maxence melo

Maxence M. Melo
Maxence Melo is a Tanzanian Building Economist turned Digital Innovator and “Information Architect”.

He leads JamiiAfrica, a dynamic regional non-profit entity on a mission to create a well-informed citizenry, promote responsive governance, and encourage active citizen participation.

He has played an enormous role in revolutionising digital democracy while promoting Transparency & Accountability.

Maxence was recognised by the African Union as one of the top 3 Leading African Innovators for Change in 2018 for strengthening the viability of Whistleblowing Policy tools in Africa.

Maxence is a recipient of various awards, including the 2019 International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Between December 2016 and November 2020, he appeared before the court 159 times on three charges related to protecting his clients' personal data in Tanzania.

In 2023, he was appointed as a Board Member of Tanzania’s Personal Data Protection Commission, representing CSOs, the Media, and the Private Sector.

Other local Awards

He is a recipient of various Human Rights Defenders awards, including the Online Freedom of Speech Champion in Tanzania 2018 by Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) and the Daudi Mwangosi Award (2019) by the Union of Tanzania Press Clubs - an award for Promotion of Media Freedom in Tanzania.
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    Kesi namba 457: Mahakama yasema Maxence Melo na Micke William hawana Kesi ya kujibu! Yawaachia huru

    Kesi namba 457 (Jamhuri v Maxence Melo na mwenzake Micke William) inayohusu kampuni za CUSNA Investment na Ocean Link kudaiwa kukwepa kodi Bandarini Dar na kunyanyasa wafanyakazi wa kitanzania imeendelea leo Juni 01, 2018 katika Mahakama ya Mkazi, Kisutu. Akisoma shauri hilo Hakimu Godfrey...
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    Habari Wakuu, Shukrani za dhati kwa wale wote ambao wamekuwa nasi katika safari hii toka Disemba 2016 hadi sasa. Kuweka wepesi kwa wadau mbali mbali ambao wamekuwa wakifuatilia mienendo ya Kesi zinazowakabili Mkurugenzi Mtendaji, ndugu Maxence Melo na mwanahisa wa Jamii Media ndugu Micke...
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    Kesi dhidi ya JamiiForums: Meneja wa OILCOM (T) LTD atoa ushahidi, vielelezo vyake vyapingwa... Shauri laahirishwa

    Wakuu, Leo Kesi namba 456 inayowakabili Maxence Melo na Micke William imeendelea tena katika Mahakama ya Hakimu Mkazi, Kisutu mbele ya Hakimu Thomas Simba kwa kusikilizwa Shahidi wa tatu na wa nne katika kesi hii. Tayari shahidi wa kwanza kwenye kesi hii alishafanyiwa mahojiano na kutoa...
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    Kesi dhidi ya JamiiForums: Shahidi adai waliomba taarifa za mteja bila kutaja ni kwa mujibu wa sheria gani

    Wakuu, Leo Kesi namba 456 inayowakabili Maxence Melo na Micke William imeendelea tena katika Mahakama ya Hakimu Mkazi, Kisutu mbele ya Hakimu Thomas Simba kwa kusikilizwa Shahidi wa tatu na wa nne katika kesi hii. Tayari shahidi wa kwanza kwenye kesi hii alishafanyiwa mahojiano na kutoa...
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    Tanzania’s anti-corruption government is stifling the “Swahili Wikileaks”

    Africa SUSPENDED REALITY Tanzania’s anti-corruption government is stifling the “Swahili Wikileaks” Abdi Latif Dahir December 12, 2017 Not so rosy presidency. (AP Photo/Khalfan Said) Dar es Salaam Maxence Melo is a man who knows the insides of Tanzania’s courthouses all too well. In...
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    Sehemu ya II: Jamhuri vs JamiiForums kuhusu Oilcom na Uchakachuaji mafuta/Ukwepaji Kodi bandarini Dar

    Habari Wakuu, Kutoka Kisutu, kesi namba 456 ambayo inahusu kuzuia taarifa za upelelezi wa jeshi la Polisi inayowakabili wakurugenzi wa JamiiForums, Maxence Melo na Mike William inaendelea kuunguruma leo Mahakama ya Kisutu. Kesi hii iliahirishwa jana, hivyo leo inaendelea. Kujua kilichojiri...
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    Kesi namba 456: Jamhuri dhidi ya JamiiForums - Oilcom na Uchakachuaji/Ukwepaji kodi bandarini Dar

    Habari waungwana, Kutoka Kisutu, baada ya kuhairishwa mara kadhaa kutokana na ushahidi kutokamilika, kesi namba 456 ambayo inahusu kuzuia taarifa za upelelezi wa jeshi la Polisi inayowakabili wakurugenzi wa JamiiForums, Maxence Melo na Mike William imeanza kuunguruma Rasmi Mahakama ya Kisutu...
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    Maxence Melo Charged with Obstruction of Investigations and Operating a Domain Not Registered

    Jamii Forums Founder, Maxence Melo has been charged with three offences before a court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The charges are: 1: Management of a domain not registered in Tanzania under Section 79(c) of the Electronic and Postal Communications Act (2010). 2: Obstruction of investigations...

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