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Democracy consolidation: AfricTivistes honours Senegalese media

AfricTivistes will be awarding the AfricTivistes Media & Democracy Prize on the sidelines of the Seminar on Information and Democracy to be held in Da…

24 octobre 2023Read

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Pan-African online citizen consultation discusses the resurgence of coups in West Africa

AfricTivistes is hosting a webinar in partnership with the Club de Madrid on Wednesday October 18th from 11am GMT to explore the real causes of the co…

12 octobre 2023Read

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Health Lab project trains journalists in investigative techniques

AfricTivistes launched the pilot phase of the Health Lab project this Monday, October 9, 2023. This programme, launched by AfricTivistes and supported…

10 octobre 2023Read

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AfricTivistes strongly condemns the arrest of pro-democracy activist Aliou Sané in Senegal

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 Sa…

7 octobre 2023Read

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AfricTivistes awarded at Refine Open Source Hackathon

The AfricTivistes team of developers stood out at the Refine Open Source Hackathon, winning 2nd prize in the refine + DEV Hackathon. The team had subm…

20 septembre 2023Read

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AfricTivistes hails AU Panel of the Wise’s decision on Senegal!

AfricTivistes and the African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) organised a virtual solidarity session on 12 June to inform Afri…

6 septembre 2023Read

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Gabon: AfricTivistes rejects any “juntification” of power, supports election’s real results

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 h…

6 septembre 2023Read

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Civic tech as a driver of new citizen participation in democratic governance in Africa

As part of the Charter Project Africa, the Gorée Institute organised a regional workshop from 23 to 25 May on strengthening citizen involvement in dem…

21 août 2023Read

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AfricTivistes urges govt to lift internet restriction!

In a press release issued this Monday, July 31, 2023, the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and Digital Economy announced the temporary su…

31 juillet 2023Read