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Aperçu de la Responsabilité des Intermédiaires au Sénégal
By Astou Diouf | Parmi ses homologues ouest-africains, le Sénégal fait partie des leaders dans les efforts de numérisation. Ses classements en matière de liberté de la presse sont élevés et le pays a...
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Data Protection Law on the Horizon in Malawi
By Jimmy Kainja | Three years after announcing plans to draft a bill on data protection in response to the changing media and technological landscape, the government of Malawi issued a call for public...
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One Year into his Reign, Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has a...
By CIPESA Writer | A year into his presidency, Evariste Ndayishimiye has posted a mixed scorecard for media freedom in Burundi. Having experienced harsh restrictions under Ndayishimiye’s predecessor,...
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Après Une année au Pouvoir, le Président du Burundi Evariste Ndayishimiye...
Par CIPESA | Une année après son arrivée au pouvoir, Evariste Ndayishimiye présente un bilan mitigé concernant la liberté de la presse au Burundi. Ayant connu de sévères restrictions sous le règne du...
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Uganda Communications Tribunal Regulations Fail to Constitute an Impartial...
By Edrine Wanyama | Uganda is in the process of establishing the Uganda Communications Tribunal which is provided for by section 60 of the Uganda Communications Act. Among others, the tribunal will...
View ArticleEswatini Must Ensure Internet Availability At All Times
Petition | Amidst ongoing pro-democracy protests in the southern African kingdom nation of Eswatini, the government is reported to have disrupted access to digital communications including the...
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Uganda Abandons Social Media Tax But Slaps New Levy on Internet Data
By Daniel Mwesigwa | Uganda has ditched the Over-The-Top (OTT) tax that it introduced three years ago on the use of social media services after the tax failed to raise revenues and constrained internet...
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New Cyber Law Impedes Civil Liberties in Increasingly Repressive Zambia
By CIPESA Writer | Zambia is increasingly repressing the exercise of civic rights, a trend that is growing as the country heads to general elections in August 2021. Human rights defenders are equally...
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How Surveillance, Collection of Biometric Data and Limitation of Encryption...
By Paul Kimumwe | The right to privacy online has become a critical human rights issue, given its intricate connection with, and its being a foundation for the realisation of other rights including the...
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CIPESA, Small Media Make Stakeholder Submissions to the United Nations Human...
By Ashnah Kalemera | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) together with Small Media last week made joint stakeholder submissions on digital rights in...
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Digital Taxation Doing More Harm than Good for Access and Rights in Africa
By Evelyn Lirri | When Uganda introduced a tax on social media use in 2018, the government hoped the new source of revenue would help widen the country’s tax base. Instead, internet subscriptions fell...
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CIPESA Supports Impactful Digital Rights Media Advocacy in Africa
By Apolo Kakaire | Civic space continues to shrink across Africa. In recent years, disruptions to the internet and social media applications have emerged as a common trend of digital repression...
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Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2021 (FIFAfrica21) Set For September:...
Announcement | On September 28-30, 2021, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) will host the eighth edition of the annual Forum on Internet Freedom in...
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Data Protection in Africa in the Age of Covid-19
By Boel McAteer and Jean-Benoît Falisse | As the Covid-19 pandemic spread around the world in the early part of 2020, governments and companies invested substantial resources in gathering data about...
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Digital Rights Advocacy Training for Human Rights Actors
Call for Applications | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is calling for applications from suitably qualified individuals interested in the nuts and...
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A Call on TECNO to Uphold Users Privacy and Security
Open Letter | Strengthening the digital security of at-risk groups and organisations amidst growing digital rights attacks in Africa has become increasingly crucial. However, inadequate device security...
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A Partnership to Advance Digital Rights and Internet Development in Africa
By Israel Nyoh | The Internet Society and the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) recently signed an agreement to work together for an open, secure, and...
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Leveraging the Digital Space to Combat Human Trafficking in DR Congo,...
By Ashnah Kalemera and Simone Toussi | The growth in usage of digital technologies in Africa is fuelling technology-enabled human trafficking activities in the region. But these very technologies can...
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Profiter de l’espace numérique pour combattre la traite des êtres humains en...
Par Ashnah Kalemera et Simone Toussi L’utilisation croissante des technologies numériques en Afrique est entrain de faciliter les activités de traite de personnes dans la région. Cependant, ces mêmes...
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Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2021 (#FIFAfrica21) Opens For Registration
#FIFAfrica21 | On September 28-30, 2021 the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) will host the eighth edition of the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa...
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