UN Forum on Forests: 5 things you need to know
1. Forests are essential to life on Earth
Forests cover 31 per cent of the Earth’s land area, contain over 80 per cent of the...
2022 Year in Review | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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EFF believes we can create a future where our rights not only follow us online, but are enhanced by new technology....
Activating ‘citizen mode’ to support democracy from the ground up
People around the world should be able to play a more significant role in decision and policy-making processes that impact them and their communities...
The U.S. Deserves Stronger Spyware Protections Than Biden’s Executive Order
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U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that limits U.S. government agencies from using commercially available spyware – but...
First Appellate Court Finds Geofence Warrant Unconstitutional
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The California Court of Appeal has held that a geofence warrant seeking information on all devices located within several densely-populated areas...
Huge potential for South Africa’s electric vehicle market
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EFF at FIFAfrica 2023 | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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EFF is excited to be in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for this year's iteration of the Forum on Internet Freedom in...
Football Fights Back: new F.C. launched to tackle the deadly disease
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On World Malaria Day, football legends Luís Figo and Khalilou Fadiga have teamed up with the RBM Partnership to...
Age Verification Mandates Would Undermine Anonymity Online
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Age verification systems are surveillance systems. Mandatory age verification, and with it, mandatory identity verification, is the wrong approach to protecting...
Online Safety: Fund seeks applicants for grant awards
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A new google.org-supported call for applications for the award of grants under its $1,000,000 Africa Online Safety Fund (AOSF)...
Se difunden experiencias del CIP en seguridad alimentaria y nutricional
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Desde hace más de dos décadas, la desnutrición infantil en la región andina del Perú ha sido muy alta y la...
Discovering hope: Potato and sweetpotato technology transforming lives in drought and conflict-affected Ethiopia
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In recent years, Ethiopia has faced formidable challenges, grappling with prolonged droughts and ongoing conflicts that have inflicted severe food insecurity,...
Court Accepts EFF’s Amicus Brief on the Right to Publish Code in Tornado Cash...
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Protecting the First Amendment rights of coders to develop and publish code is a core EFF value. It’s also one where...
On His 42nd Birthday, Alaa Abd El Fattah’s Family Files UN Petition for His...
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Today is the birthday of Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent Egyptian-British coder, blogger, activist, and one of the most high-profile political...
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Social media abuse in the spotlight in Zambia
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Trafficking in the Sahel: Killer cough syrup and fake medicine
This feature, which focuses on the illegal trade in substandard and fake medicines, is part of a UN News series exploring the fight against...
Dr Oulie Keita appointed as Greenpeace Africa Executive Director
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Mali-born development expert Dr Oulie Keita has been appointed as Greenpeace Africa’s Substantive Executive Director after an intensive and...
Downward slide in global food prices continues: FAO
Price indices for vegetable oils, dairy and sugar drove the January decline, the UN food agency said, issuing two new reports on food production...
ThisTree partners with China’s NPP Power to sell and distribute lithium-ion batteries in Southern...
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NGO Spearheads Efforts to eradicate Sexual Reproductive Discrimination among the Muslim community in Homa...
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By Lenah Bosibori
In the heart of Homa Bay County, The African Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) a dedicated non-governmental...
Unlocking prosperity: The National Potato Strategy for Nigeria
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October 2023 (Jos Plateau, Nigeria) The National Potato Strategy for Nigeria was launched to usher in a new era for Nigeria’s...
Why Maputo Protocol is still a ‘mixed feeling’ for the African girls and women
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African Girls and Young Women in all their diversities converged recently in Nairobi, Kenya for the SheLeads 3rd AGYW Festival...
Meet CIP-Matilde – International Potato Center
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HIRTY-FOUR potato varieties have already been developed and released by CIP and the National Agricultural Innovation Institution (INIA) in Peru, helping farmers...
