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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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AfricTivistes gives a new boost to citizen participation in electoral processes in Africa!

In recent years, several African countries have witnessed a decline in democracy. In these circumstances, citizens need to resist authoritarianism for…

27 février 2024Read

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AfricTivistes tackles presidential term limits

In Africa, the quest for a third presidential term of office is a source of concern, and populations have often paid the price. In order to help addre…

26 février 2024Read

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Harmful Content on Social Media: CIPESA and AfricTivistes Call on Stakeholders

An workshop was held in Dakar this Thursday on platform responsibility and content moderation. Faced with the harmful effects of the increasing intern…

26 février 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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AfricTivistes introduces convenient click-away cybersecurity e-learning programme

AfricTivistes is launching its new CyberSecurity Open Classroom project with a call for applicants. This programme, designed to fill the gaps in cyber…

12 janvier 2024Read

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Vote for the 10 shortlisted #Innov4Democracy innovations

Out of twenty-six (26) innovative solutions from all over Africa, ten (10) attracted the attention of the pre-selection committee of the Pan-African D…

21 décembre 2023Read

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AfricTivistes speaks at responsible social media use event

On Saturday 2 December, AfricTivistes joined its partner Ousseynou Aw in Bargny (Dakar district) for his novel autograph session “La toile du déshonne…

7 décembre 2023Read