Welcome to the 2022 Africa Internet Governance Forum! The conference is scheduled for July 18-21, 2022 at Bingu Wa Mutharika International Convention Centre (BICC), Lilongwe, Malawi. Recordings are available after each session for you to explore and enjoy anytime. Contact us: info@afigf.africa
This session will highlight the challenges of digital inclusion in Africa and bring together a diverse range of experts from the government, academia and civil society to interrogate policy and legislative frameworks addressing digital inclusion. The session will canvas the experiences in Africa, government responses and highlight the recommendations the various stakeholders can make.
Founder and Executive Director, Youth and Society (YAS)
Charles Kajoloweka is a frontline human rights activist, Founder and Executive Director of Youth and Society (YAS), a non-profit human rights and governance watchdog in Malawi. He has 10 years’ experience in human rights, governance, youth development and NGO leadership. Charles... Read More →
Francis Bisika, (Principal Secretary, Department of E-Government) Francis is the Principal Secretary responsible for E-Government in Malawi. He has been instrumental in the development of ICT in Malawi and within the SADC Region. He serves in several ICT advisory capacities within... Read More →
Jimmy Kainja is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Malawi. He teaches Media, Communication and Cultural Studies. His areas of research interest are media and communications policy, journalism, new media, digital rights, freedom of expression, access to information and the intersection... Read More →
Thobekile Matimbe is a human rights lawyer, researcher and social justice activist. She serves as a Community Manager at Paradigm Initiative advocating for digital rights in Africa. She has over 10 years legal and civic engagement experience and has served in the Zimbabwean judiciary... Read More →
Executive Director, Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation-Malawi
Michael Kaiyatsa is the Executive Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation(CHRR), a local nongovernmental organisation that focuses on human rights, governance,gender equality and women empowerment. He is also a founding member and interim vicechairperson of the... Read More →
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