On 27-29 September I participated in the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica17), held in Johannesburg, South Africa, as a representative PROTEGE QV, an APC member organisation in Cameroon. This event was of great interest to us, since it is aligned with PROTEGE QV’s ICT4D programme, which advocates for free, open and affordable internet access for everyone. It was an ideal occasion to meet experts and activists in the internet freedom field, to gain new knowledge and insights, and to share our own experiences with other… Read more
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L’Afrique dans son ensemble est confrontée à une crise critique en matière de droits numériques. Les interruptions d’internet sont en hausse, la violation de la vie privée devient courante et les accusations arbitraires ainsi que les poursuites contre les journalistes, les blogueurs et les citoyens ordinaires sur les opinions critiques exprimées sur internet sont endémiques. On dirait que tout le monde se rend compte qu’après avoir restreint les espaces civiques physiques et rendu difficile l’expression hors ligne des citoyens, ce sont désormais des espaces en ligne qui sont attaqués par… Read more
Ceci est un récapitulatif de ma participation au Forum sur les libertés de l’internet en Afrique (FIFAfrica), édition 2017. Cette année, il a été co-organisé par la Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) et l’Association pour le Progrès des Communications (APC) à Johannesburg du 28 au 29 Septembre 2017, #FIFAfrica17.
L’agenda du… Read more
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the fifth African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG).
The 2017 School will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from 28 November to 2 December, to coincide with the African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) which will also take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, from 4 to 6 December 2017.
The first AfriSIG was held in July 2013 in Durban, South Africa, joining a growing global community of practice for the strengthening and… Read more
“It is great that human rights are seen as a priority when it comes to IG, and it’s equally important that users know that they have rights online. As a young African woman in IG, I found myself reflecting on the discourse of gender rights online and how gender rights are perceived and tackled within the IG space. Some of the issues that women & LGBTQ communities face online are:
- Revenge porn (e.g. leaking of nudes & private sex tapes)
- Sexual harassment & stalking
- Sexist jokes that promote rape and violence against women & LGBQT communities … Read more
The African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG) is an annual five-day residential course run by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency. The goal of the School is to develop a pipeline of leading Africans from diverse sectors, backgrounds and ages with the skills to participate in local and international internet governance structures, and shape the future of the internet landscape for Africa’s development.
Alumni from the four editions of AfriSIG held so far are successfully… Read more
La 5e édition du Forum national sur la gouvernance de l’internet du Cameroun s’est tenu du 28 au 30 juin 2017 dans la ville de Kribi.
Cet évènement organisé par l’Agence Nationale des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (ANTIC), sous le thème « Gouvernance de l’internet et réseaux sociaux », a vu la participation de PROTEGE QV, un membre d’APC présent dans ce pays. Protege QV, par la voix de son secrétaire général Avis… Read more
The African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG) was announced this week as the winner of a 2017 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prize, awarded by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in a ceremony at the Geneva International Conference Centre during the annual WSIS Forum 2017.
AfriSIG is a joint initiative of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the NEPAD Agency. The School aims to give Africans from diverse sectors and… Read more
The 2016 African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG) provided a platform for discussion of issues relating to internet governance. The beauty of the school is pegged on the diverse nature of the participants drawn from different countries and from fields that include civil society, academia, the technical community and the government. With mottled experience drawn from different contexts coupled with a mix of dissimilar social and technical backgrounds, participants gear for an explosive learning curve. Through exchanges between participants during the course of the school, they… Read more
Ma participation à l’École Africaine sur la Gouvernance de l’Internet 2016 : Un exercice pratique inoubliable.Jean Paul Nkuruziza
Du 11 au 15 Octobre 2016 à Durban en Afrique du Sud, j’ai eu l’occasion de participer à l’École Africaine sur la Gouvernance de l’Internet, organisée par APC (l’Association pour le Progrès des Communications), en collaboration avec le NEPAD (Nouveau Partenariat pour le Développement de l’Afrique).
Au programme de cette session d’éducation et de renforcement de capacités en matière de Gouvernance de l’Internet, il y eut cet exercice pratique de… Read more