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Shame on Tunisian President for his hateful and racist speech towards sub-Saharan migrants

On Tuesday 21 February 2023, the Tunisian President, Kaïs Saïed, violently attacked sub-Saharan Africans during a National Security Council session. H…

24 février 2023Read

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One term too many?

While West Africa has entered a period of particularly serious political and security tensions, Senegal seemed to be one of the last countries in the …

23 février 2023Read

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AfricTivists launches CitizenLab Mauritania

AfricTivistes launches CitizenLab Mauritania project on February 20, 2023 in Nouakchott under the theme: “Make digital work for citizen engagement and…

7 février 2023Read

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AfricTivistes deplores the assassination of journalist Martinez Zogo in Cameroon

The year 2022 was particularly dark for journalists all over Africa, harassed, oppressed and arrested. The year 2023 begins with a heinous crime. Cam…

26 janvier 2023Read

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AfricTivistes launches CitizenLab in Mauritania

AfricTivistes CitizenLab is a programme to accelerate the participatory engagement of young people in the consolidation of democracy. It is a hub for …

15 décembre 2022Read

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AfricTivistes to train 10 women from DR Congo and Senegal on digital security

Ten women from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal have been selected for a digital security training to be held in December in Dakar. After …

2 décembre 2022Read

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Wide-ranging arrests, threats and harassment on the media in West Africa

The year 2022 is particularly dark for West African journalists whose freedoms have been threatened and restricted on several occasions. In Senegal, t…

18 novembre 2022Read

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Stand up, African political leaders!

23 migrants die at the Spanish border Twenty-three people died on Friday 24 June 2022 as they tried to cross the wall between Nador in Morocco and the…

29 juin 2022Read

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[Senegal] Democracy in crisis: Arrests, Threats to human rights and press freedom

Mass public protests marred by violent clashes between protesters and law enforcement have been noted throughout the Senegalese territory. Participant…

6 mars 2021Read