Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)

In the run up to elections, Ugandan authorities are honing in on regulations meant to curb COVID-19 and using them to restrict online digital rights.

South African Internet Service Provider Vodacom leads the way in providing digital products and services that are accessible to people with disabilities.

Prior to its Universal Peer Review process in 2021, civil society organisations are calling on Mozambican authorities to enhance media freedom, digital rights and freedom of expression.

Mauritius’s thriving ICT sector is set to decline as a newly introduced tax on online services has the potential to curb growth along with freedom of expression.

African civil society organisations have written to the European Union to ensure allocation of funding to African governments is not applied to facilitate the use of surveillance which violates the fundamental rights of citizens.

Various actors in Africa’s fight against COVID-19 are creatively harnessing the power of technology to share information and create platforms that stakeholders can engage on.

Tanzania’s handling of COVID-19 and the implementation of laws and restrictions related to the pandemic is throttling freedom of expression in the country.

Lack of political will in implementing access to information legislation and ICTs leaves Malawians susceptible to misinformation and disinformation.