Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a joint press conference with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the State House in Entebbe, Uganda, on July 26, 2022.
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Social Media Has Given African Youth a Voice but Some Governments are Shutting Them Down
Uganda, Tanzania and Angola are some of the African countries where citizens have been convicted of insulting presidents through remarks on TikTok, reflecting the increasing crackdown of dissent on social media.
