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Call for Applications for The Gambia – AfricTivistes Civic Engagement Tour ACET-West Africa

AfricTivistes Civic Engagement Tour (#ACET West Africa) is a series of capacity-building workshops for young people living in West Africa interested i…

23 mars 2021Read

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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

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Internet outage and post-election tensions in Niger: What is the outgoing regime up to?

On Wednesday, February 24th, the Niger National and Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) declared the candidate of the ruling party, Mohamed Bazoum…

4 mars 2021Read

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Internet blackout on Election Day: Museveni prepares his umpteenth electoral putsch!

The Ugandan people are electing today, Thursday, December 14, 2021, their President and parliamentarians. The presidential polls pits the outgoing hea…

14 janvier 2021Read

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AfricTivistes Civic Engagement Tour West Africa kicks off in Nouakchott

The training of trainers of the AfricTivistes Civic Engagement Tour-West Africa programme started on 4 January 2021 in Nouakchott. The session will us…

5 janvier 2021Read

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Museveni must put an end to violent crackdown on media, opposition in Uganda

Uganda’s Electoral Commission has put a ban in 13 districts on public campaigns ahead of the January 14, 2021 general elections in Uganda where Presid…

29 décembre 2020Read

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A pro-democracy activist arrested in Togo: Faure Gnassingbé ‘s abuses must end !

Since 28 November 2020, the West African Regional Coordinator of Women, Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF/FeDDAF-AO), Mrs. Kafui ADJAMAGBO-JOHNSON…

17 décembre 2020Read

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Ghana pledges to #KeepItOn during elections, civil society is watching

The Republic of Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has pledged to keep the internet and digital communications tools accessible and open …

3 décembre 2020Read

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CARTOGRAPHIE DES INITIATIVES DE JEUNES EN AFRIQUE : The view of the focal points of Africtivistes

Africa is facing the Covid-19 pandemic. And young people have not been left out in the response strategy. This is why Oxfam and Africtivistes seek to …

13 novembre 2020Read