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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

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[Guinea] Joint letter on keeping the internet open and secure during elections in the Republic of Guinea

For the Republic of Guinea’s presidential elections to be fair and democratic, President Alpha Condé must ensure a stable and open internet before, du…

16 octobre 2020Read

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Côte d’Ivoire and Benin withdraw citizens and NGOs’ direct access to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Côte d’Ivoire is the fourth African country to withdraw its voluntary declaration accepting the jurisdiction of the African Court on Human and Peoples…

14 mai 2020Read

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[Guinea] Africtivistes Worries About The Situation In Guinea and Calls For The Respect Of Democratic Principles

For several months, Guinean President Alpha Condé has expressed to Guineans his desire to change the Constitution of the country. A constitutional cha…

20 octobre 2019Read

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[Burkina Faso] Africtivistes supports citizen-led initiatives

Burkina Faso: Statement by the League of African Activists and Bloggers for Democracy image Blaise Compaoré came to power in Burkina Faso in 1987 thro…

25 octobre 2016Read