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Farafina.tech, an African database advancing electoral integrity

Dakar, 26 June 2025 – At a time when Africa is facing major democratic challenges and growing questions about the relevance and integration of elector…

16 juillet 2025Read

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[Conference] “Fiftieth Anniversary of ECOWAS: Change or Perish – for a Renaissance of Regional Integration.”

From 18 to 20 June 2025, the Afrikajom Centre, in collaboration with West African civil society, will organize a conference in Dakar, Senegal, on the …

13 juin 2025Read

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AfricTivistes launches the African Election Civic Tech Fund!

AfricTivistes has announced the launch of the €175,000 Innovation Fund for Citizen Participation in Electoral Processes in Africa (Election Civic Tech…

13 juin 2025Read

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AI in Elections and the challenge to information integrity

In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) plays an increasingly central role in access to information, AfricTivistes, in partnership with Democrac…

22 avril 2025Read

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[Guinea-Bissau] West african CSOs, denounce constitutional manipulations and alert on the political crisis

We, civil society organisations from West Africa, committed to democratic values and the rule of law, denounce constitutional manipulations and raise …

17 mars 2025Read

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Call for Applications to Strengthen Citizen Participation through Digital Technologies and Civic Engagement in West and Central Africa

Context and Presentation In recent years in Africa, the decline of democratic governance—particularly the shrinking of civic space, digital surveillan…

11 mars 2025Read

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Charter Project Africa: AfricTivistes Serving Active and Engaged Citizenship

From 2021 to 2024, AfricTivistes, through the Charter Project Africa, implemented several initiatives aimed at encouraging the use of civic technologi…

11 mars 2025Read

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AfricTivistes empowers African youth through Digitalise Youth

As civic space shrinks and disinformation spreads across the Sahel and neighbouring regions, five organisations including AfricTivistes unveil Digital…

10 mars 2025Read

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Sóobu, the platform showcasing electoral civic initiatives in Africa

As the integrity of elections—often a source of political and social instability—remains a challenge on the African continent, AfricTivistes launches …

10 mars 2025Read