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ECOWAS court fines Togo $3400 for its Internet shutdown of 2017
The ECOWAS court has declared the Togolese Republic’s Internet shutdown of 2017 illegal. It has ordered the government to pay a $3400 fine, and enforce measures to protect the rights of its citi…
Benin Internet shutdown is yet another reminder that African governments don’t get digital rights
African governments are increasingly trying to control what’s said online, as Benin Republic becomes latest country to enforce an Internet shut down…
Yet another Internet shutdown in Algeria, as African governments continue to threaten citizens’ digital rights
The recent shutdown of the Internet in Algeria, in retaliation to protests against the reelection bid of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, brings to mind a growing trend of digital rights violation by A…
Why Nigeria’s internet shutdown scare is not far-fetched
Amidst the rumours, the Nigerian government has promised not to shutdown internet during the February 16 general elections. Are they to be believed?…
Court rules against Internet shutdown in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean’s High Court has ruled that the Internet shutdown in the country was illegal.…
Advocacy groups head to court over Internet shutdown in Zimbabwe
Advocacy groups have dragged the Zimbabwean government to court over blocking access to social media.…
4 things bound to happen if the Nigerian internet gets shutdown like Cameroon’s
In January, the Cameroonian government shut down internet in the Northwest and Southwest provinces of the country. These parts are largely anglophone regions. The action was a reprisal of sorts by the…
Sub-Saharan Africa lost $237.4 million to Internet censorship in 2020
In 2020, the economic losses from Internet shutdowns in sub-Saharan Africa paled compared to 2019 – a drastic 810% decline. But, it doesn’t take away the economic and health toll it took on citizens…
Social media shutdown in Uganda: The thin line between moderation and outright censorship
Following recent events, discussions about who should police social media use, and to what extent, have arisen again. We examine the primary reasons for moderation and consider when it becomes abuse.…
Internet service disruptions trail shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki, Nigeria
Amidst eyewitness reports of the shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters by the Nigerian Armed Forces, Nigeria’s largest telco, MTN Nigeria, blamed power outage for network disruptions witnessed …
#ENDSARS: Nigerian government’s strongarm tactics, crypto adoption, and the power of the Internet
Amidst the #EndSARS protests, online activism, and alleged sabotage of crowdfunding sources, Nigerians have turned to crypto and government strong-arming could unwittingly provoke its massive adoption…
Nigeria hit 2.5 million new Internet subscriptions during the lockdown
Nigeria’s Internet subscribers during the lockdown in April and the partial lockdown in May rose to 4.9 million. According to data, Glo is leading the pack with over 60% of the lockdown’s Intern…
These African countries have various forms of Internet censorship
The Internet is regarded by the UN as a basic human right, but several Africans on the Internet are closely monitored and sometimes arrested. We take a look at African countries with various forms of …
With the pandemic, African governments have an excuse to censor the Internet
From Internet shutdowns to the monitoring of Internet activity and subsequent arrests for comments on social media, the fight against the pandemic in Africa seems to be making digital rights violation…
How sub-Saharan Africa lost $2.16 billion to Internet censorship
According to a report by Top10VPN, an estimated $2.16b was lost in 2019 due to sub-Saharan African governments’ use of Internet blackouts to manage civil protests.…
Zimbabwe now has internet, but how long will this African scourge last?
Internet has been restored to Zimbabwe after a shutdown fiasco, but what about other African countries where internet is still down?…
How to operate a profitable internet business in Africa
In 2012, I started following tech news in the ecosystem, just as companies like Konga and iROKOtv raised big cheques. I became very curious about what this was all about, and believed in the hype, jus…
After 3 months in limbo, English-speaking Cameroon gets its internet back
After about three months (94 days) of internet shutdown in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions, the internet has finally been restored. Tears of joy today #BringBackOurInternet now history. Millions a…
A case for regulating internet usage in Nigeria
Photo Credit: ZICTA / michael pollak via Compfight cc These past three weeks have been quite an emotional roller-coaster for anyone who uses the internet in Nigeria. Just this Tuesday, two teenage boy…