The gender digital divide and COVID-19: Towards feminist internet regulations in Southern Africa
Publications
23 June 2020
The full impact of COVID-19 is yet to be fully understood, and, while there are many unknowns, the rapid and continued reliance on the internet cannot be denied. The internet has been lauded as a lifeline and critical force during this global health crisis, but without equal and meaningful access to the internet, its ability to solve problems is limited. The gender digital divide in the Southern African region…
The shrinking of the digital space during the COVID-19 pandemic: Movement building and internet governance in North Africa
Publications
23 June 2020
The analysis of the sphere of movement building and internet governance in North Africa leads inevitably to assess the shrinking of digital space and online mobilisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in the region. North Africa – namely Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Western Sahara, Egypt, Libya and Mauritania – is a heated region of popular resistance and resilience movements. From the 1960s liberation wars against…
Women face internet access challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda
Publications
23 June 2020
This article analyses the challenge of internet access faced by women and other marginalised groups such as persons with disabilities in Uganda during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It discusses how limited or no access to the internet affects women’s digital human rights, as set out in the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms (African Declaration). The article deals with existing information…
Press Release of COVID-19 Opinion Letter
Statements/Press releases
23 June 2020
Press release on the publication of the letter of opinion on "The Necessity of Respect for Internet Rights and Freedoms during the Period of the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo" by Rudi International, June 2020.
This …
State of the Internet in Zimbabwe keynote address
Event reports
22 June 2020
Koliwe Majama gave the keynote address on the State of the Internet at the 2020 Hub Unconference, an annual new media and journalism conference hosted by the Magamba Network.
In her address, Koliwe Majama highlights the need for the full adoption and implementation of internet rights and freedoms at a…
AfDec supports regional initiatives addressing impacts of COVID-19 measures on digital rights
Statements/Press releases
22 June 2020
The Secretariat of the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms (AfDec) Coalition has launched a Rapid Response Fund to assist members of the Coalition reviewing national-level emergency response initiatives and policies aimed at COVID-19 prevention, containment and treatment, within the context of AfDec objectives and principles.
Governments across the continent have implemented different…