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Scaling Up Improved Legume Technologies in Tanzania. From Comics to Radio: Targeted Media Campaigns Drive Adoption of Better Agricultural Practices

Canadian International Food Security Fund (2020), 4 pp.
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Synthesis of Evaluations in South Sudan: Lessons Learned for Engagement in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

Logan Cochrane
Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, volume 2, issue 1 (2020), pp. 21-34
"South Sudan is one the largest recipients of official development assistance. Given the complexity of the operational environment, there is a need to learn from the lessons gained to-date. This article seeks to enable better-informed decision making based on a synthesis from humanitarian and develo ... more
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State of Internet Freedom in Uganda 2019: Mapping Trends in Government Internet Controls, 1999-2019

Daniel Mwesigwa
Kampala: CIPESA (2020), 21 pp.
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Digital Vigilantism, Social Media and Cyber Criminality

Karen Allen, Isel van Zyl
Institute for Security Studies (ISS) (2020), 15 pp.
"Social media platforms have become powerful tools to amplify and share narratives. Like many evolving technologies, platforms such as Twitter or Facebook may be used for social good or for ill. Digital vigilantism (whereby social media platforms are used for organised shaming, hounding or doxing of ... more
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Community Driven Governance and Service Delivery Audits in Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi: Africa’s Voices Foundation (2020), 60 pp.
"There is a strong consensus within the governance space that citizen engagement is integral in supporting social accountability and strengthening democracy. The impact of the modalities through which citizens make demands on the degree to which citizens feel empowered to trigger recognition and act ... more
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Media Coverage of Religious Freedom and Diversity in Iraq, Lebanon and Sudan: Content Analysis Report

Safwan Jad, Widad Jarbouh
Beirut: Samir Kassir Foundation; Internews (2020), 57 pp.
"The most mentioned religious groups include Muslims (Sunnis and Shiites). This is logical given that Islam is the majority religion in the three monitored countries. There is also a fair amount of content mentioning Christians in each country as well as Shiites and Sunnis in both Lebanon and Iraq. ... more
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Drivers of data for development: Exploring the factors that enable availability and utility of open data for development in Africa

Amos Simche Lansana, Claude Migisha, Dickson Minjire et al.
Africa Open Data Network (AODN) (2020), 83 pp.
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Social Media and Elections in Africa. Vol. 1: Theoretical Perspectives and Election Campaigns

Martin N. Ndlela, Winston Mano (eds.)
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2020), xv, 237 pp.
"This book brings together fresh evidence and new theoretical frameworks in a unique analysis of the increasing role of social media in political campaigns and electoral processes across Africa. Supported by contemporary and historical cases studies, it engages with the main drives behind the variou ... more
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Mediated Sociability: Audience Participation and Convened Citizen Engagement in Interactive Broadcast Shows in Africa

Sharath Srinivasan, Claudia Abreu Lopes
International Journal of Communication, volume 14 (2020), pp. 2985-3006
"This article examines what drives audience participation in interactive broadcast shows, with implications for the democratic potential of these shows as spaces of citizen engagement and public discussion. It makes three contributions, the first two to audience and media studies and the last to pol ... more
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Analysis of Ethiopia’s Hate Speech and Disinformation Prevention and Suppression Proclamation No.1185/2020

Kampala: CIPESA (2020), 4 pp.
"Although the Proclamation has good intentions of curbing hate speech in Ethiopia, it fundamentally restricts freedom of expression online and the right to information. Further, the proclamation has a chilling effect on online and offline rights, which could lead to self-censorship. For instance, jo ... more
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Fighting Violence Against Women Online: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Frameworks in Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda

Chioma Nwaodike, Nerissa Naidoo
Internews; Pollicy (2020), 25 pp.
"The highest levels of regulation, from international treaties to constitutions, are unambiguous about creating an environment in which women thrive. However, this egalitarian space must be progressively realized, and one aspect of this work is eliminating discrimination, including in relation to ge ... more
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Democracy at Stake: Self-Censorship as a Self-Defence Strategy for Journalists

Gerald Walulya, Goretti L. Nassanga
Media and Communication, volume 8, issue 1 (2020), pp. 5-14
"The media play an essential role of informing and mobilising voters as well as facilitating a two-way communication process between citizens and those vying for electoral offices during elections. This allows citizens to get information on various issues from the contenders, which largely informs t ... more
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The Digital Lives of Refugees and Kenyans with Disabilities in Nairobi: A Human-Centred Design Approach to Identifying Mobile-Enabled Opportunities

London: GSMA (2020), 46 pp.
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Searching for a New Kenya: Politics and Social Media on the Streets of Mombasa

Stephanie Diepeveen
Cambridge: University of Cambridge (2020), xi, 270 pp.
"Searching for a New Kenya analyses public discussion in urban Kenya, focusing on the gatherings of citizens, both in-person and online, where people discuss issues of common concern to shed light on the role public discussion plays in politics and how social media affects political movements. Throu ... more
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Making Civic Space Resilient

Cordaid; Hivos (2020), 31 pp.
"The 10 countries included in this paper all show specific characteristics and contexts but also show similar barriers. Identifying shared characteristics will facilitate the development of shared approaches to deal with shrinking space. Don’t work in silos! It’s (also) about upholding the law: ... more
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Global Information Society Watch 2020. Technology, the Environment and a Sustainable World: Responses from the Global South
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Alan Finlay et al.
Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2020), 268 pp.
"The world is facing an unprecedented climate and environmental emergency. Scientists have identified human activity as primarily responsible for the climate crisis, which together with rampant environmental pollution, and the unbridled activities of the extractive and agricultural industries, pose ... more
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Knowledge and Legitimacy: The Fragility of Digital Mobilisation in Sudan

Siri Lamoureaux, Timm Sureau
Journal of Eastern African Studies, volume 13, issue 1 (2019), pp. 35-53
"This paper examines digital mobilisation with respect to knowledge production, legitimacy and power in Sudan since new communication and surveillance technologies became widespread. Enthusiasm for digital opposition peaked with the Arab Spring and troughed through the repressive government apparatu ... more
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African Media Barometer: Tanzania 2019

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2019), 59 pp.
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Digital Economies at Global Margins
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Mark Graham (ed.)
Cambridge, Mass.; London; Ottawa: MIT Press; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2019), x, 378 pp.
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Community Media: Building Trust and Resilience in Kenyan Post-Election Conflicts

Jacinta Mwende Maweu
African Conflict & Peacebuilding Review, volume 9, issue 2 (2019), pp. 9-32
"This article examines the constructive roles of community and faith-based radio in building resilience and trust in Kenya after post-election violence. Since the 2007/08 post-election violence, Kenya has had two hotly contested elections (2013 and 2017), which have contributed to the lack of trust ... more