Beyond political conflicts, constitutional amendments and military coups raise questions about the future of democracy in Africa. With the help of researchers and experts, the AfricTivistes Democracy Observatory intends to provide a response to the impact of lengthy presidential terms on the citizens of Africa. Over the last few decades, Africa has witnessed political conflicts […]

On Thursday August 10th, AfricTivistes launched the TaxawTemm! Aar Suñu Bopp campaign in its crusade against cyberbullying, initiated in collaboration with Internews. Media outlets presented the background to this campaign, which is part of the AfricTivistes Women Cybersecurity initiative. “Digital technology and the accessibility of connectivity have given a boost to online gender-based violence. It’s […]

By organising the Seminar on Information and Democracy, in Dakar, AfricTivistes aimed to create a platform for dialogue and exchange with a view to strengthening democracy and the quality of information in the digital era, in the tumultuous pre-electoral period in Senegal. As part of the event, Radio Sud FM was awarded the AfricTivistes Media […]

AfricTivistes and the Forum on Information and Democracy held a seminar on Information and Democracy on October 24th and 25th, 2023 in Dakar, Senegal. The seminar brought together experts, researchers, media professionals, government representatives and civil society players to discuss the challenges and opportunities linked to media, digital innovation and democracy on the continent and […]

How can we stop the spiral of coups d’état in West Africa? This is the topic of this second webinar in the pan-African online citizen consultation organised by AfricTivistes on 18 October 2023. In less than three years, five countries in West Africa and the Sahel have experienced several military putsches and attempted coups. This […]

The key objective of AfricTivistes CitizenLab Benin is to promote citizen engagement and build the capacity of civil society actors in Benin in the field of participative democracy. AfricTivistes is implementing the project with the involvement and participation of the AfricTivistes network in Benin, civil society and youth organisations, and media professionals, underpinned by an […]

On 24th and 25th October 2023, a Seminar on Information and Democracy will be held in Dakar. This high-level gathering, organised by AfricTivistes, will be attended by leading figures from Senegal’s media and democracy ecosystem. For two days, these leading voices will be addressing a crucial issue for the country’s future: “Strengthening Senegalese democracy through […]

AfricTivistes is hosting the Information and Democracy Seminar in Dakar, on October 2’th and 25th, 2023, to foster an inclusive and responsible digital information environment in a bid to strengthen democracy and citizen participation in Senegal. Specifically, the Seminar provides a platform for dialogue and exchange between the various stakeholders involved in promoting democracy and […]

AfricTivistes launched the pilot phase of the Health Lab project this Monday, October 9, 2023. This programme, launched by AfricTivistes and supported by Seek Initiative, aims to train and equip media professionals, bloggers in Africa focusing on health with the skills necessary to conduct in-depth journalistic investigations using only digital sources, verify the traceability of […]

The coordinator of the Y’en à Marre movement and deputy coordinator of the F24 platform that includes several active groups in the country, Alioune Sané, was arrested on October 5th was arrested at his home by members of the urban security force of Dakar’s central police station following a warrant for his arrest. The police […]

The AfricTivistes team of developers stood out at the Refine Open Source Hackathon, winning 2nd prize in the refine + DEV Hackathon. The team had submitted a monitoring and evaluation platform designed as part of AfricTivistes’ Local Open GovLab (LOG) project, to support local governments in African countries in integrating digital tools for budget transparency, […]

Lately, anti-democratic overthrows and untimely coups d’état have become commonplace in Africa, particularly in French-speaking West Africa. The West African Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS) organised a regional multi-stakeholder conference in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from August 1 to 2, 2023, to discuss democratic decline and political transitions in French-speaking West Africa. The discussions, also attended by […]

On Thursday, August 11, AfricTivistes officially launched the two-month #TaxawTemm! Aar Suñu Bopp campaign on the proper use of social networks and the fight against online harassment, particularly against women. The launch day began with a workshop for media professionals and bloggers, aimed at drafting a Good Practice Guide on cyber-harassment. This was followed by […]

AfricTivistes and the African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) organised a virtual solidarity session on 12 June to inform African CSOs and citizens about the political crisis that has been unfolding in Senegal since March 2021. Several of the recommendations made during this online panel are being taken into account  by the African […]

This Wednesday, August 30, just as the official results of the general elections indicated Ali Bongo’s supposed victory with 64.27% of the vote in a highly tense context that included an internet blackout and a ban on election observation, a group of soldiers announced on television the cancellation of the election and the dissolution of […]

In a press release issued this Monday, July 31, 2023, the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and Digital Economy announced the temporary suspension of the internet (internet network via mobile data). The reason given is to halt “the dissemination of hateful and subversive messages conveyed on social media”. Cutting off the internet and other forms of […]

Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum, democratically elected in February 2021, has been confined and detained at the Presidency of the Republic of Niger since Wednesday July 26th, by members of his presidential guard. On Wednesday evening, after general confusion during the day and the failure of talks initiated by the regional authorities of the Economic Community […]

AfricTivistes and the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union are organising a “Solidarity e-session on the political situation in Senegal” this Monday 12 June 2023 at 10am (GMT). The aim of this session is to brief participants on the crisis in the country, identify the issues at stake, discuss key points […]