This has a chilling effect on freedom of expression and the media. Such laws have been used in other jurisdictions to target political opponents, journalists, and activists.
Access to information
Call to extend AI beyond traditional governance frameworks
The organisers aimed to ensure that future AI policies and practices throughout the continent are rooted in participatory principles, reflecting the varied perspectives and needs of African communities
African Commission calls for guidelines to adapt African media policy to digital era
The Commission’s resolution highlights the pressing need to update African media policy for the digital age.
End violence against women journalists: A call to action for Southern Africa
It was reported that at least 73% of women journalists had suffered online violence in one form or another.
The future of expression in the age of intersectionality
MISA conveys its condolences to the families and people of Mozambique following the loss of lives in the post-election conflict engulfing the country to date. As a country, Mozambique and its people sacrificed their national and personal prosperity by hosting several liberation movements until the entire southern African region was free.
Content Production and Practices in the Digital Age: Threats, Risks, and Opportunities
The digital age has transformed the content production landscape, making creating, distributing, and accessing information easier than ever. While this shift has ushered in unprecedented opportunities for innovation and inclusion, it has also introduced significant threats and risks that require collective effort to address.
MISA Communiqué on the All Africa Judges and Jurists Summit
To strengthen African judiciaries’ engagement with emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, and leverage on them to advance the rule of law and access to justice.
MISA Regional Chairperson`s opening remarks at the 2024 Spaces of Solidarity
We need to devise robust pushback strategies and responses in view of the rapidly shrinking civic space we have witnessed over the past few years. Stringent NGO laws have been enacted across the region, which require our collective attention and strategic responses to halt the shrinking and erosion of democratic civic space.
Submissions to the All Africa Judges and Jurists Summit, Nairobi, Kenya, 18 September 2024
In a historic development, the AJJF brought judges and jurists from all continental regions to Nairobi, Kenya, from September 17th to 19th, 2014, as a holistic approach to strengthening the judiciary in an ever-evolving environment.
Open Letter to the AU Heads of State and Government on the Endorsed Continental AI Strategy and African Digital Compact
We urge the AUC Chairperson, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, to stress the crucial importance of member states implementing the AUC Data Policy Framework. Data is
central to achieving the vision of the Digital Compact and should be governed in a manner that protects Africans’ fundamental rights and freedoms.