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About Africtivistes

The African League of Bloggers and Cyber-Activists for Democracy, commonly known as AFRICTIVISTES, is a pan-African organisation headquartered in Daka…

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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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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 …

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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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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…

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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…

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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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