Internet Shutdowns in Africa

Technology, Rights and Power
Herausgeber: Anthonio, Felicia; Roberts, Tony

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first book-length comparative analysis of state-sponsored internet shutdowns across all regions of Africa, composed of ten in-depth case studies by African researchers

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Zed Books
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 619g
• ISBN-13: 9781350464285
• ISBN-10: 1350464287
• Artikelnr.: 72611667

Autorenporträt

Tony Roberts is a Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex, where he works on digital inequalities and digital rights. He is currently the Principal Investigator on the GCRF-UKRI-funded African Digital Rights Network. Felicia Anthonio is Campaign Manager for #KeepItOn at Access Now, a global campaign of over 300 organisations that fights against internet shutdowns. She was formerly a programme associate at the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), where she coordinated the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a continental network of free expression organisations in Africa. She is a member of the African Digital Rights Network and a 2019 Fellow of the African Internet Governance School (AfriSIG).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
List of Contributors
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Critical Internet Shutdowns Research in
Africa - Tony Roberts & Felicia Anthonio
Chapter 2. Zimbabwe's 2019 Internet Shutdown: The Interplay of Technology,
Rights and Power
Nompilo Simanje
Chapter 3. Internet Shutdowns in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Arsène Tungali
Chapter 4. Weaponization of the Internet During Zambia's 2021 Election
Susan Mwape
Chapter 5. Human Rights, Armed Conflicts and Internet Shutdowns in Ethiopia
Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew and Lea Mehari Redae
Chapter 6. Internet Shutdowns in Sudan, Power, Counter-Power and Rights
Khattab Hamad
Chapter 7. A Rights-Based Approach to Assessing Internet Shutdowns in
Nigeria
Thobekile Matimbe and Charles Kajoloweka
Chapter 8. Internet Shutdowns in Chad
Qemal Affagnon
Chapter 9. Internet Shutdowns in Senegal: How Power Interests Prevail Over
Citizen Rights
Ababacar Diop
Chapter 10. Internet Shutdowns in Burkina Faso: Technology, Rights and
Power
Harold Adjaho
Chapter 11. Algeria's Internet Shutdowns and School Exams
Kassem Mnejja
Chapter 12. Uganda's 2021 Election: Platforms Versus the State Versus
Citizens
Juliet Nanfuka
Chapter 13. Conclusions on Critical Internet Shutdown Research
Tony Roberts & Felicia Anthonio
Index