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Shutdowns, throttling and stifling dissent online: Africa’s new normal, Part I

Internet blackouts are increasingly common across the continent.

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike, Khattab Hamad

9 November 2020

How Facebook derailed Nigeria’s #EndSARS movement

Facebook and Instagram falsely labeled content as ‘fake news’

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

28 October 2020

Digital rights in Africa is still far from the internet freedom we desire

What’s the future of digital rights in Africa?

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

2 October 2020

African Union turns to biosurveillance tech to curb COVID-19

As borders reopen, PanaBIOS can track COVID-19 across Africa

Written by Kofi Yeboah

16 September 2020

A new game plays with ideas about how disinformation works in East Africa

How can all internet users become more discerning online?

Written by Amanda Lichtenstein

16 June 2020

Women in Nigeria face a caustic landmine of political advocacy online

#BringBackOurGirls and #ArewaMeToo reshaped political activism in Nigeria

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

19 May 2020

Nigerian atheist faces death threats for blasphemy against Islam

Mubarak Bala is accused of 'provocative' Facebook posts against Muslims

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

1 May 2020

How to protect Nigerians’ personal information while combating COVID-19

'An important step toward accountability is transparency'

Written by Tomiwa Ilori, Boye Adegoke

20 April 2020

Nigeria's digital ID scheme may benefit those ‘with access'— but what about everyone else?

An inside look at digital ID pitfalls in Nigeria

Written by Boye Adegoke

6 February 2020

This Nigerian human rights lawyer wins second order of restraint against government

‘I was subjected to incalculable psychological torture’

Written by Pamela Ephraim

27 January 2020

Nigerian government orders release of Omoyele Sowore, journalist and human rights activist

Sowore spent four months in jail on trumped up charges

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

24 December 2019

Nigeria's social media bill will obliterate online freedom of expression

The draconian bill will legalize internet shutdowns in Nigeria

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

29 November 2019

Twitter was a minefield of false information during the 2019 Nigerian elections

Ethnic hate speech and disinformation were rife on Twitter

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

8 November 2019

Social media propelled ethnocentric disinformation and propaganda during the Nigerian elections

Ethnic driven falsehoods spiked on social media during the elections

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

6 November 2019

Nigerian journalist under threat of arrest for exposé of police and prison corruption

'Fisayo Soyombo risks imprisonment or fine, if arrested and convicted

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

23 October 2019

Nigerian journalist Omoyele Sowore remains in jail on trumped-up charges of treason and insulting the president

Sowore has been in jail for over two months

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

11 October 2019

Nigerian journalist charged with treason after criticizing governor for corruption

Agba Jalingo had accused Cross Rivers State governor of corruption

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

2 September 2019

Human rights advocates petition the UN and AU over the detention of Nigerian protest leader

Sowore's detention is a threat to press freedom in Nigeria

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

23 August 2019

Apprehension rises over the abduction of a Nigerian government critic

Was Abubakar Idris Dadiyata kidnapped or arrested?

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

16 August 2019

Nigerian activist arrested for calling for a nationwide #RevolutionNow protest movement

'His arrest is a travesty and violation of fundamental rights'

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

9 August 2019

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