The event was due to be held in a venue partly funded by China and follows a Zambian environmental disaster involving a Chinese state firm
The postponement of RightsCon: Another case of the dragon’s hold on Africa?
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Zambia censors an international conference…on censorship
Government demanded disclosure of critical information related to key thematic issues at RightsCon
Poet Mohamed Tadjadit has become the voice of Algeria’s discontented youth
The voice of the Hirak movement faces the death penalty for highlighting the challenges facing the country’s youth through his words
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The Gen Z revolution will be polarised
Index talks to young people around the world about free expression and censorship in an increasingly sophisticated online world
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s freedom message
The singer-turned-politician refuses to give up despite threats to his life
When the saviour becomes the monster: Museveni’s 40-year rule
As Yoweri Museveni celebrates 40 years in power, Danson Kahyana reflects on how the dictator has strengthened his hold on Uganda
Starlink offers a glimmer of hope in the internet darkness
Uganda is the latest country to shut down the internet as people goes to the polls
Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan named Tyrant of the Year
A Tanzanian poet reflects on her country’s president winning our annual poll of despots against fierce competition
Discord for Morocco’s football-loving Gen Z as country hosts Africa Cup
Morocco’s youth have erupted against a system that invests in spectacle while its citizens die in silence
Freedom of expression in Africa. Index on Censorship covers free speech, freedom of religion, artistic freedom on the continent of Africa.