On Sunday, March 15th , 2015 members of citizens’ movements in Senegal Fadel Barro, Aliou Sane, rapper Malal Talla alias Fou Malade (members of Y EN A Marre) and in Burkina Faso Oscibi Ouedraogo (Balai Citoyen) as well as Congolese artists, representatives of some youth organizations and activists Miyangu Kiakwama, Floribert Anzuluni, Ben Kelem, Franck […]

Dakar, February 13 2024  AfricTivistes and Senegalese journalists, Moussa Ngom and Ayoba Faye, have petitioned the ECOWAS Court of Justice (ECOWAS Court). challenging the Senegalese authorities’ shutdown of the Internet in June, July and August 2023.  The action was filed in collaboration with Media Defence and Stanford Law School’s Rule of Law Impact Lab in […]

The days when Senegal was held up as an example of democracy in West Africa seem to be fading fast. On Saturday 3 February, a few hours before the official opening of the electoral campaign, President Macky Sall, delivering a speech to the nation, decided by decree to cancel the February 25th  presidential election. This […]

Access to social networks has been restricted in and around the capital Conakry in Guinea since Novembre 24th. Users are forced to use virtual private networks (VPNs) to access the applications affected namelyWhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook, Telegram, YouTube and Twitter). However, some towns in-country are not affected  by this restriction. Guinean media such as Fim FM […]