Pan-African digital rights group Paradigm Initiative (PIN) will join stakeholders from across the continent for the 2025 Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica25), which opens on Wednesday, September 24, in Windhoek, Namibia. PIN said it would leverage its research and advocacy to draw attention to emerging digital threats, including internet shutdowns, online surveillance, data breaches, shrinking civic space, and the digital divide. “Across Africa, digital threats such as internet shutdowns, harassment of journalists and citizens, rampant disinformation, and increased surveillance are undermining human rights and stalling digital development,” the organisation said ahead of the forum. During the event, PIN will host a Digital Rights Academy and participate in at least six sessions on topics ranging from digital inclusion and cybersecurity to protecting journalists and vulnerable groups online. The PIN delegation is led by Thobekile Matimbe, Senior Manager for Partnerships and Engagements, alongside Sani Suleiman, Programmes Officer; Chiti Mbizule, Programmes Officer for Southern Africa; and Moussa Waly Sene, Programmes Officer for Francophone Africa.