Nigerian Students Face Cybercrime Charges for Criticizing Their University Online
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…
Africa
Largest Protest In Sudan’s History As The People Of Sudan Demand A Civilian-led Government
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,…
“If Big Tech Companies Won’t Solve The Problem For Us, We Can Do It Ourselves.”
By Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún Global Voices Editor’s note: The following essay was written as part of a social media campaign promoting linguistic diversity online co-organized by Rising…
Ugandan Regulators Order 13 Media Outlets to Suspend Staff Over Coverage of Opposition Figure
By James Propa The Ugandan Communications Commission (UCC) has directed 13 media houses to suspend 39 employees including producers, heads of news and heads of…
Battlefield Libya: Fruits of US-NATO Regime Change
By Tony Cartalucci Libya is back in the news, as fighting escalates around the capital, Tripoli. Forces under the control of Khalifa Haftar – a…
Morocco’s Hirak Movement Has Gone Quiet, But The Crackdown On Independent Media Continues
By Afef Abrougui and Emna Sayadi (Activist Post Editor’s Note: Please don’t ignore this article because it is happening “over there.” This article is a…
Blood Diamond Countries – Deadly Black Market Diamond Exports
By ARJUN AP. In the 1990s, vicious rebel groups in central and west Africa seized diamond mines using sale proceeds to prolong brutal civil wars…
Mauritanian Bloggers Face Defamation Charges for Reporting on Corruption
By Afef Abrougui Mauritanian authorities arrested two bloggers, Abderrahmane Weddady and Cheikh Ould Jiddou, for reporting on corruption. Weddady and Jiddou were arrested on March…
Protesters In Sudan Are Defying President Bashir’s Nationwide Ban On Protest
Op-Ed by Joziah Thayer President Omar al-Bashir declared a state of emergency last month in response to the protest that erupted in mid-December of last…
One Year Without Internet in Chad: Citizens Have Been Offline Since March 2018
By Abdoulaye Bah, Translated by Edward Shelley For nearly one year’s time, citizens in Chad have been unable to access the Internet, in spite of…
Uganda’s Social Media Tax is Leaving People Disconnected — And Failing to Meet Revenue Targets
By James Propa The number of people using the Internet in Uganda has dropped by more than 12 percentage points since July 2018, when the…
Amid Civil Unrest, Internet Shutdowns are Making Zimbabwe’s Economic Crisis Worse
By Kudzai Chimhangwa Following the January 12 declaration of an official fuel price hike in Zimbabwe, civil unrest and political paranoia has rocked the nation….
Bashir’s Government Forces Are Brutalizing Protesters In Sudan
Op-Ed by Joziah Thayer Late last month al-Bashir’s government began restricting access to popular social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter which have been used…
Journalists Go On Strike In Sudan As 37 Are Killed In Anti-Bashir Protest
By Joziah Thayer Reporters in Sudan have faced threats, arrest, and torture from President Omar al-Bashir’s security forces as they try to cover the anti-Bashir…