West Africa: MFWA Partners Unwanted Witness, DPC, Hewlett Foundation for 8th Privacy Symposium Africa

West Africa: MFWA Partners Unwanted Witness, DPC, Hewlett Foundation for 8th Privacy Symposium Africa

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is partnering with Uganda-based Unwanted Witness (UW), Ghana’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), and the Hewlett Foundation to organise the eighth edition of the Privacy Symposium Africa (PSA), themed “Money. Data. Control.” The symposium, which will take place on 25 and 26 November 2026, seeks to examine the intersection…

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West Africa: MFWA Partners Unwanted Witness, DPC, Hewlett Foundation for 8th Privacy Symposium Africa

Africa: Ethiopia to Host 4th International Symposium of African Constitutional Courts

Addis Ababa — Ethiopia will host the 4th International Symposium of African Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions, the Council of Constitutional Inquiry (CCI) announced. At a press briefing today, Dessalegn Weyessa, Director General of the CCI Secretariat, said the event opens on 28 November 2025 at the African Union Assembly Hall. The symposium’s theme is…

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West Africa: MFWA Partners Unwanted Witness, DPC, Hewlett Foundation for 8th Privacy Symposium Africa

Africa: Symposium Unpacks Partnerships and Possibilities for a Water-Secured Africa

The University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted the RRIP Futures and Partnerships Symposium on 10 and 11 September, which is a culmination of three years of collaborative research under the project Reorienting Research, Innovation & Practice (RRIP) to Address Future Water Challenges in Africa. The symposium brought together academics, practitioners, policy makers, and community partners,…

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