Regulating New Media in Africa: Politics, Law and Governance
Intellect (2026), 242 pp.
"A collection of research on digital media regulatory interventions across Africa, an area that has largely been overlooked in the literature. It considers a range of perspectives from scholars within and outside Africa on the subject, providing a compendium on digital media regulation on the continent." (Publisher description)
According to the publisher, the title will be released in April 2026.
Introduction / Vincent Obia and Sulayman Bah
PART 1: REGULATORY TRENDS AND THE RESEARCH LANDSCAPE
1 Regulating Digital Technologies in Africa: Navigating a Shifting Tech Landscape / Hayes Mawindi Mabwezara
2 Human Rights, Freedom of Expression, and Multi-Stakeholderism in the Regulation of New Media Technologies in Africa – Interview with Guilherme Canela / Vincent Obia
3 Mapping A Research Agenda for Digital Media Regulation in Africa: A Systematic Analysis / Vincent Obia
PART 2: STATE POLICY APPROACHES AND REGULATORY CHALLENGES
4 Cyber Security Laws, Digital Media Spaces and Media Freedoms in Zambia / Youngson Ndawana, Joanne Knowles, and Elastus Mambwe
5 Morocco’s Approach to Digital Media Regulation: State Policy, Power Asymmetry, Platform Dialogue – Interview with Latifa Akharbach / Yemisi Akinbobola
6 Regime Change? Digitalisation, Media Convergence and the Constraints to Reforming Ghana’s Analogue Era Regulatory System / Kobina Bedu-Addo
7 Broadcast Media Regulation and Democratic Transitions in Africa: A Nigerian and South African Case Study / Yemisi Akinbobola, Vincent Obia, and Trust Matsilele
PART 3: DIGITAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP: FRICTIONS, TENSIONS, REACTIONS
8 Balancing Freedom with Responsibility or Simply Pandering to Political Whims: An Analysis of Kenya’s Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018 / Esther King’ori and Maureen Syallow
9 Interrogating Online Journalism Regulation and Censorship in Africa – Interview with Churchill Otieno / Sulayman Bah
10 Senegal’s Approach to Digital Media Regulation: Limited Civil Society Consultation, State Control, and the Need for a Continental Approach to Governance – Interview with David Diaz-Jogeix / Sulayman Bah
11 Evasive Journalism: Circumventing the Regulation of Online Journalism in The Gambia / Sulayman Bah
Conclusion / Winston Mano
PART 1: REGULATORY TRENDS AND THE RESEARCH LANDSCAPE
1 Regulating Digital Technologies in Africa: Navigating a Shifting Tech Landscape / Hayes Mawindi Mabwezara
2 Human Rights, Freedom of Expression, and Multi-Stakeholderism in the Regulation of New Media Technologies in Africa – Interview with Guilherme Canela / Vincent Obia
3 Mapping A Research Agenda for Digital Media Regulation in Africa: A Systematic Analysis / Vincent Obia
PART 2: STATE POLICY APPROACHES AND REGULATORY CHALLENGES
4 Cyber Security Laws, Digital Media Spaces and Media Freedoms in Zambia / Youngson Ndawana, Joanne Knowles, and Elastus Mambwe
5 Morocco’s Approach to Digital Media Regulation: State Policy, Power Asymmetry, Platform Dialogue – Interview with Latifa Akharbach / Yemisi Akinbobola
6 Regime Change? Digitalisation, Media Convergence and the Constraints to Reforming Ghana’s Analogue Era Regulatory System / Kobina Bedu-Addo
7 Broadcast Media Regulation and Democratic Transitions in Africa: A Nigerian and South African Case Study / Yemisi Akinbobola, Vincent Obia, and Trust Matsilele
PART 3: DIGITAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP: FRICTIONS, TENSIONS, REACTIONS
8 Balancing Freedom with Responsibility or Simply Pandering to Political Whims: An Analysis of Kenya’s Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018 / Esther King’ori and Maureen Syallow
9 Interrogating Online Journalism Regulation and Censorship in Africa – Interview with Churchill Otieno / Sulayman Bah
10 Senegal’s Approach to Digital Media Regulation: Limited Civil Society Consultation, State Control, and the Need for a Continental Approach to Governance – Interview with David Diaz-Jogeix / Sulayman Bah
11 Evasive Journalism: Circumventing the Regulation of Online Journalism in The Gambia / Sulayman Bah
Conclusion / Winston Mano
