A person holds their phone during a research session in Lagos, Nigeria, September 2016. Photo by ARipstra (WMF) via Wikimedia …
Author: Bill Hanson
Kenya must implement data protection law before 2022 presidential election
M-PESA mobile money and Equity agent in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo by Fiona Graham via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Last …
Arab states’ reconciliation with Qatar leaves pro-unity Saudis behind bars
A screenshot from France24 report showing Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani being welcomed in an embrace by Saudi …
Social media blackout, violent crackdown on opposition ahead of presidential elections in Uganda
Campaign posters for Ugandan’s 2016 elections. Image by Maxence, January 7, 2016 (CC BY 2.0) With just hours ahead of …
Why I might not go back to El Salvador
Photo taken by the author on her last visit to El Salvador in June 2019 This story was originally published …
Mass arrests in Hong Kong of participants in the pro-democracy camp’s July 2020 primaries
50+ arrested in Hong Kong. Image from the Stand News. Used with permission. On January 6, more than 50 activists …
Despite attacks and threats, a Brazilian priest distributes aid to São Paulo’s growing homeless population
Júlio Lancellotti (right) with one of the beneficiaries of the activities of St Michael the Archangel Parish, wearing a top …
A time for introspection
Rwanda reacts early and effectively to the pandemic with this hand-washing facility at the bus terminal in Kigali in mid-March. …
In Belarus, a new civic culture is born out of recycled historical symbols in urban yards
Minsk’s industrial suburbs united, with their own white-red-white flags: Altayskaya, Anharskaya, Sokal, Partyzanski district and Shabany. The latter is the …