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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | African information technology experts on Tuesday called for intensifying measures to ensure that children are safe on the internet as COVID-19 pushes many online. Ezra Chiloba, the director-general of the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA), noted that with socialization limited and schools closed for some periods, …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda has embarked on setting up a regional business process outsourcing center in Luwero town council. The center which is an Information and Communication Technology hub is the second in Uganda, and will be set up at Luwero community hall in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Information and Communication Technology-ICT, Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo has directed the National Information Technology Authority Uganda-NITA-U, to reduce the cost of internet in order to ease the cost of doing business. Recent research showed that Uganda has the most expensive mobile data …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | A Sudanese court on Tuesday issued a ruling requiring the communications companies to immediately restore the internet service which has been blocked since Oct. 25. “The judge of Khartoum North Court has issued a ruling on the case filed by Sudanese consumers protection society obligating the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Nov.04, the National Information Technology Authority Uganda held a cyber security awareness conference aimed at increasing the public awareness and vigilance about the day-to-day cyber threats. Dubbed Do Your Part, #BeCyberSmart, the conference brought together different key players in cyber security including ministry of ICT …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Online lectures have attracted a physical presence of students at Makerere University. The online lectures resumed on October 4 but due to Covid-19 restrictions, students are not expected not to be physically at the university. Since then, students have been gathering in big …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development has asked children who continue facing a risk of being harassed and exposed to inappropriate materials as they study over the internet to report such cases directly to them through the government toll-free line, also known as the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen-year-old Ritah (not real names) is currently a resident at Wakisa Ministries, an abuse and pregnancy crisis centre in Wakiso district. A herdsman lured the teenager into sex last year after introducing her to pornography. She explains that she would watch pornography with the herdsman whenever …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 100 people arrested for electoral violence and other crimes are languishing in prisons following the failure by Luwero Chief Magistrate Court to secure stable internet to handle their cases. There are over 362 cases pending before Luwero Magistrate Court. These comprise 285 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is a constitutional right for every Ugandan to have access to information but this provision of the Constitution has been breached by the prolonged ban on internet use and poor network coverage, MPs have noted. Members of Parliament are concerned that at the time when …