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WHAT ROLE DO AFRICAN YOUTH PLAY IN THE CONTINENT’S DEVELOPMENT: AfricTivistes gives a voice to young agents of change

A first webinar was held on Wednesday 18 November 2020 with young changemakers selected as part of the project mapping youth initiatives to tackle the…

24 octobre 2023Read

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Democracy consolidation: AfricTivistes honours Senegalese media

AfricTivistes will be awarding the AfricTivistes Media & Democracy Prize on the sidelines of the Seminar on Information and Democracy to be held in Da…

24 octobre 2023Read

Local Initiative for Justice

Successful applications for the Local Initiative for Justice II programme

Following AFRICTIVISTES’ call for proposals for the Local Initiative for Justice II programme, more than 30 applications were received. Choosing the s…

24 octobre 2023Read

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Niger’s law on the interception of certain electronic communications: AfricTivistes condemns its adoption and calls for a second deliberation

On Friday 29 May 2020, the National Assembly of Niger adopted the law on “the interception of certain communications transmitted electronically”. Afri…

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

Following AFRICTIVISTES’ call for proposals for the Local Initiative for Justice II programme, more than 30 applications were received. Choosing the s…

24 octobre 2023Read

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Regrettable postponement of the 3rd Africtivistes Summit #Nairobi2020

It is with the deepest regret that AFRICTIVISTES, the African network of bloggers and cyber-activists for democracy, announces the postponement of its…

24 octobre 2023Read

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Food distribution in Senegal to address the socioeconomic effects of Covid-19: AFRICTIVISTES calls for greater transparency in managing the crisis

On Saturday 11 April 2020, President Macky Sall received 146,000 tonnes of food at the Port of Dakar before launching emergency food aid distribution …

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LIFE AFTER COVID-19 IN AFRICA: AfricTivistes and Oxfam are working to increase young people’s involvement in the running of their communities

Life after COVID-19 is a concern around the world. The situation could be complex for Africa, which was already facing major challenges such as povert…

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Training in digital journalism – Open Data Day 2020

Open Data Day is an annual celebration of open data around the world. For its tenth edition, user groups, experts, community members and networks worl…

24 octobre 2023Read