Morocco Intensifies Crackdown on Freedom of Expression
By Afef Abrougui The Moroccan government has intensified its crackdown on freedom of expression, arresting several people in recent months for merely expressing their opinions,…
By Afef Abrougui The Moroccan government has intensified its crackdown on freedom of expression, arresting several people in recent months for merely expressing their opinions,…
By Dércio Tsandzana and Liam Anderson New amendments to the Mozambican Penal Code introduced to protect privacy could threaten freedom of expression, activists say. The…
By Amanda Lichtenstein Tanzanian citizens have until January 20, 2020, to register their SIM cards through the new biometric registration system launched by the Tanzanian…
By Tyler Durden U.S. Africa Command has confirmed militants attacked a base used by U.S. forces in Kenya on Sunday. The Sunday attack was led by terrorist…
By Global Voices, Sub-Saharan Africa Prominent human rights activist Tito Magoti was abducted in broad daylight by five unknown people in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,…
By B.N. Frank Cell phones, computers, and other digital, electronic, and wireless technology require ingredients often referred to as “conflict minerals” in order to operate…
By Nwachukwu Egbunike On November 20, the Protection from Internet Falsehoods and Manipulation of other Related Matters Bill 2019, known as the “social media bill,”…
By Amanda Froelich To reduce the prevalence of plastic in the environment, a young man in Cameroon is transforming littered bottles into “EcoBoats.” Ismaël Essome…
By Liam Anderson This story is the second in a two-part series on limited reforms introduced under JLO that affect media freedom and activism in…
By Kudzai Chimhangwa In the early morning of November 15, 2017, Zimbabweans woke up to the news that former strongman, the late Robert Mugabe, had…
By Cindy Cohn The High Court in South Africa has issued a watershed ruling: holding that South African law currently does not authorize bulk surveillance….
By Kudzai Chimhangwa Millions of Zimbabweans will remember January 2019 for spiraling prices for basic commodities, a massive fuel price hike, and multiple unexpected internet…
By Nwachukwu Egbunike A group of students and alumni linked to the privately-owned Madonna University in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, risk up to seven years…
By Joziah Thayer There have been protests rocking Sudan since December 19th of last year. Omar al-Bashir’s poor leadership led to Sudan’s dire economic situation,…