September 28, 2022
Africa: Big Tech and the Right to Know
Transparency of Big Tech firms is important so users can operate in a predictable environment, and know the possibilities and limits on their behaviour online, with clarity on… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Africa: As Ether Adopts Energy-Saving 'Merge', Will Bitcoin Follow?
Ethereum's imminent shift to the 'proof-of-stake' method looks set to intensify climate pressure on cryptocurrency leader bitcoin Read more »
September 05, 2022
Africa: Prebunking: How to Build Resilience Against Online Misinformation
Rather than debunking misinformation after it's already spread, prebunking - or preemptive debunking - is effective at reducing susceptibility to misinformation at scale. Read more »
September 01, 2022
South Africa: South African Tech Entrepreneurs Tackle Digital Divide in Townships
Improved internet access, online literacy and new technology tools such as apps for informal traders are helping the poorest Read more »
August 29, 2022
Cameroon: For Refugees in Cameroon, Digital IDs Are a Life Changer
Central African refugees can access education, healthcare and banking with identity cards, but data privacy is vital, say experts Read more »
August 17, 2022
South Africa: Accusing Govt of Inaction, South Africans Use Apps to Get Things Done
EskomSePush alerts users to rolling blackouts while Panda provides spaces to vent their frustrations. Read more »
August 15, 2022
Africa: Besides AI, Regulation Key to Fight Mis/Disinformation
While AI has a crucial role to play in controlling what is seen online, government regulations play an important part in determining how such methods are to be used Read more »
August 11, 2022
Africa: Conversational AI: Africans Disproportionally Disadvantaged
Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Read more »
July 27, 2022
Africa: Governments, Don't Shut Down the Internet
Internet shutdowns are never a proportionate measure, with disastrous consequences for virtually every economic sector, as well as end-users. Read more »
July 26, 2022
Tanzania: Drones, Digital Mapping Speed Up Land Ownership in Zanzibar
As authorities struggle to provide certificates of occupancy to Zanzibar's growing population, a pilot project using drones and digital mapping offers a more efficient way to… Read more »
July 18, 2022
South Africa: Power Cuts Widen Digital Divide and Wealth Gaps
Rolling electricity blackouts mean South Africans unable to afford data and generators struggle to study or work online Read more »
July 13, 2022
Africa: Startups Eye Metaverse, NFTs, to Solve Continent's Economic Woes
Afropolitan, a pan-African digital nation selling NFTs as passports, says it wants to solve African governance issues Read more »
Africa: Elon Musk and Twitter Are At War Over Bots - Here's Why They Matter
Musk has terminated his $44 billion Twitter buyout deal, citing doubts over bot info. But what are bots, and are they all bad? Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: Can an EU Law Save Children From Harmful Content Online?
The Digital Services Act will crack down on targeted ads and content to better protect children from harmful content on social media Read more »
June 28, 2022
Africa: As Smartphone Use Grows, Users' Trust Wanes
While mobile phone usage has grown consistently, there are also rising concerns about the risk of spam, fraud, and the lack of privacy Read more »
June 27, 2022
Kenya: Online Disinformation Stokes Tensions As Elections Near - Report
Platforms like TikTok, Facebook and Twitter are failing to effectively police abusive content ahead of Kenya's high-stakes election, warn digital rights groups Read more »
June 16, 2022
Africa: Data Breaches Are Mounting in Africa. Here's How to Stop Them
Africa's future depends on both better data and a data governance framework to encourage innovation and better decision-making Read more »
June 14, 2022
Africa: As Young People Push to Be Online, Data Cost Stands in the Way
Nearly three-quarters of African youth see universal Wi-Fi as a human right, but sky-high data costs from Ghana to South Africa mean only one in eight can afford to be online all… Read more »
June 01, 2022
Africa: 'Local Is King' - Continent's Online Platforms Take On Silicon Valley
From online funeral service planning to voice-based messaging, Africa's innovators are tapping local knowledge and cultures to develop their own tech platforms Read more »
May 25, 2022
Africa: Mobile Money Taxes Risk Driving Poor Out of Digital Economy
Cash-strapped African nations are rolling out an e-levy on mobile money transactions to boost revenues, but the policy could hurt the poorest as the cost of living rises and… Read more »
May 03, 2022
Africa: Why Millions of Africans Are Right to Resist Mobile SIM Card Registration
Mobile SIM registration linked to digital ID is causing exclusion of marginalised groups, and concerns about privacy in the absence of sufficient legal safeguards, especially in… Read more »
April 29, 2022
Africa: Drones to Data - Africans Turn to Healthtech
Stanley Ngwira was used to seeing mosquitoes throng the big sky over his village in Malawi, but a drone hovering above the swarms was a new sight altogether for the retired… Read more »
April 28, 2022
Africa: Twitter - Should We Stay or Should We Go?
Elon Musk's Twitter takeover raises concerns for human rights, so should activists be boycotting the social media channel, or standing firm? Read more »