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Call for Participation: Post-Graduate Workshop on Digital Data in East Africa and Beyond
Apply Now | We would like to invite applications for a day-long virtual Post-Graduate Workshop on Di...
Empowering Journalists to Deescalate Conflict and Hate Speech at Election Times
By CIPESA Staff | Elections are an essential democratic process during which citizens need access to...
Register for The Data Privacy Summit 2021
Online Event | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) a...
Uganda’s 2021 Election: A Textbook Case of Disruption to Democracy and Digital Networks in Authoritarian Countries
By Juliet Nanfuka | Uganda’s 2021 election, in which a president who has been in power for 35 year...
Uganda's 2021 Election: A Textbook Case of Disruption to Democracy and Digital Networks in Authoritarian Countries
By Juliet Nanfuka | Uganda’s 2021 election, in which a president who has been in power for 35 year...
Internet Shutdowns Threaten Elections in Uganda
By Access Now | Amidst a growing crackdown on media, human rights defenders, and opposition politic...
Calling Out the African Union and Telecoms Associations to Prioritize ICT Access for Persons with Disabilities
By Edrine Wanyama | The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been observed ever...
Civil Society Organisations Call For a Full Integration of Human Rights in The Deployment of Digital Identification Systems
Press Release | The Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development (the Principles), the c...
Vodacom Outshines MTN in Efforts to Serve Persons With Disabilities in South Africa
By CIPESA Writer | South Africa has a national disability prevalence rate of about 7.5%, which repr...
Highlights of The African Internet Rights Alliance (AIRA) Work Advancing Online Freedoms
By CIPESA Writer | The African Internet Rights Alliance (AIRA), a coalition of civil society organi...
CIPESA Endorses GSMA Principles to Drive Digital Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities
By CIPESA Writer | Today, the GSMA, a group that represents the interests of mobile operators worldw...
Universal Peer Review: Mozambique Should Guarantee Digital Rights
By Edrine Wanyama | In April 2021, Mozambique’s human rights record will be assessed under the Un...
New Tax on Online Services A Threat to Internet Freedom in Mauritius
By Thomas Robertson | Under the premise of Covid-19 austerity measures, the government of Mauritius ...
Regulating Freedom of Expression Amidst the Covid-19 Response in South Africa
By Tusi Fokane | The global infodemic accelerated in part by the Covid-19 pandemic has raised import...
Civil Society Groups Denounce the European Union’s Involvement in Surveillance in Africa
Open Letter | The increasing involvement of foreign entities in undermining democracy and respect fo...
Africa Digital Rights Fund (ADRF) Awards USD 138,000 to Initiatives Addressing the Covid-19 Digital Rights Fallout
By Ashnah Kalemera | In its third round, the Africa Digital Rights Fund (ADRF) has awarded USD 138,0...
Tanzania Tramples Digital Rights in Fight Against Covid-19
CIPESA Writer | Since the first case of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was announced in Tanzania...
#WomenAtWebUg Media Masterclass and Reporting Grant Programme
Announcement | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) ...
How Lack of Access to Information and ICTs has fueled Disinformation in Malawi
By Jimmy Kainja | The spread of false or misleading information online is due to various reasons. A ...
Report: The State of Internet Freedom in Africa 2020
#FIFAfrica20 | Today, September 29, 2020, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and...
Three Days of Digital Rights at #FIFAfrica20! One Day Down, Two to Go!
#FIFAfrica20 | Day Two: Tuesday, 29 September 2020 The seventh edition of the Forum on Internet Free...
Three Days of Digital Rights: Here’s What’s Happening on Day One of FIFAfrica20!
FIFAfrica20 | Not yet registered? Click here to gain an all-access pass into the Forum on Internet F...
Apply To Participate in Disinformation and Human Rights Online Training Series
Call for Applications | We are pleased to announce an open call for applicants to participate in a D...
The Erosion of Digital Rights in the Fight Against Covid-19 in Kenya
By Victor Kapiyo | Kenya confirmed its first coronavirus (Covid-19) case on March 12, 2020, and as...
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