Stories about Sub-Saharan Africa

A look into Uganda's digital services tax

  17 October 2023

Opposition members of Parliament expressed fears that the digital services tax could restrict access to social media and suppress freedom of speech, especially given the government’s unfriendly perception of digital activism.

Cameroon: Freedom in chains

  11 May 2023

Article 113 of the Criminal Procedure Code punishes with imprisonment from three months to three years anyone who issues or spreads false news when such news is likely to harm the public authorities or national cohesion.