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Africa’s Internet Control Problem: A Picture of Internet Shutdowns in Africa

29.11.2022

Are We There Yet? 3rd Year Review of Nigeria's Journey in Data Protection

31.05.2022

The Nigerian Music Business: The Rights of Copyright Owners in The Industry

08.08.2021

Policy Letters

Integrating technology to improve crime-fighting in Nigeria

Policy Letter

How the Government can support health workers in this pandemic

Policy Letter

Ideas.memo

Does Nigeria Need a Platform Responsibility Regime for Social Media? Lessons from the Twitter Ban

Nigeria’s struggles with internet content regulation have remained unsolved after prolonged debate on the issue. More recent attempts at social media regulation by the government, tell of a shift of the government’s focus from internet content regulation through speech control laws to a focus on platform regulation which bypasses the legislature. A properly thought-out platform responsibility regime would go a long way in resolving the issues of internet content regulation in Nigeria and may put an end to the continuous friction between the government and internet stakeholders.

01.12.2022

Africa’s Internet Control Problem: New Frames for Combating Internet Shutdowns in Africa

In the second of our two-part series, this commentary proposes an integrated approach towards combating the prevalent issue of internet shutdowns in Africa, based on multistakeholder ideals.

29.11.2022

Internet Rights and the New Frontier of the Fight for Freedom in Africa

As more Africans access the Internet and as activities on the Internet have blossomed, so have actions which threaten the rights of Internet users in Africa. Left unchecked, these actions compromise the safety of Internet users, depreciate the Internet and retard developmental growth and efforts. Across the continent, there is a clear call to action on the latest frontier of the war for human rights.

29.11.2022

To Kill a Mockingbird: Inside Nigeria's Self-Sabotaging Approach to Technology Regulation

The technology industry in Nigeria remains one of the most exciting in Africa, and in the world. The growth and potential shown by the technology ecosystem in Nigeria have been immense despite hostile regulation and unsavoury business conditions. We looked at Nigeria's approach to technology regulation in the past 6 years reminding the government why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.

01.08.2022

Weighing the Impacts of Renewable Energy Integration on Nigeria’s Power Sector

Globally, the power sector is one of the largest sources of carbon emissions, specifically about 14.8% of Nigeria’s carbon emissions emanate from the sector. We look at the possible effects of renewable energy integration on the Nigerian Power Sector and some policy options to consider.

16.06.2022

Sidelined: Africa is Insecure.

An offshoot of the Russian invasion has been that the many dimensions of insecurity in Africa have been laid bare. In our third instalment on the Russo-Ukraine conflict, this section will address the effects of the conflict on various dimensions of security within the continent.

13.06.2022

Sidelined: Energy and the money side of things

Energy is often credited with shaping human civilisation. In the second instalment of our series on the Russian invasion, we discuss the energy implications of the conflict and how it has shaped Africa’s response to same.

07.06.2022

Sidelined: Africa navigating an order in flux from the peripheries.

As tension between Russia and Ukraine continues, some strategic steps have been taken globally to address the situation. Continuing with our Russo-Ukraine conflict series, we analyse the veracity of the claim that African countries have failed to take a definite stand against Russia's military operations in Ukraine and provides some context regarding Africa's approach to conflict.

03.06.2022

Evil’s soft first touches or a Beginner's guide to Post-Cold War Cold War

As tension between Russia and Ukraine escalates, the world watches closely and several decisive steps have been taken by some nations to quell the situation. We analyse the origin of the crisis and provide some context regarding what it could possibly escalate to if we don't learn from history.

20.03.2022