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AfricTivistes opens a citizen innovation hub in Benin

The key objective of AfricTivistes CitizenLab Benin is to promote citizen engagement and build the capacity of civil society actors in Benin in the fi…

19 octobre 2023Read

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Strengthening Senegalese democracy through digital innovation and the quality of information

On 24th and 25th October 2023, a Seminar on Information and Democracy will be held in Dakar. This high-level gathering, organised by AfricTivistes, wi…

19 octobre 2023Read

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Digital innovation and access to information top the agenda at the Seminar on Information and Democracy

AfricTivistes is hosting the Information and Democracy Seminar in Dakar, on October 2’th and 25th, 2023, to foster an inclusive and responsible digita…

16 octobre 2023Read

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AfricTivistes CitizenLab: From Chad to Senegal — a marathon for innovation and civic participation!

Between 2022 and 2024, AfricTivistes established the first three AfricTivistes CitizenLabs in Mauritania, Benin and Madagascar. Since then, they have…

15 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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FIMI in Senegal: Understanding and Combating Information Manipulation”

On 2 October 2025, AfricTivistes presented in Dakar, a research report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) in Senegal . Conduc…

6 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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West Africa civil society’s solutions to reverse democratic backsliding in French-speaking countries

Lately, anti-democratic overthrows and untimely coups d’état have become commonplace in Africa, particularly in French-speaking West Africa. The West …

19 septembre 2023Read