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DataMustFall Campaign in South Africa  12: Silence and Silent the SóróSoké Generation: The Politicisation of Social Media in Nigeria

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Impressively, the case studies collected in this book come from West, Central, East, and Southern Africa. They insightfully and innovatively cover the pivotal issue of communications rights from diverse perspectives ? from digital inclusion and communication rights of marginalised communities to ordinary citizens? battles with Internet shutdowns and the struggles to legislate intellectual property rights in contexts of digitalisation. In putting together this book, Tendai Chari and Ufuoma Akpojivi have given students, researchers, policymakers, media professionals, and rights activists a must-have and must-read piece of work.

Dr Teke Ngomba, Associate Professor of Media Studies Aarhus University, Denmark

In this edited collection, Tendai Chari and Ufuoma Akpojivi assemble an array of engaging and thought-provoking case studies related to communication rights in Africa. The book will be a valuable reference point for those concerned with understanding and furthering communication rights in the African context and beyond. 

Dr Giles Moss, Associate Professor in Media and Politics, School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds, United Kingdom

This ground-breaking volume examines enduring and emerging discourses around communication rights in Africa, arguing they should be considered an integral component of human rights discourse. The book will interest those in the fields of media studies, journalism, human rights, political science, public policy, as well as general readers.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Communication Rights in Africa: Theoretical and Practical Considerations  Part I: Cultural and Minority Rights  1: Language-Cultural Barrier in Ubang Community: A Critical Assessment of the Communication Rights of Women and the Girl-Child  2: Silicon Savannah or Digitising Marginalisation? A Reflection of Kenya?s Government Digitization Policies, Strategies and Projects  3: Please do not call it human right: a Southern Epistemological perspective on the digital inclusion of people with disabilities in South Africa  4: The Interdependence of Communication, Political, and Socio-Economic Rights: Examining the Lived Experiences of Digitally Marginalised Netizens Before and During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Lagos State, Nigeria. Part II: Digital Citizenship  5: Cabo Delgado Também é Moçambique: The Paths of Youth Digital Activism in a Restrictive Context  6: Citizen journalism and the entrenchment of communication rights in Zimbabwe Part III: Freedom, Censorship and Intellectual Property Rights  7: ?The right to tell my story as I please?: Regulation and self-censorship in the Nigerian film industry  8: A critical review of intellectual property rights: The case of Nigeria  9: Internet shutdowns in semi-authoritarian regimes: The case of Cameroon  10: Fake news v Freedom of expression. Legislating media trademarks infringements on Social Media Platforms in Kenya and South Africa  Part IV: Politics of Digital Infrastructures  11: Politics of Digital Infrastructures in the Global South: The Case of