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NETIZEN

Digital Citizen Citizen of the NetHistoryWord invented in 1992 by an American academic, Michael Hauben, from the contraction of net (abbreviation of I…

4 mai 2022Read

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AFRICTIVISTES PRIZE : Djamila Boubacar Sahabi, 2021 Citizen Champion

The first AfricTivistes Civic Action Prize 2021 was awarded to Djamila Boubacar Sahabi during the 3rd AfricTivistes Summit, last November 12, in Abidj…

23 avril 2022Read

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ACDEG: 15 years promoting democratic principles in Africa

January 30, 2022 coincided with the 15th anniversary of the African Charter on Elections, Democracy and Governance (ACDEG). But what is the ACDEG real…

15 février 2022Read

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BURKINA FASO: AfricTivistes strongly condemns the military takeover

Following gunfire in several Burkina Faso barracks on Sunday, the military, united under the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (MPSR), …

28 janvier 2022Read

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Sahel Insight: Citizens as key actors in reducing inequalities in the Sahel

AfricTivistes, in partnership with OXFAM and WILDAF, launches the Sahel Insight project to address inequalities in the Sahel. This project aims to pro…

21 décembre 2021Read

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AfricTivistes strongly condemns the arbitrary detention of journalists Ferdinand Ayité and Joël Egah in Togo

On Friday, December 10, 2021, Ferdinand Ayité and Joël Egah, respectively directors of publication of L’Alternative and Fraternité, were charged and p…

21 décembre 2021Read

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Highlights of the Third AfricTivistes Summit

AfricTivistes held its third Summit in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) on 11, 12 and 13 November 2021 under the theme “Promoting the development and democrati…

16 décembre 2021Read

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AfricTivistes urges Burkina government to stop recurrent internet blackouts!

For the past two weeks, the Burkinabe government has been cutting the internet in the country. In a press release issued on 22 November 2021, the Mini…

16 décembre 2021Read

Our events

ONLINE LAUNCH: Civic Tech Fund Africa

SAVE THE DATE! Supporting democratic governance through innovative civic participation: Introducing the CivicTech Fund Africa Online launch event 30 …

16 décembre 2021Read