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GUINEA: Wave of arrests of protesters against a third term in office

On 14 November 2019, as they took part in a protest against a possible third term for President Alpha Condé, who has been in power since 2010, Alseny …

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AFRICTIVISTES – PRESS RELEASE ON THE ELIMANE KANE/OXFAM CASE

Since 6 July 2019, news in Senegal has been dominated by the dismissal proceedings brought by OXFAM’s Senegal office against activist and pro-democrac…

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Ban on civic actions at a school in Greater Dakar: AfricTivistes calls for greater openness from local authorities

AfricTivistes believes that civic initiative is in no way a threat to political actors. On the contrary, it complements political action and should be…

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BENIN: Public prosecutor sends journalist to prison and accuses him of harassment

Ignace Sossou, a Beninese journalist working for Bénin Web TV, was sentenced by the courts in his country on 20 December 2019. He received an 18-month…

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Constitutional violations in Africa: Breaking the cycle of excessive terms of office!

On Thursday 6 August 2020, Ivorian Head of State Alassane Dramane Ouattara announced in his Independence Day address that he would stand in the Octobe…

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FEATURE?: African presidents: life after power!

More than a hundred people have held the highest offices of state across the 55 countries of the African continent. Some died while in office. Others …

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Le Soleil: The need to review how public media are managed!

“Senegalese journalist calls for help!” That is the title of a note received by AfricTivistes from Dié Maty Fall, a reporter at the national daily new…

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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…

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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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