Bridging the digital divide: The rise of community internet in Africa
KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the role decentralised networks are playing in increasing access to the internet…
Slowdowns and shutdowns: Africans challenge internet restrictions
Nairobi, Kenya/Durban, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation Internet curbs and shutdowns in African countries have disrupted communication and complicated everyday life for millions of people over the last year, with Sudan becoming the latest nation hit by sweeping connectivity blocks this week. Telecommunications were interrupted in Sudan on Monday after the army seized power from a transitional government in a coup […]