Lockdown to Shutdown: How COVID-19 Stifled Digital Rights in Zimbabwe
By Kudzai Chimhangwa On the morning of July 30, 2020, Zimbabweans awoke to the presence of heavily armed soldiers standing ready to crush anti-government protesters…
By Kudzai Chimhangwa On the morning of July 30, 2020, Zimbabweans awoke to the presence of heavily armed soldiers standing ready to crush anti-government protesters…
By Tyler Durden The Air Force is testing a high-energy microwave weapon system in Africa to combat armed drones operated by terrorists. In April, we…
By Khattab Hamad and Nwachukwu Egbunike Editor’s note: This is a two-part analysis on the growing trend of using school examinations, mass protests or elections…
By Victoria Rubadiri Since the novel coronavirus outbreak in Kenya in March, more than 47 cases of arbitrary arrest, assault and harassment have been perpetrated…
By Adetomiwa Isiaka, Romina Navarro, Juliana Harsianti, Saoussen Ben Cheikh, Emma Lewis When COVID-19 hit prisons around the world, it entered overcrowded, insalubrious, and forgotten…
Activist Post Editor’s Note: This is offered as a public service announcement for how the narrative is being crafted that biosurveillance is part of the…
By John Vibes The legendary street artist Banksy is sponsoring a boat that is being used to rescue refugees traveling to Europe from North Africa….
By B.N. Frank Opposition continues to increase regarding satellites and similar vehicles being launched for providing internet coverage from way up high (see 1, 2,…
By Raul Diego A biometric digital identity platform that “evolves just as you evolve” is set to be introduced in “low-income, remote communities” in West Africa…
By Brian Oduti The dreadful killing on May 5 of George Floyd, an African American man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States, has struck…
By B.N. Frank Worldwide opposition to 5G includes elected officials who DO NOT want it because of risks to biological health, cybersecurity (see 1, 2),…
By Tyler Durden The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns across the African continent could trigger an economic collapse, according to one United Nations (UN) official, who spoke with Associated…
By Ruan Van Zijl The interior ministry of Tunisia has deployed “Robo-Cop” a police robot named PGuard. They want to use PGuard to ensure that…
Op-Ed by Nwachukwu Egbunike Check out Global Voices’ special coverage of the global impact of COVID-19. Researchers at Nigeria’s University of Ibadan have predicted that COVID-19…