Mozambique: Digital landscape and internet disruption in the context of electionsWritten by Dércio Tsandzana28 December 2023
Silencing the press: Threats, violence, and injustices against journalists in GhanaWritten by Richard Wanjohi20 November 2023
Benin: Punitive online journalism legislation poses setback to press freedomWritten by Arnauld Kassouin Translated (en) by Laura7 November 2023
How to use social media to win an election: Influencers from Kenya’s 2022 election explainWritten by Linda Ngari2 November 2023
A look into Uganda's digital services taxThe tax targets nonresident companies, such at Meta and NetflixWritten by Brian Oduti17 October 2023
Digital age dilemmas: Navigating human rights threats in Botswana's online realmThe digital realm in Botswana presents a double-edged swordWritten by Richard Wanjohi3 October 2023
Navigating the boundaries of free speech: Nigeria’s Twitter banA critical moment in the struggle to safeguard freedom of speechWritten by Franca Umasoye Igwe28 August 2023
How will Tunisia include its growing poor in an increasingly digital society?Without intervention social divides will only growWritten by Saoussen Ben Cheikh19 July 2023
Anti-refugee rhetoric and the new far-right on Turkish social mediaSocial media celebrities lead frustrated young men to targetrefugeesWritten by Sencer Odabaşı17 July 2023
Zimbabwe’s uneven electoral field: Data protection laws used to deny digital voter roll inspectionStakeholders argue that the digital version is vulnerable to manipulationWritten by Advox13 June 2023
In Nigeria, the government weaponises the law against online expressionLaws that protect online expression are being used to violate itWritten by Tomiwa Ilori17 December 2021
Despite updates in legislation, organisations in Uganda struggle with data protection and privacy complianceA new report highlights practice on the groundWritten by Brian Oduti17 December 2021
Tunisia: New prosecutions resurrect shadow of dictatorshipDespite reforms in 2011, gaps in legislation allow for repressionWritten by Yosr Jouini16 December 2021
In Sudan, the court stands on the side of unrestricted access to the internetThe law fights for citizens under dictatorial ruleWritten by Khattab Hamad16 December 2021
Mozambican government reacts to conflict by imposing its own digital narrativesSince October 2017, Mozambique has been experiencing armed conflict.Written by Dércio Tsandzana14 December 2021
Namibian activists maximize social media to expose unlawful jurisdiction and homophobic legislatureThe Namibian government is sending contradictory messages Written by Lisa Plank13 December 2021
‘A day without internet is a day in the dark’: The Gambia's growing digital divideUnstable, expensive internet and frequent outages impedes developmentWritten by Jainaba Sonko16 April 2021
The Gambia’s missed opportunity for digital rights reformActivists hope to overturn many draconian laws that stifle dissentWritten by Alieu Sowe31 March 2021
Post-Magufuli, will Tanzania review its repressive online content regulations? EPOCA 2020 content regulations are used to undermine digital rightsWritten by GV Sub-Saharan Africa30 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 Koroma21 March 2021
In Tajikistan, online critics land behind bars as alleged ‘extremists’Authorities equate critical social media posts with terrorismWritten by Ozoda Nurmakhmadova17 March 2021
Sudan's revised cybercrime law falls short on its promiseVague terms enable government institutions to violate fundamental freedomsWritten by Khattab Hamad4 March 2021
Turkey reins in social media—one platform at a timeCompliance to the new social media law ‘sets a bad precedent’ Written by Arzu Geybullayeva11 February 2021
Kenya must implement data protection law before 2022 presidential electionIt's a race against time to avoid Cambridge Analytica-style interferenceWritten by Njeri Wangari16 January 2021