Nigerian media outspoken against request to suspend their Twitter accounts
While the authorities cut off access to Twitter on Friday, June 4, the broadcasting regulatory body, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), asked the media to […]
Senegalese student Diary Sow is in contact with her family and friends
Diary Sow is alive and well. This Senegalese student, a preparatory class student at the prestigious Parisian Louis-Le-Grand high school, had been missing since 4th […]
Uganda: Authorities block access to social networks two days before general elections
This decision comes at the very end of a tense campaign for the presidential and legislative elections. The elections are scheduled to take place this […]
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 […]
Swahili becomes first native African language to get Twitter recognition
Social media platform Twitter has officially recognized the use of Swahili as a language on the platform. It became the first African language to achieve […]
Ethiopia shuts down internet to prevent exam leaks
The Ethiopian government has announced a total internet shutdown as means of blocking the leakage of papers for the country’s grade 10 examinations. About 1.2 […]
Rwanda: Nude photos of female presidential candidate leaked
Social media in Rwanda was flooded this week with nude pictures believed to be Diane Shima Rwigara, a 35-year-old businesswoman who announced her intention to […]
Ghana Reject Telcos Proposal to Ban Social Media Based Calls
By Emmanuel Vitus, Accra Ghana on Wednesday rejected proposals from telecom operators in the country to regulate internet based calls such as Skype, Viber, WhatsApp, […]
Uganda’s Museveni Vows to Fight Corruption
Wearing his trademark khaki bush hat with chin strap and a dark business suit, Uganda’s veteran president Yoweri Museveni embarked on a fourth decade in […]