Gabon Suspends Social Media Amid Crackdown on Dissent
Gabon has suspended access to social media and major digital platforms nationwide until further notice, citing the spread of content deemed defamatory, hateful, and threatening […]
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Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry Firmly Rejects Claims of Extortion in Latvia Student Case Amid Renewed Diplomatic Push for Justice
Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration issued a clear and categorical denial of allegations circulating on social media that it had requested or […]
Tanzanian Artist Released After Public Fundraising Effort
Shadrack Chaula, a young Tanzanian portrait artist, has been freed from prison following a successful public fundraising campaign. Chaula was convicted of cybercrime for burning […]
Sudan restricts social media access to counter anti-govt protest
Sudanese authorities are blocking access to popular social media platforms used to organise and broadcast nationwide anti-government protests, local media reported. In a country where […]
Uganda: MPs vote to maintain unpopular social media tax
Lawmakers in Uganda have voted to maintain a controversial tax law expected to be implemented later this year. The ruling National Resistance Movement, NRM, dominating […]
Ugandan parliament approves Mobile Money & social media tax bill
Uganda’s parliament on Wednesday approved a law that imposes new taxes on social media services and mobile money transactions. Human rights activists and critics of […]
DR Congo orders internet slowdown for social media
Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have ordered telecom companies to slowdown internet capacity for social media contents such as images and videos. “In […]