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The Evolution of Internet Shutdowns in DR Congo
By Arsene Tungali | In the past seven years, citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have experienced a series of intentional interruptions to online communications, affecting the exercise...
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Recent Developments in Telecoms Regulation Threaten Online Rights in Uganda
By Edrine Wanyama | In April 2017, the parliament of Uganda gave the minister in charge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) powers to single-handedly make regulations that govern the...
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CIPESA Submits Comments On The Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Bill, 2015
Official Submission | Article 27 of Uganda’s constitution provides for citizens’ right to privacy, however, there is no law to protect an individual’s data privacy despite the large amounts of citizen...
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Uganda Moves to Register Online Content Providers
By Daniel Mwesigwa | Uganda has become the latest East African country to threaten access to information and free speech online by putting in place measures that require the registration of online...
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The Stampede for SIM Card Registration: A Major Question for Africa
By Edrine Wanyama | It is anticipated that by 2025, there will be at least 5.9 billion mobile subscribers accounting for 71% of the world’s population. As of 2017, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) had a...
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Sections of Kenya’s Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018 Temporarily...
By Juliet Nanfuka | Barely two weeks after the presidential assent to the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018, a High Court judge has issued a conservatory order suspending the entry into force...
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Challenges and Prospects of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in...
Policy Brief | Privacy is a fundamental human right guaranteed by international human rights instruments including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in its article 12 and the International...
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Zone 9 Bloggers To Speak on Censorship, Repression and Surveillance at the...
Announcement | In order to contribute to the democratic discourse in Ethiopia, in May 2012, nine individuals formed the Zone 9 blogging collective – a loose network of activists regularly blogging and...
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Africa in the Crosshairs of New Disinformation and Surveillance Schemes That...
By Daniel Mwesigwa | A range of spyware vendors including Italian Hacking Team, the Anglo-German Gamma Group, and Israeli’s NSO Group, have found a ready market in authoritarian and repressive...
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L’Afrique Face à de Nouveaux Systèmes de Désinformation et de Surveillance...
Par Daniel Mwesigwa | Une gamme de fournisseurs de logiciels espions, dont la firme italienne Hacking Team, l’anglo-germanique Gamma Group et l’israélienne NSO Group, ont trouvé un marché ouvert auprès...
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Joint Civil Society Statement: States Use of Digital Surveillance...
Joint Statement | The COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health emergency that requires a coordinated and large-scale response by governments worldwide. However, States’ efforts to contain the virus...
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African Civic Tech and COVID-19: Five Emerging Trends
By Melissa Zisengwe | Africa has a growing civic tech community that focuses on issues such as accountability and transparency, data journalism, citizen participation, and public services monitoring....
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Civil Society Groups Denounce the European Union’s Involvement in...
Open Letter | The increasing involvement of foreign entities in undermining democracy and respect for human rights in the digital sphere in Africa is widely documented. Whereas these schemes have...
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Register for The Data Privacy Summit 2021
Online Event | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) alongside Article 19, Facebook, FGI Benin are pleased to host the Data Privacy Summit 2021...
View ArticleBuilding Cyber Smart Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria
By CIPESA Staff Writer | According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Nigeria is among the countries with the highest number of women entrepreneurs, most of whom conduct their business online....
View ArticleCourt Admits Expert Views from CIPESA, Access Now and Article 19 on Uganda’s...
By CIPESA Writer | On March 24, 2023, the High Court of Uganda at Kampala ruled to allow experts from Access Now, ARTICLE 19, and the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern...
View ArticleGear Up! The 2023 Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica) is Heading...
Announcement | The annual Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica) hosted by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) will be held in Dar es Salam,...
View ArticleDisinformation and Hate Speech Continue to Fuel the Conflict in Eastern DR...
By Nadine Kampire Temba and CIPESA Writer | The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) continues to witness an information war, characterised by spiralling incitement, misinformation, disinformation...
View ArticleSubmit Your Session Proposal or Travel Support Application to the Forum on...
Announcement | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) invites interested parties to submit session proposals to the 2023 edition of the Forum on Internet...
View ArticleNavigating the Threats To Journalism in Uganda
By Brian Byaruhanga | Over the years, journalists in Uganda have confronted a relentless tide of harassment, censorship, and physical violence as they diligently performed their duty. As reported by...
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