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 Friday April 19th, with 87 votes out of 87 in a Parliament largely dominated by the ruling majority. The text was approved on first reading late on March 25th. Once […]
Read MoreOn Wednesday April 10th, the President of Mali’s transitional government, Assimi Goïta, decreed the suspension “until further notice” of the activities of political parties and associations throughout the country. Since then, several opinion leaders, organisations and political parties have denounced an “unprecedented” act that “violates” all the country’s constitutional and legislative texts, while undermining democratic […]
Read MoreOn 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 […]
Read MoreHuman rights organizations ARTICLE 19 Senegal and West Africa, Amnesty International Senegal, the Senegalese League for Human Rights (LSDH), the African Meeting for the Defense of Human Rights (RADDHO), AfrikaJom Center and AfricTivistes strongly condemn the physical assault against the journalist and Director of the television channel 7TV, Maimouna Ndour Faye. We demand that an […]
Read MoreDakar, 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreAccess 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 […]
Read MoreThe inauguration of the National Gendarmerie High Command Headquarters in Dakar was an opportunity for the President of Senegal Macky Sall, to once again blast social media, calling the platforms “new forms of disruption of public order and national destabilisation.” This statement, made in the presence of the cabinet and the security forces, comes a […]
Read MoreAfricTivistes aims to “redefine good information as a pillar of a strong health system” through the pilot phase of the Health Lab project. The training workshop, held from October 9th to 13th, provided health media professionals from Senegal and the sub-region with techniques in health investigation. The five-day training workshop on health-sector online investigative journalism […]
Read MoreThe Seminar on Information and Democracy was held in Dakar on October 24 and 25, with the aim of fostering “an inclusive and responsible digital environment to strengthen democracy and citizen participation in Senegal” at a time when, according to Cyriac Gbogou, Vice-President of AfricTivistes, many democracies in Africa are going through a difficult period. […]
Read MoreAfricTivistes and the Forum on Information and Democracy held a seminar on Information and Democracy on October 24th and 25th, 2023 in Dakar, Senegal. The seminar brought together experts, researchers, media professionals, government representatives and civil society players to discuss the challenges and opportunities linked to media, digital innovation and democracy on the continent and […]
Read MoreAfricTivistes will be awarding the AfricTivistes Media & Democracy Prize on the sidelines of the Seminar on Information and Democracy to be held in Dakar on 24th and 25th October 2023. This award aims to acknowledge the media that has most distinguished itself in the defence and promotion of democratic principles in Senegal. AfricTivistes is […]
Read MoreHow can we stop the spiral of coups d’état in West Africa? This is the topic of this second webinar in the pan-African online citizen consultation organised by AfricTivistes on 18 October 2023. In less than three years, five countries in West Africa and the Sahel have experienced several military putsches and attempted coups. This […]
Read MoreAfricTivistes is hosting a webinar in partnership with the Club de Madrid on Wednesday October 18th from 11am GMT to explore the real causes of the coups d’État in West Africa and all the other related issues. In less than three years, five countries in West Africa and the Sahel have experienced putsches and attempted […]
Read MoreAfricTivistes launched the pilot phase of the Health Lab project this Monday, October 9, 2023. This programme, launched by AfricTivistes and supported by Seek Initiative, aims to train and equip media professionals, bloggers in Africa focusing on health with the skills necessary to conduct in-depth journalistic investigations using only digital sources, verify the traceability of […]
Read MoreThe coordinator of the Y’en à Marre movement and deputy coordinator of the F24 platform that includes several active groups in the country, Alioune Sané, was arrested on October 5th was arrested at his home by members of the urban security force of Dakar’s central police station following a warrant for his arrest. The police […]
