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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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AfricTivistes launches a second citizen think tank in Benin

AfricTivistes launches its second CitizenLab on 24 November 2023 in Cotonou around the theme “Digital technology at the service of citizen participati…

24 novembre 2023Read

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AfricTivistes Observatory for Democracy

Call for expressions of interest to research challenges to democratic governance General context Over the last few decades, Africa has witnessed polit…

22 novembre 2023Read

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Beninese civil society players learn about enhanced citizenship

AfricTivistes kicked off this week the CitizenLab Benin project, a citizens’ hub for innovation, with a training session to equip the local project te…

21 novembre 2023Read

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AfricTivistes unveils platform against cyberharassment

AfricTivistes, on behalf of the #Taxaw Temm! Aar Sunu Bopp campaign, is introducing a web platform to help tackle cyberbullying. The aim of this onlin…

21 novembre 2023Read

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Digital revolution for democracy: AfricTivistes offers €25,000 for Africa’s innovators!

Join the pan-African digital innovation competition that rewards innovators who have put their talents to work for democracy. As part of the Charter P…

14 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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AfricTivistes sets a democracy observatory to counter constitutional, military coups

Beyond political conflicts, constitutional amendments and military coups raise questions about the future of democracy in Africa. With the help of res…

4 novembre 2023Read

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Press reviews AfricTivistes’ Taxaw Temm! Aar Sunu Bopp campaign launch

On Thursday August 10th, AfricTivistes launched the TaxawTemm! Aar Suñu Bopp campaign in its crusade against cyberbullying, initiated in collaboration…

2 novembre 2023Read