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[Congo]Africtivistes demands the immediate and unconditional release of all activists

On Sunday, March 15th , 2015 members of citizens’ movements in Senegal Fadel Barro, Aliou Sane, rapper Malal Talla alias Fou Malade (members of Y EN A…

11 mars 2024Read

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[Senegal] AfricTivistes and five other organisations demand light be shed on assaullt of journalist Maimouna Ndour Faye

Human rights organizations ARTICLE 19 Senegal and West Africa, Amnesty International Senegal, the Senegalese League for Human Rights (LSDH), the Afric…

2 mars 2024Read

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[Senegal] AfricTivistes, two Senegalese journalists petition the ECOWAS Court over repeated mobile Internet data cuts

Dakar, February 13 2024 AfricTivistes and Senegalese journalists, Moussa Ngom and Ayoba Faye, have petitioned the ECOWAS Court of Justice (ECOWAS Cou…

13 février 2024Read

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[Sénégal] AfricTivistes stands against declining democracy in Senegal!

The days when Senegal was held up as an example of democracy in West Africa seem to be fading fast. On Saturday 3 February, a few hours before the off…

5 février 2024Read

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[Republic of Guinea] AfricTivistes urges swift end to social media block

Access to social networks has been restricted in and around the capital Conakry in Guinea since Novembre 24th. Users are forced to use virtual private…

29 novembre 2023Read

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Online civic space increasingly restricted in Senegal

The inauguration of the National Gendarmerie High Command Headquarters in Dakar was an opportunity for the President of Senegal Macky Sall, to once a…

9 novembre 2023Read

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Media professionals trained in investigative healthcare techniques

AfricTivistes aims to “redefine good information as a pillar of a strong health system” through the pilot phase of the Health Lab project. The trainin…

2 novembre 2023Read

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Democracy and information: AfricTivistes examines current challenges

The Seminar on Information and Democracy was held in Dakar on October 24 and 25, with the aim of fostering “an inclusive and responsible digital envir…

31 octobre 2023Read

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Democracy consolidation: AfricTivistes honours Senegalese media

AfricTivistes will be awarding the AfricTivistes Media & Democracy Prize on the sidelines of the Seminar on Information and Democracy to be held in Da…

24 octobre 2023Read