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Ugandan journalists push back against regulator

Uganda Press Freedom Network, an informal group of up to 232 journalists from various media houses in Uganda, has protested the directives and actions of several State agencies preventing the coverage of debate around the proposed lifting of the presidential age limit.   Below is the statement: Ugandan journalists protest gagging by the State Over […]

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Internet shutdowns in Sub-Saharan Africa cost the region US$ 237 million

Internet shutdowns in Sub-Saharan Africa have cost the region up to US$ 237 million since 2015, according to a report by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA). Using a newly developed framework, the report estimates the cost of internet shutdowns in 10 African countries, and notes that the economic […]

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