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Privacy & Protection: Do Ugandans Care What Happens to Their Data?
By Neema Iyer | Let’s be honest. When was the last time you read the “Terms and Conditions” before you signed up for a new service online? We don’t blame you. It’s easy to get lost in the legal jargon....
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Let Us Bring People To The Centre Of The Digital Future
Joint Call | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is part of a joint calling on G20 countries to place citizens and consumers at the centre of decisions...
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Sections of Kenya’s Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018 Temporarily...
By Juliet Nanfuka | Barely two weeks after the presidential assent to the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018, a High Court judge has issued a conservatory order suspending the entry into force...
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Uncertainty Over How Uganda’s New Social Media Tax Will be Collected
By Juliet Nanfuka | On May 30, 2018, Uganda’s parliament passed the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill 2018, which will see users of Over-The-Top (OTT) services that include messaging and voice calls via...
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Tanzanian Court Acquits Jamii Forums Founders on One of Three Charges
By Ashnah Kalemera | A Tanzanian court has acquitted the founders of popular online discussion platform Jamii Forums, who were charged over failure to comply with a police order to disclose the...
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Uganda: New social media tax will push basic connectivity further out of...
By Alliance For Affordable Internet | Uganda’s government has passed a new tax that will require citizens to pay UGX 200 (US$0.05) per day in order to use messaging and voice over-the-top services...
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CIPESA Joins The Global Network Initiativee
Announcement | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is the newest member of the civil society constituency of the Global Network Initiative. CIPESA works...
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Internet Freedom in Africa and the Universal Periodic Review
By Ashnah Kalemera | Human rights review mechanisms such as the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and the Africa Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) provide a unique...
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2018 Edition of the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica) Set To...
Announcement | The Collaboration for International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is pleased to announce the fifth edition of the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica). This...
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Oral Statement Delivered At The United Nations Human Rights Council
Joint Statement | Thank you, Mr. President. This statement is delivered on behalf of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and...
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Uganda Blocks Access to Social Media, VPNs and Dating Sites as New Tax Takes...
By Juliet Nanfuka | As of midnight on July 1, 2018, telecom companies in Uganda blocked access to social media platforms for all users and required them to pay a newly introduced Over-The-Top” (OTT)...
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Apply For UPRoar: Advocating for Internet Freedom with the Universal Periodic...
Apply Now | Are you interested in Internet Freedom? Are you worried about the social and economic impact of internet shutdowns? The increase of media censorship? Is your government using outdated media...
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MFWA to Co-Host Africa’s Biggest Internet Freedom Event
Announcement | From September 26 to 28, 2018, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) will co-host Africa’s biggest Internet freedom forum in Accra, Ghana. The annual convening, which is dubbed...
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NetBlocks and CIPESA to launch COST tool at the Forum on Internet Freedom in...
Announcement | LONDON — Today, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) and digital rights group NetBlocks are announcing plans for the Africa launch of the...
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A New Interception Law and Blocked Websites: The Deteriorating State of...
By CIPESA Writer | The state of internet freedom in Burundi continues to decline as the government of President Pierre Nkurunziza tightens control over independent media and critical online...
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African Human Rights Commission Denounces Stringent Internet Regulation in...
By Daniel Mwesigwa and Edrine Wanyama | The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has denounced moves by countries in East Africa to slap stringent regulations on internet access and...
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Register for the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2018 (FIFAfrica18)
Register Now | We are excited to open registration for the upcoming Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2018 (FIFAfrica18) set to take place on 26-28 September, 2018 in Accra, Ghana. The Forum is a...
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Dialogue on Social Media and Mobile Money Taxation in Uganda
CIPESATalks | The evolution of the digital economy in Uganda over the last 20 years has broken barriers associated to geography and time and thus enabled information flows critical for business...
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Challenges and Prospects of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in...
Policy Brief | Privacy is a fundamental human right guaranteed by international human rights instruments including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in its article 12 and the International...
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The Reforms Ethiopia Needs to Advance Internet Freedom
Policy Brief | Since April 2018, the new Ethiopian government has been undertaking unprecedented political and economic reforms. This follows countrywide protests that forced the former Prime Minister...
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