Activists in Angola Continue to Face Repression for Online and Offline Activities
By Liam Anderson This story is the second in a two-part series on limited reforms introduced under JLO that affect media freedom and activism in…
By Liam Anderson This story is the second in a two-part series on limited reforms introduced under JLO that affect media freedom and activism in…
By Kudzai Chimhangwa In the early morning of November 15, 2017, Zimbabweans woke up to the news that former strongman, the late Robert Mugabe, had…
By Cindy Cohn The High Court in South Africa has issued a watershed ruling: holding that South African law currently does not authorize bulk surveillance….
By Kudzai Chimhangwa Millions of Zimbabweans will remember January 2019 for spiraling prices for basic commodities, a massive fuel price hike, and multiple unexpected internet…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
By Tony Cartalucci Libya is back in the news, as fighting escalates around the capital, Tripoli. Forces under the control of Khalifa Haftar – a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…