
21 | The movement means to challenge the ineptitude of Mali's tech-sector regulators. | Kianin-dry zareo ihany koa ny fikambanana maliana mpandrindra ny teknolojia. |
22 | Given the growing public discontent, Orange Mali responded by inviting the movement's leaders to a meeting held on 7 May this year. | Noho ny fitomboan'ny fahatezeran'ny olona dia nanasa ireo mpitarika ny hetsika ny Orange Mali hivory tamin'ny 7 mey. |
23 | Unfortunately, the meeting did not result in any meaningful changes. | |
24 | Orange Mali detailed their arguments to explain the slow Internet speed, blaming the AMRTP (for not granting them access to some radio frequencies that could help unclog the traffic). However, Orange Mali remained silent on the reasons for the high pricing of their Internet package offers. | Saingy tsy nahitam-bokany izany fihaonana izany : navoakan'ny Orange Mali ny fandresen-dahatry ry zareo hanazavana ny maha-ambany ny halakin'ny internet ary nokianiny ny AMRTP ho tsy mba manome onjampeo radio sasantsasany hanalalahana ny zotra nefa tsy nilaza na inona na inona tamin'ny halafon'ny internety indray ry zareo. |
25 | Renaud Gaudin adds: | Renaud Gaudin nanampy hoe: |
26 | To have unlimited connections at reasonable speeds and affordable prices so that we could go on working within our chosen profession - this is the aim of 100mega Mali | |
27 | Not having succeeded thus far in obtaining lower prices for their groups, Jokkolabs and Donilab announced that they will have to shut down their operations. | Ny hanananay serasera tsy voafetra amin'ny halaky azo iafiana sy sarany antonony, ahafahanay manatontosa ny asanay no tanjon'ny 100mega Mali. |
28 | The fight for fair Internet pricing now continues on Malian's social networks. | Rehefa tsy nahazo rariny ny Jokkolabs sy ny Donilab dia nanambara ny fikatonany. |
29 | You can use the #Mali100mega hashtag to join the campaign or to support it. | Mitohy ao amin'ny tambajotra sosialy ny tolona. Raha te-hiditra na hanohana ny fanentanana dia ampiasao ny #Mali100mega. |
30 | The Internet is vital for Mali's digital users, for its tech entrepreneurs and for its activists and bloggers who teach and distribute information online. | Kitro ifaharan'ny mpiserasera nomerika sy ireo mpandraharahan'ny teknolojia vaovao, ireo mpikatroka ary ireo blaogera izay mampianatra sy mivarotra vaovao an-tserasera ny internety. |
31 | The Internet in Mali as it is now does not allow many people to carry out their online ventures. | Tsy ahafahana manao na inona na inona ny internety amin'izao fotoana ao Mali. |
32 | It is only thanks to lots of effort and sacrifice that some Malian IT entrepreneurs are able to stay afloat and get things done. | Ny herimpo sy ny fanaovana sorona ny tenany ihany no ahafahan'ny Maliana sasantsasany manatontosa ny tetikasany. |