Since 25th September, Madagascar has been plunged into an unprecedented political and social crisis. A wave of protests, unparalleled in their intensity and scale, has shaken several major cities across the country, particularly the capital, Antananarivo, as well as Antsiranana (North), Toamasina (East), and Toliara (South). According to Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner […]

From 26th to 28th June, the Togolese people have been peacefully mobilising to demand justice, democracy, and political change after two decades of unchallenged power under the regime of Faure Gnassingbé. In response to these legitimate demands, the authorities have reacted with relentless violence. Everyone has witnessed scenes of harassment and beatings in the streets […]

In light of the repression of peaceful demonstrations that occurred on 6 June in Togo, civil society organisations and African citizen movements express their deep concern. They condemn violations of fundamental freedoms, particularly the right to protest, and call on the Togolese authorities to ensure respect for human rights. They also urge ECOWAS to fully […]

On 27 October, following the Constitutional Council’s announcement of the final results of the Cameroonian presidential election by declaring Paul Biya the winner with 53.66% of the vote, opposition leader and Front for National Salvation of Cameroon (FSNC) candidate, Issa Tchiroma Bakary,  announced that an attack on his home had resulted in two deaths.  On […]

Between 2022 and 2024, AfricTivistes established the first three AfricTivistes CitizenLabs in Mauritania, Benin and Madagascar.  Since then, they have equipped 40 change-makers across four new countries: Chad, Cameroon, Guinea and Senegal. From Chad to Senegal, via Cameroon and Guinea, AfricTivistes led an intensive training programme combining theory and practice, designed to strengthen the civic […]

On 2 October 2025, AfricTivistes presented in Dakar, a research report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) in Senegal . Conducted in partnership with International IDEA, the study examines the dynamics of information manipulation and foreign interference, while providing recommendations to strengthen the country’s democratic resilience. In an era of rising disinformation, AfricTivistes is […]