Internet Shutdowns in Africa

Tony Roberts is a Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex, where he works on digital inequalities and digital rights. He is currently the Principal Investigator on the GCRF-UKRI-funded African Digital Rights Network.Felicia Anthonio is Campaign Manager for #KeepItOn at Access Now, a global campaign of over 300 organisations that fights against internet shutdowns. She was formerly a programme associate at the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), where she coordinated the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a continental network of free expression organisations in Africa. She is a member of the African Digital Rights Network and a 2019 Fellow of the African Internet Governance School (AfriSIG).

• List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsChapter 1. An Introduction to Critical Internet Shutdowns Research in Africa - Tony Roberts & Felicia AnthonioChapter 2. Zimbabwe’s 2019 Internet Shutdown: The Interplay of Technology, Rights and PowerNompilo SimanjeChapter 3. Internet Shutdowns in the Democratic Republic of CongoArsène TungaliChapter 4. Weaponization of the Internet During Zambia’s 2021 ElectionSusan MwapeChapter 5. Human Rights, Armed Conflicts and Internet Shutdowns in EthiopiaYohannes Eneyew Ayalew and Lea Mehari RedaeChapter 6. Internet Shutdowns in Sudan, Power, Counter-Power and RightsKhattab HamadChapter 7. A Rights-Based Approach to Assessing Internet Shutdowns in NigeriaThobekile Matimbe and Charles KajolowekaChapter 8. Internet Shutdowns in ChadQemal AffagnonChapter 9. Internet Shutdowns in Senegal: How Power Interests Prevail Over Citizen RightsAbabacar DiopChapter 10. Internet Shutdowns in Burkina Faso: Technology, Rights and PowerHarold AdjahoChapter 11. Algeria’s Internet Shutdowns and School ExamsKassem MnejjaChapter 12. Uganda’s 2021 Election: Platforms Versus the State Versus CitizensJuliet NanfukaChapter 13. Conclusions on Critical Internet Shutdown ResearchTony Roberts & Felicia AnthonioIndex