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African Centre for Media Excellence

African Centre for Media Excellence

Inspiring excellent journalism across Africa

  • About ACME
    • Who we are
    • ACME secretariat
    • ACME board
    • Mission, vision and values
    • Contact us
  • ACME programmes
    • Advocacy
    • Continuing and mid-career training
    • Media literacy and media relations
    • Media monitoring and research
    • Uganda National Journalism Awards
  • Research and publications
  • Freedom of expression violations
  • Open data
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May 2, 2021

Restricting digital media is a gamble for African leaders

Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz, Michigan State University COVID-19 pushed much of the world into the digital realm for everything from schooling and …

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February 10, 2021

Facebook, Instagram still inaccessible as social media in Uganda is partially restored 

The Government of Uganda has partially restored access to social media, a month after it was blocked. Mr Peter Ogwang, …

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January 18, 2021

How internet shutdown curtailed media coverage of elections in Uganda

As Ugandans prepared to vote in the presidential and parliamentary elections on 14 January 2021, more and more of the …

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October 2, 2017

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 …

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