Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed into law the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022, which criminalises some internet activities despite concerns …
UCC powers come under scrutiny as the regulator sanctions media houses
By Obadia Ismail Otim The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the sector regulator, on August 9, 2022 handed out its decision …
ICT Ministry drafts principles for the proposed Information and Communications Bill, 2022
Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay The Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology (ICT) and National Guidance is engaging parliament to …
Proposed changes to Uganda’s computer misuse law a blow to civil liberties- CIPESA
By Edrine Wanyama The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) has made a submission on …
An assessment of threats to media freedom in South Sudan during the Covid-19 pandemic
South Sudan, recovering from years of conflict, achieved its independence in July 2011. The country’s nascent media industry is still …
The state of media freedom in Rwanda during Covid-19 pandemic
This report looks into the threats to press freedom and the media sector in general during the COVID-19 pandemic in …
2021-2022 East Africa regional media freedom advocacy strategy
The East African Regional Media Advocacy Strategy 2021-2022 was developed by the African Centre for Media Excellence in consultation with …
Is the push to accredit journalists legally tenable?
This article was first published in New Vision on 18 December, 2020. The Uganda Media Council, the regulator of journalists and the …