Africa’s biometric systems are blocking millions of citizens from access to fundamental rights and services, a report has shown. The report, titled ‘Biometric Digital-ID in Africa: Progress and Challenges to Date – Ten Country Case Studies’, was published on Thursday, December 4, by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). It provides the most comprehensive and …
Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has expressed worries that Tanzania’s election-period internet blackout and the continued suspension of X (formerly Twitter), which have cost the East African country over $238 million, are infringements on the citizens' digital rights. The digital rights advocacy group said in a statement on Wednesday, 5 November, stating that it remained concerned about …
Forty-one African countries experienced over 190 internet shutdowns between 2016 and 2024, a new research by members of the African Digital Rights Network has shown. Convened by the Institute of Development Studies, the report is featured in the book ‘Internet Shutdowns in Africa’. It indicates that the number of internet shutdowns across the continent has …
