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Tanzania orders all unregistered bloggers to shut down their sites

Tanzania orders all unregistered bloggers to shut down their sites

Regulations passed in March made it compulsory for bloggers and owners of other online forums such as YouTube channels to register with the government ...

Ethiopians worried about internet censorship

Ethiopians worried about internet censorship

Millions of Ethiopians living outside the capital Addis Ababa have not had access to the Internet for nearly a year.

Tanzania bloggers win temporary court order against $900 licence fees

Tanzania bloggers win temporary court order against $900 licence fees

Google's new Africa app aims to beat slow internet speeds, high data costs

Google's new Africa app aims to beat slow internet speeds, high data costs

Tanzania cyber law introduces $900 fees for bloggers, compulsory passwords

Tanzania cyber law introduces $900 fees for bloggers, compulsory passwords

Ethiopia closes Maekelawi prison, restores internet across the country

Ethiopia closes Maekelawi prison, restores internet across the country

Congo, Gabon fiber optic interconnection [The Morning Call]

Congo, Gabon fiber optic interconnection [The Morning Call]

Why Sierra Leone temporarily shut down internet after runoff vote

Why Sierra Leone temporarily shut down internet after runoff vote

Unexplained internet blackout in Ethiopia's Oromia region

Unexplained internet blackout in Ethiopia's Oromia region

Digital in 2018: Africa's internet users increase by 20%

Digital in 2018: Africa's internet users increase by 20%

U.S. resolution slams Cameroon over Nganang episode, Anglophone crisis

U.S. resolution slams Cameroon over Nganang episode, Anglophone crisis

Digital boom as a catalyst for Africa’s economic growth [Business Africa]

Digital boom as a catalyst for Africa’s economic growth [Business Africa]

Cameroon govt sued over internet shutdown in Anglophone regions

Cameroon govt sued over internet shutdown in Anglophone regions

Kenyan farmer to sue Google over balloon crash

Kenyan farmer to sue Google over balloon crash

Entrepreneurs develop online cross border trade between U.S and Africa

Entrepreneurs develop online cross border trade between U.S and Africa

'Africa is not a country, and we are not starving' – Tweeps tell U.S. journalist

'Africa is not a country, and we are not starving' – Tweeps tell U.S. journalist

DR Congo government cuts internet ahead of anti-Kabila protest

DR Congo government cuts internet ahead of anti-Kabila protest

2017 'Twee-treat': How Africans fought western media misreporting via Twitter

2017 'Twee-treat': How Africans fought western media misreporting via Twitter

Ethiopia restricts internet access amidst new protests

Ethiopia restricts internet access amidst new protests

Congo says works on fibre optic backbone to Gabon is complete

Congo says works on fibre optic backbone to Gabon is complete

Tractor causes temporal internet shutdown in Zimbabwe

Tractor causes temporal internet shutdown in Zimbabwe

Internet restriction in Cameroon's Anglophone region hitting 60-day mark

Internet restriction in Cameroon's Anglophone region hitting 60-day mark

SMART WIFI FOR RURAL AFRICAN COMMUNITIES [ SCI TECH]

SMART WIFI FOR RURAL AFRICAN COMMUNITIES [ SCI TECH]

Somaliland's planned social media blockade during election challenged in court

Somaliland's planned social media blockade during election challenged in court

Somaliland to shut down social networks during election period

Somaliland to shut down social networks during election period

Over a billion Africans to be connected online by 2020 [Hi-Tech]

Over a billion Africans to be connected online by 2020 [Hi-Tech]

Cyber security from 'ThisIsMe' South Africa [The Morning Call]

Cyber security from 'ThisIsMe' South Africa [The Morning Call]

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