Digital Rights
Promoting transparency and accountability regarding digital rights in Africa is part of iWatch Africa’s core mandate. Our reportage and advocacy focuses on three main areas: I. Data Governance, II. Digital Inclusion and III. Security, Safety, Stability and Resilience.
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Open Data Day 2021: iWatch Africa to focus on safety of women journalists & equal development online
iWatch Africa 2021 Open Data Day Although the social media boom in Africa has presented many opportunities to the millions…
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How Big Tech’s Content Moderation Policies Could Jeopardize Users in Authoritarian Regimes
Social media advocates have historically lauded its ability to facilitate democratic progress by connecting people over space and time, enabling…
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iWatch Africa to launch its 2021 ‘Policy Dialogue Series’ on Saturday, Jan 16
iWatch Africa will officially unveil its maiden ‘Policy Dialogue Series’ on Saturday, 16th January 2021 as part of a broader…
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Gideon Sarpong writes: Ghanaian women journalists face threats, abuse in carrying out mandate
Although the social media boom in Africa has presented many opportunities to the millions of users including access to information,…
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Predictions for 2021: Digital Rights, Global Security, Climate Change & Expectations of the Biden Administration – Part 1
With a very challenging 2020 dominated by the global COVID-19 pandemic quickly coming to an end, iWatch Africa is looking…
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Daniel Abugre Anyorigya writes: Social Media, Electoral Integrity & Ghana Police Service
“God bless our homeland Ghana and make our nation great and strong. Bold to defend forever the cause of freedom…
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#FIFAfrica20: iWatch Africa accounts for its efforts at sanitising the online space of Ghana
iWatch Africa, a not-for-profit organisation, based in Accra on 29th September 2020 presented to the world its efforts at developing…
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#FIFAfrica20: iWatch Africa calls on tech multinationals to do more to protect journalists & rights activists in Africa
Policy Director of iWatch Africa, Gideon Sarpong has called on tech multinationals such as Facebook, Google and Twitter to do…
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Q2 Report: Manasseh Azure, Nana Aba Anamoah & Justice Annan among most abused journalists online
iWatch Africa’s second-quarter tracking of online abuse and harassment directed at journalists and rights activists in Ghana has established that…
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