Protests and Internet Shutdowns

The year 2020 saw a wave of anti-government protests across Africa. In numerous cases, governments shut down social media access denying millions of people the right to information. In this webinar, African Liberty media intern, Lomuthando Nthakomwa gets the opinion of Nigerian attorney, Abbiba Princewill, who doubles as a writing fellow at African Liberty; Rinu Oduola, a youth representative at the Lagos Judicial Panel created in response to the brutal crackdown on #EndSARS protesters in Lagos; and Vincent Kumwenda, a Malawian entrepreneur and CEO of mHub.