Read MoreThe AfricTivistes team of developers stood out at the Refine Open Source Hackathon, winning 2nd prize in the refine + DEV Hackathon. The team had submitted a monitoring and evaluation platform designed as part of AfricTivistes’ Local Open GovLab (LOG) project, to support local governments in African countries in integrating digital tools for budget transparency, […]
Read MoreLately, anti-democratic overthrows and untimely coups d’état have become commonplace in Africa, particularly in French-speaking West Africa. The West African Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS) organised a regional multi-stakeholder conference in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from August 1 to 2, 2023, to discuss democratic decline and political transitions in French-speaking West Africa. The discussions, also attended by […]
Read MoreAfricTivistes and the African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) organised a virtual solidarity session on 12 June to inform African CSOs and citizens about the political crisis that has been unfolding in Senegal since March 2021. Several of the recommendations made during this online panel are being taken into account by the African […]
Read MoreThis Wednesday, August 30, just as the official results of the general elections indicated Ali Bongo’s supposed victory with 64.27% of the vote in a highly tense context that included an internet blackout and a ban on election observation, a group of soldiers announced on television the cancellation of the election and the dissolution of […]
Read MoreAs part of the Charter Project Africa, the Gorée Institute organised a regional workshop from 23 to 25 May on strengthening citizen involvement in democratic governance in Africa. Attended by a number of West African civil society organisations and regional and continental institutions, the meeting was an opportunity for young people, who are at the […]
Read MoreIn a press release issued this Monday, July 31, 2023, the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and Digital Economy announced the temporary suspension of the internet (internet network via mobile data). The reason given is to halt “the dissemination of hateful and subversive messages conveyed on social media”. Cutting off the internet and other forms of […]
Read MoreNiger’s President Mohamed Bazoum, democratically elected in February 2021, has been confined and detained at the Presidency of the Republic of Niger since Wednesday July 26th, by members of his presidential guard. On Wednesday evening, after general confusion during the day and the failure of talks initiated by the regional authorities of the Economic Community […]
Read MoreAfricTivistes and the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union are organising a “Solidarity e-session on the political situation in Senegal” this Monday 12 June 2023 at 10am (GMT). The aim of this session is to brief participants on the crisis in the country, identify the issues at stake, discuss key points […]
Read MoreWe, AfricTivistes, a pro-democracy organisation promoting the responsible use of digital technologies for effective citizen participation, strongly denounce the restrictions imposed by the Senegalese government on the use of social networks, in a context of widespread protests following the conviction of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko. According to network data collected in real time and an […]
Read MoreAfricTivistes launches “AfricTivistes Health Lab”, an initiative supported by Seek Initiative, to build the capacity of health journalists and bloggers in French-speaking Africa. The programme aims to equip participants with the necessary skills to conduct in-depth journalistic investigations using digital sources, verify the traceability of a video or photo, and create secure interactive graphics and […]
Read MoreKhartoum, the capital of Sudan, and other places in the country have been under fire, explosions and fighting between two generals since 15 April. The war between General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhane, the president of the transitional government, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, his number two, has left more than 500 people dead and 4,000 injured. […]
Read MoreSenegal, a country long considered an example of democracy in West Africa, is currently going through a rarely experienced time of crisis, marked by political tension, human rights abuses, and uncertainties about the country’s peaceful stability.
Read MoreLe deuxième Sommet pour la démocratie s’est tenu en Zambie, au Costa Rica, au Pays-Bas, en République de Corée et aux États-Unis les 29 et 30 mars 2023. Il a vu la participation de AfricTivistes en tant que membre du groupe leadership de la Cohort Participation et Engagement des Jeunes.
