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Call for applications: Africtivistes – Civic Engagement Tour

The Africtivistes Civic Engagement Tour (#ACET) is a capacity-building workshop programme for young people living in Senegal who are interested in civ…

24 octobre 2023Read

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First edition of #Fonuf2019 in Labé, Guinea

As part of its partnership with the Association Villageois 2.0, Africtivistes took part in the first edition of the Foutah Digital Forum # FONUF2019, …

24 octobre 2023Read

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Roll-out of the Data.africa project

A number of local, citizen-led or institutional initiatives to promote and make data available have been launched in several countries across French-s…

24 octobre 2023Read

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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…

24 octobre 2023Read

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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…

24 octobre 2023Read

Local Initiative for Justice

Call for Applications: Africtivistes – Local Initiative for Justice II

Local Initiative for Justice Local Initiative for Justice is a workshop programme for civil society actors working on justice and human rights issues …

24 octobre 2023Read

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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…

24 octobre 2023Read

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Statement by Civil Society Organisations and Citizens’ Movements in the West African sub-region on the political situation in the Republic of Guinea

The socio-political crises in Mali, the Republic of Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire, compounded by serious health and economic crises, threaten democracy and…

24 octobre 2023Read

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Stop the constitutional coup in Côte d’Ivoire: A threat to peace, security and sub-regional stability

Since Ivorian President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA announced that he would stand for a third term in the presidential election scheduled for 31 October…

24 octobre 2023Read