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How a pan-African network of cyber activists has been strengthening democracy online

How a pan-African network of cyber activists has been strengthening democracy online

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https://qz.com/1216713/pan-african-activists-network-africtivists-fight-online-to-strengthen-democracy-in-africa/

During a recent visit to The Gambia’s capital Banjul, digital activist Cheikh Fall spoke about the power of the internet to improve governance in Africa.

Fall, 35, is a co-founder of the pan-African network of online activists and bloggers for democracy (AFRICTIVISTS), a community of 200 cyber-activists from 35 different countries on the continent. The Africtivists were on tour to train 500 journalists in cyber-security, traveling from Guinea, Mauritania, Senegal, to Niger, and Burkina Faso.

How a pan-African network of cyber activists has been strengthening democracy online

Jun 2, 2018, 3:16pm UTC
https://qz.com/1216713/pan-african-activists-network-africtivists-fight-online-to-strengthen-democracy-in-africa/ > During a recent visit to The Gambia’s capital Banjul, digital activist Cheikh Fall spoke about the power of the internet to improve governance in Africa. > Fall, 35, is a co-founder of the pan-African network of online activists and bloggers for democracy (AFRICTIVISTS), a community of 200 cyber-activists from 35 different countries on the continent. The Africtivists were on tour to train 500 journalists in cyber-security, traveling from Guinea, Mauritania, Senegal, to Niger, and Burkina Faso.