Read MoreFatouma Harber is a Malian human rights defender, teacher and blogger based in Timbuktu, northern Mali. In 2012, while armed Islamist groups occupied the city, she used her blog to denounce the human rights abuses perpetrated against civilians, especially women. Initially, Fatouma tried to remain anonymous, but when her blog was nominated for an award, […]
Read MoreAfricTivistes and more than 60 other civil society, citizen and political organisations, trade unions and opinion leaders join forces to defend and consolidate Senegal’s democratic gains
Read MoreAfricTivistes hosted a seminar on 20 February 2023 in Nouakchott, Mauritania to launch the AfricTivistes CitizenLab under the theme “Digital for citizen engagement and participation”. The objective of this seminar was to raise awareness among the population, governments, civil society and partners on the need for a citizen innovation hub in Mauritania. The Mauritanian state […]
Read MoreOn Tuesday 21 February 2023, the Tunisian President, Kaïs Saïed, violently attacked sub-Saharan Africans during a National Security Council session. He called for “urgent measures” against illegal immigration in his country, saying that the presence of sub-Saharan African migrants was a source of “violence, crime and unacceptable acts” and that the arrival of “hordes of […]
Read MoreWhile West Africa has entered a period of particularly serious political and security tensions, Senegal seemed to be one of the last countries in the region where democracy remained the bedrock of society. However, many signals suggest that President Macky Sall is seeking a third term in office, which is unconstitutional and a source of […]
Read MoreAfricTivistes launches CitizenLab Mauritania project on February 20, 2023 in Nouakchott under the theme: “Make digital work for citizen engagement and participation in Mauritania.” AfricTivistes CitizenLab Mauritania is a citizen fab aimed at supporting, mentoring and providing tools to Mauritanian civil society actors through training, tech tool development, and support for innovation and co-creation. This […]
Read MoreThe year 2022 was particularly dark for journalists all over Africa, harassed, oppressed and arrested. The year 2023 begins with a heinous crime. Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo was found dead on Sunday, January 22, 2023. The director general of AMPLITUDE FM radio, had been kidnapped on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, in front of a gendarmerie […]
Read MoreAfricTivistes CitizenLab is a programme to accelerate the participatory engagement of young people in the consolidation of democracy. It is a hub for innovation and production of valuable content based on digital democracy projects. An innovative citizen’s hub will soon be set up in Mauritania. Its aim is to support, accompany and equip Mauritanian civil […]
Read MoreTen women from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal have been selected for a digital security training to be held in December in Dakar. After having trained more than five hundred and fifty (550) journalists and civil society actors in eleven (11) countries in Africa and the Diaspora (Haiti) from 2017 to 2019, AfricTivistes […]
Read MoreThe year 2022 is particularly dark for West African journalists whose freedoms have been threatened and restricted on several occasions. In Senegal, the journalist and editor of the website Dakar Matin, Pape Alé Niang, was arrested on Sunday 6 November for disclosing information not made public by the competent authority and likely to harm national […]
Read More23 migrants die at the Spanish border Twenty-three people died on Friday 24 June 2022 as they tried to cross the wall between Nador in Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla in a mass attack. Images show dozens of tangled bodies, dead and injured, lying on the ground after Moroccan police tried to push […]
Read MoreFor the Republic of Guinea’s presidential elections to be fair and democratic, President Alpha Condé must ensure a stable and open internet before, during, and after polling day — scheduled for October 18, 2020. “The internet plays a crucial role in elections, and the Guinean people have the right to actively participate in the voting process, engage in […]
Read MoreCôte d’Ivoire is the fourth African country to withdraw its voluntary declaration accepting the jurisdiction of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. On 29 April 2020, the Ivorian State announced that it was withdrawing its declaration of jurisdiction to the Court provided for in Article 34 (6) of the Protocol establishing the African […]
Read MoreFor several months, Guinean President Alpha Condé has expressed to Guineans his desire to change the Constitution of the country. A constitutional change could allow him run for a third term whereas such a project is impossible under the current Constitution. On 12 October 2019, six (6) leaders of the National Front for the Defense […]
Read MorePress release in support of Gabonese people Let’s avoid a stalemate in the post-election situation We, Africtivistes, are closely following the situation in Gabon, after the 27 August 2016 presidential election in which 628,000 citizens voted to choose between incumbent President Ali Bongo and the main contender of the united opposition, Jean Ping. After delaying […]
Read MoreThe renowned online media Algérie-Focus and its editor-in-chief have been subject to smear campaigns and received death threats spearheaded by Facebook pages affiliated with political groups in Algeria. This followed the publication of a story alleging that the son of a Government minister was living in a luxurious state-owned residence bought with taxpayers’ money. The […]
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