The 2019 FIFAfrica edition was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 23-26, 2019. It brought together over 300 participants from 47 countries to deliberate on gaps, concerns and opportunities for advancing privacy, access to information, free expression, non-discrimination and the free flow of information online on the continent.
Through panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions and lightning talks, the proceedings of FIFAfrica19 explored common strategies for impactful work in promoting internet freedom in the face of persistent affronts to the rights of African online users. Read More>>
Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew
Lecturer in Media Law, School of Law, Samara University Ethiopia
Yohannes Ayalew is a Media Law Lecturer at School
Julie Owono
Executive Director, Internet Sans Frontières
Julie Owono is a lawyer and and the executive
Sarai Chisala-Tempelhoff
Executive Director, The Gender and Justice Unit
Sarai Chisala-Tempelhoff is a human rights lawyer and legal
Rosebell Kagumire
Editor, African Feminism
Rosebell is a pan-Africanist, feminist writer, award-winning blogger and
Sara Creta
Journalist and researcher, Dublin City University
Sara Creta is a visual journalist. She has been
Nwachukwu Egbunike
Community Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, Global Voices
Nwachukwu Egbunike lives in Ibadan, Nigeria. His scholarly and
Tiffany Robertson
Project Manager, Center for Digital Resilience and Okthanks
Tiffany is the community ambassador gal at OkThanks, a
Josh Levy
Chief Technology Officer, Center for Digital Resilience
Josh Levy is a technologist and longtime digital rights
Beatrice Mateyo
Executive Director, Coalition for the Empowerment of Women and Girls (CEWAG)
Beatrice is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Coalition
Selam Mussie
Media and Communications Consultant, Freelancer
Selam is media and communications consultant based in Addis
Lugain Mahmoud
Activist, Fifty (Women Representation) Campaign
Lugain is an Engineer and a Women's Rights Activist.
Vinicius Fortuna
Engineering Lead, Jigsaw, Google
Vinicius Fortuna leads the team at Jigsaw where together
Dr. Qemal Affagnon
Head of the West Africa division, internet Without Borders
Dr. Affagnon is the head of the West Africa
Simone Toussi
Fellow Researcher, CIPESA
Simone Toussi is a strategic communication’s specialist, consultant, and
Dr. Abdul Busuulwa
Executive Director, CBR Africa Network
Dr. Busuulwa holds a PhD in Accessible ICTs for
Gnagna Kone
Independent Consultant, Human Rights and Women's Inclusion
Gnagna is a Senegalese PR and Communication Professional with
Tigist Shewarega Hussen
Project coordinator, Feminist Research Lead, Association for Progressive Communication
Tigist Shewarega Hussen is an African feminist specializing in
Moses Owiny
Technical Advisor - Civil Society in Uganda Support Program (CUSP), GIZ Uganda
Moses works as an Advisor under the Civil Society
Izak Minnaar
Consultant & Trainer, Media, Digital Rights, Elections
Izak Minnaar is a media and elections consultant and
Sophie Ngassa
CYEED Executive Director, Co-lead Digital Rights Coalition Cameroon
Sophie Ngassa is a civil engineer and STEM advocate
Professor Pete Fussey
Research Director Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project, University of Essex, UK
Professor Pete Fussey researches surveillance, digital sociology, algorithmic justice,
Aji Rohey Bah
Head of legal, Digital and Affiliated Rights, Give1 Project Gambia
As a young lawyer and activist from The Gambia, Aji Rohey
Cecilia Maundu
Specialist in gender digital security training, International Association of Women in Radio and Technology
Cecilia Mwende Maundu is broadcast journalist based in Kenya.
Peace Oliver Amuge
Program Manager, Information Sharing & Networking, Women of Uganda Network( WOUGNET)
Peace is a Communication's specialist who holds a Bachelor
cristina orsini
Hub Cities Associate, AfricanDefenders & DefendDefenders
Cristina is the Hub Cities Development Associate at AfricanDefenders
Edetaen Ojo
Executive Director, Media Rights Agenda
Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda
Kuda Hove
Legal and Digital Policy Lead, Media Institution of Southern Africa-Zimbabwe Chapter
Kuda leads his organisation’s work on digital policy in
Ayeni Toba Paul
System Analyst, Independent National Electoral Commission Nigeria
Paul Toba Ayeni is a System Analyst at Independent
Nathalie Van Raemdonck
Policy Analyst, European Union institute for Security Studies (EUISS)
Nathalie Van Raemdonck is a policy Analyst at the
Awoke Dagnew Kassahun
Plan, Monitoring, and Evaluation Officer, TOGETHER!
Awoke is a collaborative Project Management professional with a
Mohamed Farahat
Lawyer & Legal Researcher, Egyptian Foundation for Refugees Rights
Mohamed Farahat is an Egyptian lawyer. He is human
Zaituni
Founder of Zaina Foundation, Zaina Foundation
Ms Zaituni Njovu is the Founder of Zaina Foundation
Raymond ONUOHA
Research Fellow, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University Nigeria
Raymond is a Research Fellow at the Lagos Business
Dr Ololade Shyllon
Human Rights Lawyer, Independent Consultant
Dr Ololade Shyllon is a human rights lawyer and
Jeanne Elone
Program Manager, Human Rights & Social Good, Africa Public Policy, Facebook
Jeanne Elone is Facebook's Program Manager for Human Rights
Peter Mwencha
Regional Marketing Director, African eTrade (AeTrade) Group
Dr. Peter M. Mwencha is the Regional Marketing Director,
Daniel Maison
CEO & Co-Founder, Sky Garden
Daniel Maison is an entrepreneur by passion and definition.
Dragana Kaurin
Executive Director, Localization Lab
Dragana Kaurin is a human rights researcher, and founder
