#42 Digital Rights and Democratic Resilience in Africa’s Online Space
What happens when digital spaces expand faster than democratic systems can keep up?
In this episode of Zooming in on Hate, Lydia El-Khouri speaks with Charlie Ngounou, Founder and President of AfroLeadership, about the realities of online hate, disinformation, and digital rights across African contexts.
From limited legal frameworks and uneven internet access to the power of anonymity and the risks of censorship, Charlie unpacks how online harms affect democratic participation both on the continent and within the diaspora.
But this is not just a story of challenges—it’s also about opportunity. Digital spaces are enabling new forms of civic engagement, economic participation, and political expression, even in constrained environments.