African governments move to monitor Internet communications
By Michael Malakata August 26, 2009 | IDG News Service Southern African countries including Zambia, Malawi, Namibia and Zimbabwe are grappling with the question of whether to intercept and monitor...
View ArticleThe OpenNet Initiative Presents New Findings in Africa
Flickr Creative Commons | Future Atlas by Jillian York The OpenNet Initiative (ONI) has released updated reports on Ethiopia and Zimbabwe and new reports on Uganda and Nigeria, where ONI tested for the...
View ArticleAbbas Gassem of Inside Somalia on Social Media and Social Change
[Guest blogger Abbas Gassem, of Inside Somalia, (and Yahoo! employee) talks about his work, and the role of the Internet in supporting communication and information sharing across cultures.] In June...
View ArticleAfrica’s Gay Activists Use Internet to Advance Homosexual Rights
Flickr Creative Commons | Les Chatfield By Nico Colombant | Voice of America | June 15, 2010 African gay activists in Africa and in the diaspora are increasingly using the Internet to have their voices...
View ArticleAfrica’s future belongs to young Africans
The Business & Human Rights Program was pleased that BHRP virtual team member, Abbas Gassem, was invited to participate in The President’s Forum with Young African Leaders; read on for his account...
View ArticleAfrica and the Internet: a 21st Century human rights issue?
Flickr Creative Commons | PerformImpact By Rosebell Kagumire | Christian Science Monitor | June 14, 2011 | African leaders could allow freedom of expression, or they could mimic the Chinese model of...
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