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A look into Uganda's digital services tax

The tax targets nonresident companies, such at Meta and Netflix

Written by Brian Oduti

17 October 2023

Digital age dilemmas: Navigating human rights threats in Botswana's online realm

The digital realm in Botswana presents a double-edged sword

Written by Richard Wanjohi

3 October 2023

Navigating the boundaries of free speech: Nigeria’s Twitter ban

A critical moment in the struggle to safeguard freedom of speech

Written by Franca Umasoye Igwe

28 August 2023

How will Tunisia include its growing poor in an increasingly digital society?

Without intervention social divides will only grow

Written by Saoussen Ben Cheikh

19 July 2023

Anti-refugee rhetoric and the new far-right on Turkish social media

Social media celebrities lead frustrated young men to targetrefugees

Written by Sencer Odabaşı

17 July 2023

Zimbabwe’s uneven electoral field: Data protection laws used to deny digital voter roll inspection

Stakeholders argue that the digital version is vulnerable to manipulation

Written by Advox

13 June 2023

In Nigeria, the government weaponises the law against online expression

Laws that protect online expression are being used to violate it

Written by Tomiwa Ilori

17 December 2021

Despite updates in legislation, organisations in Uganda struggle with data protection and privacy compliance

A new report highlights practice on the ground

Written by Brian Oduti

17 December 2021

Tunisia: New prosecutions resurrect shadow of dictatorship

Despite reforms in 2011, gaps in legislation allow for repression

Written by Yosr Jouini

16 December 2021

In Sudan, the court stands on the side of unrestricted access to the internet

The law fights for citizens under dictatorial rule

Written by Khattab Hamad

16 December 2021

Mozambican government reacts to conflict by imposing its own digital narratives

Since October 2017, Mozambique has been experiencing armed conflict.

Written by Dércio Tsandzana

14 December 2021

Namibian activists maximize social media to expose unlawful jurisdiction and homophobic legislature

The Namibian government is sending contradictory messages

Written by Lisa Plank

13 December 2021

‘A day without internet is a day in the dark’: The Gambia's growing digital divide

Unstable, expensive internet and frequent outages impedes development

Written by Jainaba Sonko

16 April 2021

The Gambia’s missed opportunity for digital rights reform

Activists hope to overturn many draconian laws that stifle dissent

Written by Alieu Sowe

31 March 2021

Post-Magufuli, will Tanzania review its repressive online content regulations?

EPOCA 2020 content regulations are used to undermine digital rights

Written by GV Sub-Saharan Africa

30 March 2021

Sierra Leone’s new cybercrime bill could turn a phone into a crime scene

The bill grants legal pretext to clamp down on dissent

Written by Alhaji Koroma

21 March 2021

In Tajikistan, online critics land behind bars as alleged ‘extremists’

Authorities equate critical social media posts with terrorism

Written by Ozoda Nurmakhmadova

17 March 2021

Sudan's revised cybercrime law falls short on its promise

Vague terms enable government institutions to violate fundamental freedoms

Written by Khattab Hamad

4 March 2021

Turkey reins in social media—one platform at a time

Compliance to the new social media law ‘sets a bad precedent’

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

11 February 2021

Kenya must implement data protection law before 2022 presidential election

It's a race against time to avoid Cambridge Analytica-style interference

Written by Njeri Wangari

16 January 2021

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