What FIFAfrica 2025 Taught Me About Digital Rights and Governance

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Digital Rights Matter Now More Than Ever

When I attended the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica) this year in Windhoek, Namibia, my second time at the annual gathering, I couldn’t help but reflect on how rapidly the digital landscape is evolving across the continent. Yet, for all our progress, the discussions at the forum served as a powerful…

Africa in the Crosshairs of New Disinformation and Surveillance Schemes That Undermine Democracy

By Daniel Mwesigwa |

A range of spyware vendors including Italian Hacking Team, the Anglo-German Gamma Group, and Israeli’s NSO Group, have found a ready market in authoritarian and repressive governments in Africa and elsewhere. Similarly, systematic propaganda campaigns designed by meddlesome actors – including government agents and ambitious data analytics companies such as Cambridge Analytica working on behalf of state…