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AfricTivistes denounces social media restrictions in Senegal and urges gov’t to reconsider !

We, AfricTivistes, a pro-democracy organisation promoting the responsible use of digital technologies for effective citizen participation, strongly de…

3 juin 2023Read

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AfricTivistes introduces online citizen consultation to bring Africans closer to AU institutions

AfricTivistes has developed a pan-African online citizens’ consultation as part of the Charter Project Africa. The aim of this initiative is to gather…

26 mai 2023Read

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CitizenLab publishes its Voter’s Guide for a participatory democracy in Mauritania

AfricTivistes CitizenLab Mauritania published the Mauritanian Voter’s Guide ahead of the elections including the legislative, regional and municipal e…

17 mai 2023Read

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AfricTivistes launches Africa Health Lab

AfricTivistes launches “AfricTivistes Health Lab”, an initiative supported by Seek Initiative, to build the capacity of health journalists and blogger…

16 mai 2023Read

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Security crisis in Sudan : AfricTivistes calls on fighting security forces to reach a cease-fire

Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, and other places in the country have been under fire, explosions and fighting between two generals since 15 April. The…

2 mai 2023Read

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Senegal’s democracy in crisis: cause for alarm

Senegal, a country long considered an example of democracy in West Africa, is currently going through a rarely experienced time of crisis, marked by p…

27 avril 2023Read

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Summit for Democracy in Costa Rica: AfricTivistes presents the youth participation and engagement roadmap

Le deuxième Sommet pour la démocratie s’est tenu en Zambie, au Costa Rica, au Pays-Bas, en République de Corée et aux États-Unis les 29 et 30 mars 202…

7 avril 2023Read

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Sénégal: Defense and Consolidation of Democratic Achievements

AfricTivistes and more than 60 other civil society, citizen and political organisations, trade unions and opinion leaders join forces to defend and co…

25 mars 2023Read

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A citizen innovation laboratory for Mauritanian civil society

AfricTivistes hosted a seminar on 20 February 2023 in Nouakchott, Mauritania to launch the AfricTivistes CitizenLab under the theme “Digital for citiz…

3 mars 2023Read