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  Kenya’s Digital Crossroads: Surveillance, Activism, and the Urgent Fight for Digital Rights in 2025
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In East Africa, Kenya has over the years been regarded as a model of excellence in digital rights. However, more recently, the country has been plagued by alarming practices that threaten its standing. These include a heightened crackdown on activism, including the abduction and intimidation of activists and journalists, politically motivated internet censorship, rising disinformation, cyber threats and data breaches, and a media decline. Nonetheless, it has not been all doom and gloom as there are glimmers of hope aided by increasing internet use and a population that has displayed remarkable resilience and pushback against continued threats to digital rights.

  An artificial intelligence eco-system for Uganda: Policy Alternatives for Civil Society Organisations
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The adoption of AI in Uganda raises significant concerns regarding the collection of personal data, particularly given the government's push for prohibitive laws affecting the digital civic space, including those that enable surveillance and internet censorship. These concerns were amplified by the recent use of AI to manipulate and influence public opinion, in a power struggle involving two officials linked to the ruling party. Accordingly, as AI technologies increasingly permeate the operations of various government agencies and private entities, such as financial institutions, Uganda faces a pressing need to develop a comprehensive national framework to govern AI.

  Analysis of the Zambia Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Bills 2024
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Zambia has published the Cyber Security Bill, 2024 and the Cyber Crimes Bill, 2024, which would repeal the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act of 2021. These proposed laws’ objective of combating cyber crimes and promoting a safe and healthy digital society is welcome, as is the need for the country to strengthen its cyber security posture, including through legislation.

  Uganda’s Civil Society Strengthening Activity (CSSA) baseline study
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This report documents the findings of a baseline study on access to and use of digital tools by civil society organisations (CSOs) and activists in Uganda.

  Foreign Influence on Civic Space in Uganda - Implications for Digital Rights
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Uganda is experiencing a democratic regression characterised by the declining state of press freedom, hostility towards the political opposition and critics by state agencies, and mounting restrictions on the activities of civil society organisations (CSOs).

  Disinformation and Electoral Integrity in South Africa's 2024 Polls: State of Play and Future Directions
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South Africa will hold its seventh general elections on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, with over 14,000 candidates vying for seats as part of the 400 members of the National Assembly and at least 445 members of Provincial Legislatures in the nine provinces.

  The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Data Protection and Privacy Brief
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Artificial intelligence (AI), which refers to computer systems capable of performing complex tasks that historically only a human could do, such as reasoning, making decisions, or solving problems has the potential to impact various aspects of society.

  Disability and ICT Accessibility Framework Indicators - French Version
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Indicateurs pour un Cadre d’Accessibilité aux TIC pour les personnes handicapées: Un cadre pour le suivi de la mise en œuvre des lois et politiques sur l'accessibilité aux TIC en Afriqu

  Policy Brief- Kenya's Digital Health Act 2024
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What Does Kenya's Digital Health Act Portend for Data Governance and Regulation?

  Policy Brief- Biometrics and Digital Identity in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities and Policy Options
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Biometrics and Digital Identity in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities and Policy Options

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  Advancing Digital Rights by Businesses in Uganda
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Advancing Digital Rights by Businesses in Uganda Flyer

  DRAA Statement on South Sudan Social Media Shutdown
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The Digital Rights Alliance Africa (DRAA) has issued an urgent statement condemning the South Sudan government's recent decision to shut down social media platforms across the country for three months. This measure, implemented in response to escalating violence between Sudan and South Sudan, raises serious concerns about human rights and digital freedoms in the region.

  Call for Proposals
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Annoucement | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), in partnership with Enabel and the European Union, is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Uganda. This initiative is part of the Advancing Respect for Human Rights by Business in Uganda (ARBHR) project, a collaborative effort to strengthen digital rights advocacy and awareness in the business sector while reducing human rights abuses connected to business activities, particularly those impacting women and children.

  Yaounde Declaration On Electoral Disinformation
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Yaounde Declaration On Electoral Disinformation

  Safety of Women Journalists in Ethiopia
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Online trolling of women journalists often takes the form of gendered and sexualised attacks and, often involves body shaming. Worryingly, a global survey by UNESCO found in December 2020 that online attacks on women journalists appear to be increasing exponentially. Moreover, the UNESCO report demonstrated that online violence was also moving offline - with potentially deadly consequences. Yet women journalists who experience abuse online rarely seek justice and often struggle to have their complaints taken seriously and properly investigated.

  Tanzania Safety of Journalists Meeting
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The media in Africa continues to face serious challenges in the execution of its work.

  Towards Rights Respecting Digital Laws in Uganda Infographic
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Uganda’s laws governing the digital domain contribute to the suppression of digital rights.

  Leveraging digital technologies to enhance data governance practices in Africa
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The current data governance policies and practices in Africa have continued to attract attention due to their inadequacy in ensuring the protection and respect for the rights of individual data subjects.

  NHRI's Workshop Agenda
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Digital Rights Capacity Building of East and Southern Africa National Human Rights Institutions

  Fact-Checking and Ethical Reporting Workshop for Ethiopian Journalists
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Journalism plays a crucial role in informing and shaping public opinion in Ethiopia. However, in recent years, the proliferation of misinformation and disinformation has become a significant challenge. This surge in disinformation is undermining social cohesion, promoting conflict, and leading to a concerning number of threats against journalists and human rights defenders

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