Zambia’s ‘New Dawn’ should cover digital rights and freedom of online expression
President Hakainde Hichilema declared a “new dawn” for Zambia in his inauguration speech on August 24, 2021. It is critical that this transformation extend to the realm of the internet. According to recent Freedom House and Paradigm Initiative research, digital rights in Zambia suffered under former President Edgar Lungu. Zambians witnessed this during the August…