The Tunisian president the second most "connected" head of state in Africa, according to this study by economiematin.fr. According to this report, as of December last year, the president was "liked" on Facebook 842,947 times and had 48,575 followers on Twitter. He is only behind the Rwandan president in this rating. Marzouki re-tweets positive articles about himself and posts his writing as well as info about his books in Arabic. It's great that the president favors Arabic on his personal page.
After much talk about the role of social media in propelling the Arab Spring, it's great to see that the leaders are harnessing the power of these tools and seek to connect meaningfully with young people.
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