Africa: Internet Shutdowns in Africa Hurting Democracy
[Nation] Imagine living without the internet for several weeks. While it could be a good social media detox for some, it would be ...
Africa: Macron Pledges to Share Covid Vaccines With Poorer Nations, Urges G7 to Join Him
[RFI] French President Emmanuel Macron has called on rich Western nations to transfer 3-5 percent of their Covid-19 vaccines to Africa and developing ...
Africa: How U.S. Copyright Law and Fake Gmail Accounts Were Used to Censor a Report On Gambling in Kenya
[CPJ] On February 4, Emmanuel Dogbevi turned to Twitter with a plea for help. He tagged press freedom groups and colleagues in a ...
Africa: Covid-19 – How Five Hardest Hit African Countries Are Coping
[Premium Times] Deaths from COVID-19 in Africa have surged by 40 per cent in the past month.
Africa: Africa Is Getting Ready to Roll Out Covid-19 Vaccines
[WHO] Brazzaville — Africa marked the move from planning to action in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines at a World Health Organization (WHO)-hosted ...
Africa: Africa’s Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Exceed 3.81 Million
[allAfrica] Cape Town — As of February 21, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,819,718.
Africa: Central African Republic – the ICRC Transports 25 Wounded to Bambari Hospital
[ICRC] On 15 and 16 February, violent clashes between state armed forces and armed groups broke out in the town of Bambari. The ...
Africa: Reaching African Audiences in Their Mother Tongue – One Film’s Ongoing Legacy
[The Conversation Africa] Over 2,000 languages are spoken in Africa, with multilingualism a common feature of everyday life. Across the continent, though, millions ...
Africa: Facebook’s Block On News Sources in Australia Is Affecting the Conversation Africa
[The Conversation Africa] Facebook has blocked access to news websites for its Australian users in response to legislation that aims to force it ...
Africa: Insecurity, Suspicion Will Mar Vaccine Rollout in Africa War Zones
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] A feeling the vaccine is not a priority, suspicion of taking a “foreign” drug and the threat of attacks by ...