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Twitter’s “arbitrary” suspension in Nigeria

AfricTivistes acknowledges ECOWAS Court verdict, urges more proactivity in rulings On Thursday 14 July 2022, the Economic Community of West African St…

19 juillet 2022Read

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Gaborone Declaration in Support of Constitutionalism and Democratic Consolidation

An international Summit on Constitutionalism and Democratic Consolidation in Africa gathered in Gaborone, Botswana, from July 6 – 8, 2022, at the invi…

15 juillet 2022Read

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Creation of a Resource Center Against the Shrinking Civic Space

CSOs Equipped Against the Weakening Democracy in West Africa The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) and its partners, Spaces for Change (Nige…

13 mai 2022Read

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Aisha Dabo, Co-founder and Coordinator of AfricTivistes : “We work towards a redefinition of democracy by integrating our realities and the digital.”

The Think Tank WATHI is hosting this year the seventh edition of the Think Tank Solution Meeting which is currently taking place at the Pullman Hotel,…

12 mai 2022Read

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Adherence of AfricTivistes to the International Observatory of Participatory Democracy (IOPD)

Towards a better open governance in Africa The Coordination Committee of the IOPD has approved the integration of AfricTivistes into the network of th…

11 mai 2022Read

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ACDEG: 15 years promoting democratic principles in Africa

January 30, 2022 coincided with the 15th anniversary of the African Charter on Elections, Democracy and Governance (ACDEG). But what is the ACDEG real…

15 février 2022Read

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BURKINA FASO: AfricTivistes strongly condemns the military takeover

Following gunfire in several Burkina Faso barracks on Sunday, the military, united under the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (MPSR), …

28 janvier 2022Read

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Sahel Insight: Citizens as key actors in reducing inequalities in the Sahel

AfricTivistes, in partnership with OXFAM and WILDAF, launches the Sahel Insight project to address inequalities in the Sahel. This project aims to pro…

21 décembre 2021Read

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AfricTivistes strongly condemns the arbitrary detention of journalists Ferdinand Ayité and Joël Egah in Togo

On Friday, December 10, 2021, Ferdinand Ayité and Joël Egah, respectively directors of publication of L’Alternative and Fraternité, were charged and p…

21 décembre 2021Read