DIGITAL RIGHTS AND INCLUSION IN AFRICA A PARADIGM INITIATIVE PUBLICATION Digital rights violations continue across the African continent Health surveillance in the midst of COVID-, a breach of privacy Reports from across the African continent REPORT DIGITAL RIGHTS AND INCLUSION IN AFRICA A PARADIGM INITIATIVE PUBLICATION Published by Paradigm Initiative Bomo Way, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria Email:
[email protected] www.paradigmhq.org Published in April Report produced by Paradigm Initiative Design & Layout by Luce Concepts This publication maybe reproduced for non-commercial use in any form provided due credit is given to the publishers, and the work is presented without any distortion. Copyright © Paradigm Initiative Creative Commons Attribution . International (CC BY .) ISBN: ---- CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i INTRODUCTION ii BENIN DIGITAL RIGHTS AND INCLUSION IN AFRICA A PARADIGM INITIATIVE PUBLICATION BOTSWANA CAMEROON COTE D’IVOIRE DRC EGYPT ETHIOPIA GHANA KENYA Civil society organizations continue to work to advance digital MALAWI rights and inclusion in Africa, ensuring best practices are NAMIBIA adopted into policy and legislation. This report analyses the state of digital rights and inclusion in Africa, examining NIGERIA violations and gaps, investigating the use and application of RWANDA policy and legislation, highlighting milestones and proffering recommendations for the digital landscape in Africa. This SOUTH AFRICA edition captures among other issues, the digital divide TANZANIA worsened by the COVID- pandemic and unearths infractions on different thematic areas such as privacy, access to TOGO information, and freedom of expression with the legislative TUNISIA and policy background well enunciated. UGANDA ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE CONCLUSION @ParadigmHQ LONDA CREDITS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report features country reports authored by digital rights experts from various African countries.