When it comes to civil liberties in Africa, Western governments and institutions must put their monies where their mouths are.

The following is a guest post by Robert Muggah and Misha Glenny. Brazil has embraced the digital age with more gusto than most. It is one of the top users of social media and recently signed-off on …

Helani Galpaya is CEO of LIRNEasia, a pro-poor, pro-market think tank working on ICT and infrastructure regulatory and policy issues in the Asia Pacific. You can follow her @helanigalpaya. It’s done…