Guinea’s internet and phone call services are set to be disrupted over the weekend as the country holds two key polls, telecommunications company Guinean Broadband (Guilab) has announced. The firm said the disruption would be caused by planned maintenance work to undersea cables that would affect the whole region, not[Read More…]
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Coronavirus: ‘No Evidence Of Link To Temperature’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said there is as yet no evidence that the spread of coronavirus is reduced in Africa because of the higher temperatures there. The virus has so far multiplied more slowly in Africa than in Asia or Europe, but 34 African countries have now reported[Read More…]
South Africa Enacts Regulations Criminalizing ‘Disinformation’ On Coronavirus Outbreak
The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed concern over newly passed regulations in South Africa that criminalize disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic and could potentially prompt other countries to adopt more repressive rules and censorship against the press. The South African government enacted new regulations, which CPJ reviewed, criminalizing statements intended[Read More…]
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