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Namibia and Sierra Leone’s Digital Rights Record to be Assessed at the 38th...
By Edrine Wanyama | Namibia and Sierra Leone are among the countries that will undergo their Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the upcoming 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council...
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Telcos in Nigeria and Kenya Should Address Exclusion of Persons With...
By CIPESA Writer | In January 2019, after nine years in the making, Nigeria signed into law the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018. In Kenya, a similar framework...
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Promoting Digital Inclusion for Refugees Amid the Covid-19 Crisis in Egypt
By Mohamed Farahat | The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has dramatically transformed our daily lives, making the virtual world the new reality for many people. However, for many others, including...
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The Data Politics of Pandemics: The Cost of Covid-19 Denialism
By Bernard Sabiti | At the onset of the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the prognosis for how Africa would manage the pandemic was bleak. Many (mostly western-based) epidemiologists anticipated that...
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Tech to the Rescue Against Covid-19: Reflections from West Africa
By Afi Edoh | The role of technology in aiding the Covid-19 fight in Africa is increasingly undisputed. As Covid-19 cases have grown in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo, governments and the private sector...
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One Year In: Covid-19 Deepening Africa’s Democratic Regression
By CIPESA Staff Writer | In September 2020, our research on the State of Internet Freedom in Africa established that the ultimate effect of the measures instituted in fighting Covid-19 was that they...
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Botswana ICT Challenges: In Quest For A Knowledge-Based Society
By Hopeton S. Dunn | During his inauguration in November 2019, Botswana’s President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, declared his intention to diversify Botswana’s economy and transform it into a knowledge-based...
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Why Data Rights are Central to Protection of Online Freedom
By CIPESA Staff Writer | In an increasingly digitised world, safeguarding data rights has become central to protecting individuals’ rights to access and share information, express themselves, and...
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Mauritius’ Social Media Regulation Proposal Centres State-Led Censorship
By Daniel Mwesigwa | In Sub-Saharan Africa, Mauritius leads in many aspects. It is the only country on the continent categorised as a “full democracy” by the Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index...
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Charting the Link Between Disinformation, Disruptions, Diseases and the...
By Richard Ngamita | Disinformation on social media has been a growing concern in global politics for several years, and it is now exploding across Sub-Saharan Africa, where social media-based...
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Ethiopia’s New Telecommunications Operator Could Be Bogged Down By Old Habits
By Juliet Nanfuka | Ethiopia, one of the world’s last closed telecommunications markets, has been liberalised. On May 22, 2021, the Ethiopian government announced that a new telecommunications license...
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Cartographie du lien entre Désinformation, Coupures d’Internet, Pandémies et...
Par Richard Ngamita | Le phénomène de la désinformation sur les médias sociaux est devenu une source de préoccupation croissante dans la politique mondiale depuis plusieurs années. Bien plus, ledit...
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The Africa Digital Rights Fund (ADRF) Awards USD 63,000 in New Advocacy Grants
By Ashnah Kalemera | Eight current or previous grantees of the Africa Digital Rights Fund (ADRF) have been awarded grants to scale their digital rights policy advocacy efforts. Across six countries –...
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Applications Now Open for Round Five of the Africa Digital Rights Fund (ADRF)
Call for Proposals | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is accepting proposals for the fifth round of the Africa Digital Rights Fund (ADRF). In this...
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Are Cryptocurrencies the Future of Freedom and Financial Inclusion in Africa?
By Daniel Mwesigwa and Thomas Robertson | Advances in innovation have ushered in new approaches to digital transformation and financial service provision. With the growth in internet connectivity in...
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CIPESA, Rudi, Support Formation of Digital Rights Lawyers’ Coalition in DR Congo
By Ashnah Kalemera | A coalition of public interest lawyers has been formed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) with an aim to promote digital rights in the central African country....
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CIPESA and WBA to Host Roundtable on Digital Inclusion in Africa
Roundtable Meeting | In 2020, Four of Africa’s leading digital companies (Safaricom, Jumia, MTN, and Naspers) were ranked and scored on digital inclusion by World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA)‘s Digital...
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Data Protection Policy Developed to Guide FinTechs in Ghana
by Ashnah Kalemera and Edrine Wanyama | The Financial Inclusion Forum Africa, through an Africa Digital Rights Fund (ADRF) grant, has drafted a Data Protection and Privacy Policy to serve as an...
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CIPESA, AIRA Stand Against Twitter Ban In Nigeria
Statement | The African Internet Alliance (AIRA) is concerned about the indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. This ban is part of a growing trend that curtails freedom of expression and hampers...
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Overview of Intermediary Liability in Senegal
By Astou Diouf | Among its west African counterparts, Senegal is among the leaders in digitalisation efforts. Its press freedom rankings are high and the country has also recorded positive strides in...
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