Publications

 

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Briefs

  Joint Stakeholder Submission to the Fourth Cycle of the Universal - APC
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This stakeholder report focuses on key issues relating to human rights in the digital context in Rwanda.

  Rwanda-UPR Stakeholder submission
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Joint Stakeholder Submission to the Fourth Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of Rwanda

  Legal Analysis of Technology and Disability in Africa
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An Examination of the Regulatory Frameworks on Access to Information and ICT for Persons with Disabilities in Africa

  Future of work in Uganda_ Challenges and Prospects in the Context of the Digital Economy
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The digital economy has re-shaped labour across the globe.

  CIPESA Submissions to White Paper on ICT Tax Reduction - Uganda
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Submitted to the National Task Team on Enhancement of Government Revenue from the ICT Sector Ministry of ICT in Uganda

  Joint Stakeholder Submission to the Fourth Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of Liberia
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For the 50th Session of the UPR Working Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council

  Policy Brief - Digitalisation of Health Services in Kenya
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These challenges affect the right to health, especially for vulnerable and marginalized groups. The brief also addresses broader concerns regarding the role of digitalization in healthcare management and its impact on service delivery.

  Policy Considerations for Enhancing Digital Trade in East Africa
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The East African region has the potential to become a major player in the global digital economy. By addressing the existing barriers and implementing these recommendations, the region can create a thriving digital ecosystem that benefits all its residents.

  Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) as an Offence in Uganda's 2024 Sexual Offences Bill
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This policy brief examines Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) as an intersecting issue of digital sexual offense, expanding beyond traditionally defined physical sexual offenses. It explicitly defines TFGBV and how it connects with sexual violence, highlighting the opportunity presented by the Sexual Offences Bill 2024 as a key policy reform to enhance prevention of both physical and digital sexual violence.

  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.

 

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Documents

  Media Coverage of Digital Public Infrastructure and Digital Public Goods in Eastern Africa - Executive Summary
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This report presents the findings of a baseline study on media coverage of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and Digital Public Goods (DPGs) across seven Eastern African countries in 2024.

  DPI Journalism Fellows 2025
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Meet the Next Generation of Journalists Covering Africa’s Digital Public Infrastructure

  Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2025 Draft Agenda
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FIFAfrica25.

  CIPESA Strategic Plan 2023-2027
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CIPESA Strategic Plan 2023-2027

  CIPESA Strategic Plan Summary
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CIPESA Strategic Plan Summary

  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.

 

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Reports

  Compelled Service Provider Assistance for State Surveillance in Africa
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The right to privacy online is critical due to its intricate connection with, and its being a foundation for the protection and realisation of other rights, including the rights to freedoms of expression, information, assembly, and association

  The State of Media Freedom and Safety of Journalists in Africa Report 2022
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The State of Media Freedom and Safety of Journalists in Africa Report.

  CIPESA Annual Report 2021
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The CIPESA Annual Report 2021

  Building an Enabling Environment for Inclusive Digital Transformation in Africa Roadmap to Reform 2021
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  CIPESA Annual Report 2020
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  Base de donnee biometrique et identite numerique
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Les Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (TIC) se développent rapidement et sont de plus en plus intégrées dans le quotidien des sénégalais.

  Removing Barriers to ICT Accessibility in Kenya Tanzania and Uganda 2020
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  Women At WebUg In search of safe spaces online
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  Highs and lows of Data Protection in Uganda 2019
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  ICT4Dem Evaluation Report 2019
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