We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Zambian Cybersecurity Initiative Foundation (ZCSIF) for its support during the 2025 Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF25). The Zambian Cyber Security Initiative Foundation works to enhance digital safety, cybersecurity awareness, and

🤝 Stronger together for digital rights in #Cameroon The March 14-15, 2025 Digital Rights Academy and Digital Rights and Elections in Africa Monitor (DREAM) in Yaoundé, Cameroon was possible thanks to the collaboration between Paradigm Initiative and Civic Watch Together, we

Yesterday in Tanzania, we took another step toward bridging the digital divide. The Tanzania School of Community Networks, a one-day, in-person training hosted by Paradigm Initiative (PIN) and the Tanzania Community Networks Polytechnic College, brought together participants

𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 “Give kids gadgets without skills and they’re just expensive toys.” That’s the blunt assessment from 'Gbénga Ṣẹ̀san, our Executive Director at Paradigm Initiative (PIN), in a new long-form feature

📍 Update: Digital Rights Academy, Tanzania We just wrapped up our Digital Rights Academy in Tanzania. Hosted in partnership with Tech & Media Convergency,we focused on building capacities of media representatives, political parties, and civil society representatives on digital

𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐅𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩 As #DRIF25 Day 2 progressed, the spotlight turned to cross-cutting issues shaping Africa’s digital reality, from gender justice to financial crime, surveillance, and the rights of displaced persons. These sessions tackled urgent, often

From the margins to the mainstream, these discussions urged action to ensure no one is left behind in the digital age. #DRIF25

Yesterday, at Digital Rights and Elections in Africa Monitor (DREAM) Tanzania, I asked Tanzania—22nd of 27 African countries in terms of compliance with rights-respecting civic space according to @paradigmhq’s TheScore Index—to stop clampdowns as they approach a defining election

Ayeta: Know the threats, protect your data! Journalists and human rights defenders are often targets of cyber threats. But you don’t have to be one of them to stay safe. Use strong passwords – Enable 2FA on all accounts Beware of phishing – Verify emails before clicking links

🚨 PRESS RELEASE As Tanzania heads toward its 2025 General Elections, online freedoms are increasingly under threat. Paradigm Initiative (PIN) and Tech & Media Convergency have raised the alarm on censorship, access restrictions, and digital repression. 🔗 Read more:

The second day of our 2025 Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum, #DRIF25 wrapped up with a powerful moment: the official launch of the Londa24 digital rights and inclusion report, spotlighting key insights from across Africa. The evening was capped with the premiere of the

📍𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐈𝐆𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 - 𝐃𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐚𝐦, 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 From May 28, Paradigm Initiative has been actively engaging in vital conversations at the Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. On Day 1,

Why the Paradigm Initiative (PIN) book and why now? PIN was not built overnight and it certainly was not built alone. In The PIN Story: A Work in Progress, our Executive Director, 'Gbénga Ṣẹ̀san shares the untold stories of people, challenges, and behind-the-scenes decisions that

📍𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩: 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐈𝐆𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 |𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚, 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 Paradigm Initiative (PIN) is at the forefront of discussions on rights, responsibility, and resilience in the digital space in the Global South. Yesterday at

📍 Yaoundé, Cameroon | Digital Rights Academy In today’s information age, journalists and communications professionals are the first line of defense for digital rights. That’s why Paradigm Initiative, in partnership with Civic Watch Cameroon, hosted the Digital Rights Academy

𝐀𝐲𝐞𝐭𝐚: 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚! Across Africa, digital rights violations take many forms; censorship, surveillance, harassment, and even deadly attacks on journalists. #Cameroon: Journalists who expose corruption face extreme

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! May was intense and exciting for us. We raised our voices against internet disruptions in Tanzania and Kenya, trained lawyers at our Francophone Africa Digital Rights Academy, and showed up strong at

#𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 - 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 On May 22nd in #Abuja, Nigeria, we brought the LondaPulse campaign to life at the West Africa Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF). Our