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[Kenya] AfricTivistes stands in solidarity with Kenyan citizens following violent repressions !

On Tuesday June 25, more than twenty protesters lost their lives and more than 300 injured during protests against the Kenyan government’s 2024-2025 F…

28 juin 2024Read

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[Togo] AfricTivistes protests against Togo’s constitutional change!

In Togo, the President of the Republic will no longer be elected by direct universal suffrage. A new Constitution was adopted on second reading on Fri…

20 avril 2024Read

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[Mali] AfricTivistes calls on the junta to respect fundamental rights!

On Wednesday April 10th, the President of Mali’s transitional government, Assimi Goïta, decreed the suspension “until further notice” of the activitie…

17 avril 2024Read

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One presidency, regime, two terms in office: AfricTivistes expands on Senegal’s democratic decline

AfricTivistes premiered its documentary film ‘Senegal: one regime, two terms in office’ on Thursday, March 7, an opportunity to further Senegal’s de…

12 mars 2024Read

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[Senegal] AfricTivistes and five other organisations demand light be shed on assaullt of journalist Maimouna Ndour Faye

Human rights organizations ARTICLE 19 Senegal and West Africa, Amnesty International Senegal, the Senegalese League for Human Rights (LSDH), the Afric…

2 mars 2024Read

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AfricTivistes tackles presidential term limits

In Africa, the quest for a third presidential term of office is a source of concern, and populations have often paid the price. In order to help addre…

26 février 2024Read

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#AfricTivistesPrize: 337 nominations, 21 countries, 10 shortlisted at the end!

43 days were enough to register 337 nominations from 21 countries of the African continent. At the end, ten (10) people will compete for five (5) plac…

23 novembre 2021Read

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Death threats against Nigerian journalist and AfricTivistes country representative Peter Nkanga: AfricTivistes calls on Nigerian authorities to act and punish perpetrators

Peter Nkanga, a journalist, human rights activist and member of the AfricTivistes Steering Committee, has received death threats in Nigeria since the …

22 mai 2021Read

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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