Several members of Global Voice’s sub-Saharan Africa team attended and presented on digital rights, internet shutdowns, freedom of expression and digital security, among other topics. Since 2018, Ethiopia's new prime minister Abiy Ahmed has ushered in a series of unprecedented reforms that have renewed dialogues on digital rights in Ethiopia. Several Ethiopian journalists, bloggers and political aspirants attended the forum to share formal and informal insights into Ethiopia's current digital rights climate. #FIFAfrica19 #InternetFreedom pic.twitter.com/LuT0KsVbtW — GV SSAfrica (@gvssafrica) September 25, 2019Global Voices is proud to partner with CIPESA as inaugural grantees for the African Digital Rights Fund. Read CIPESA's latest report, “State of Internet Freedom in Africa,” released at FIFAfrica 2019.

Source: Ethiopian News October 09, 2019 07:07 UTC