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CIPESA Announces USD 150,000 in New ADRF Grants
By Ashnah Kalemera | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is pleased to announce that a total of USD 150,000 has been awarded to 13 entities under the...
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Apply for Data Driven Advocacy Sketchathon at FIFAfrica21
Call for Applications | Do you want to use data for advocacy but you’re not sure where to start? Would you like to transform statistics into compelling stories? Are you passionate about a digital...
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SIM and Device Registration Could Fundamentally Interfere with Data...
By Edrine Wanyama | The Lesotho government has drafted the Communications (Subscriber Identity Module and Mobile Device Registration) Regulations, 2021 pursuant to section 55 of the Communications Act,...
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FIFAfrica21 to Feature Remote Hubs in Five African Countries
FIFAfrica21 | Set to kick off next week on September 27, 2021 and taking on a hybrid approach blending virtual and physical engagements, the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2021 (FIFAfrica21) will...
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Countdown to The Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2021 (#FIFAfrica21) –...
FIFAfrica21 | The five-day countdown to the eighth edition of the annual Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2021 (FIFAfrica21) is on! While revolving around three primary themes of Access to...
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#FIFAfrica21: Deliberating Europe-Africa Digital Rights Cooperation
FIFAfrica21 | As a supporter of the upcoming Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2021 (FIFAfrica21), the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) will seek to enhance digital...
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FIFAfrica21: Tackling Cybersecurity on the African continent
FIFAfrica21 | EU Cyber Direct will on September 29, 2021 convene a session on Africa and the Future of International Cybercrime Cooperation as part of the eighth edition of the Forum on Internet...
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How State Surveillance is Stifling Democratic Participation in Africa: State...
FIFAfrica21 | As African countries embrace digital technologies, there is growing concern that the rising state surveillance, which is partly being enabled by the same digital technologies, is...
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Africa Law Tech Festival 2021: CIPESA Demystifies the Role Of Lawyers And...
By the Lawyers hub | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for Eastern and Southern Africa (CIPESA) administered a masterclass at the Africa Law Tech Festival 2021, which is hosted yearly by...
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Africa Law Tech Festival 2021: CIPESA Underscores Strategies to Cutting...
By the Lawyers hub | At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments across Africa implemented measures to curb the spread of the virus that greatly disrupted judicial processes, slowing down access...
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FIFAfrica21: Africa Must be Assertive in International Cybercrime Negotiations
By Apolo Kakaire | Local nuances, technology neutrality and cross-border cooperation should be at the heart of multi-stakeholder negotiations by African states as part of the United Nations (UN)...
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Will Our Human Rights and Freedoms and a Free and Open Internet be the Next...
Manifesto Launch | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) has joined civil society organisations and industry in a rally against the potential threat of...
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FIFAfrica21: Stronger International Cooperation Key to Advancing Digital...
By Apolo Kakaire | Constructive international cooperation will be key to shaping digital rights in Africa and creating a path towards an inclusive, safe and secure internet on the continent. This...
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CIPESA Submits Comments on Tanzania’s Proposed Amendment to The Online...
By Edrine Wanyama | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) has made a submission on the proposed amendments to Tanzania’s controversial Electronic and...
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Policy Brief: How African States Are Undermining the Use of Encryption
By Lillian Nalwoga | Encryption enables internet users to protect their data and communications from unauthorised access. Accordingly, anonymity and the use of encryption in digital communications are...
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Combating Disinformation in Africa: Challenges and Prospects
By CIPESA Staff Writer | As disinformation grows in form and prevalence in many African countries, the challenges to combating it are equally increasing yet measures to combat it remain inadequate and...
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Assessing the Effects of Covid-19 Misinformation Laws on Freedom of Expression
By Nashilongo Gervasius | As Africa’s most sought after digital rights conference dawned on its last day of bringing multitudes together, five panelists (an academic, a researcher, program managers...
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Stalking the Messenger: Ending Impunity for Illegal Surveillance
Opinion | We know that the issues around digital surveillance are complicated. The tech side of the tools used and the means to circumvent them are complicated. Drawing a hard line between what may be...
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Putting Digital Inclusion Data into Practice
By Prudence Nyamishana | Trends in global digitalisation have seen strides in the use of technology as an enabler for economic growth, public discourse, service delivery, transparency and...
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How Digital Activism Is Helping African Languages Be Part of a Multilingual Web
By Evelyn Lirri | The United Nations declared 2022-2032 the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, with the hope of creating a pathway for promoting mainstream linguistic diversity and...
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