In this edition of #CitizenLabActus, the CitizenLabs of AfricTivistes are strengthening democratic participation through training and digital innovation.

📜 Behind every election, there are legal texts that frame the entire process. Constitutions, electoral codes, electoral laws… they define: ✔️ who can vote, ✔️ how voting takes place, ✔️ how results are validated, ✔️ and how electoral disputes are handled.

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🎥 In this video, discover how Excellence Foundation for South Sudan 🇸🇸 is strengthening electoral information integrity and citizen participation through fact-checking and media literacy. 📰 Electoral fact-checking | 🧠 Media literacy | 🤝 Fact-checkers network | 💻 Digital platform

In Guinea 🇬🇳, as the December 2025 presidential election approaches, ABLOGUI has rolled out its #PACTE project an initiative aimed at strengthening youth civic engagement, promoting electoral transparency, and supporting an inclusive electoral transition.

🏛️ Who actually runs elections in Africa? Independent Electoral Commissions, Interior Ministries, or hybrid bodies – each country has its own model. 👉 Knowing how these structures work is key to promoting electoral transparency. 🌐 farafina.tech/countries

Discover our champion Alseny Farinta Camara, former #VAGOA volunteer at AfricTivistes An activist and political scientist, Alseny has long been committed to open governance, human rights, and citizen participation in Guinea. Co-founder of the FNDC, he paid a high price for opposing the third term.

#ElectionCivicTechFund 🎥 In this video, discover how Actions for Development and Empowerment (ADE) 🇨🇲 is strengthening electoral transparency and citizen participation through civic tech. 📱 Mobile app | 🎙️ Podcast | 🧑🏾‍🤝‍🧑🏽 Civic activations

🇸🇸 The Clarity Desk 🖥️ empowers journalists, students, and the public to fact-check and navigate information. With a website, app, workshops, and fellowships, it strengthens reliable electoral content, fights misinformation, and supports youth media clubs and civic engagement.

🎥 What tangible impact does civic innovation have on elections in Africa? 12 initiatives provide concrete responses to electoral tensions: digital tools, civic education campaigns, monitoring systems, and fact-checking content, all deployed on the ground by African actors.

In #Africa, personal data = human rights. 📱 Biometrics, voter rolls, social media… often collected without consent to control or silence. Protecting it defends privacy, journalists, activists & empowers citizens. #DataProtection #DigitalRights

🏛️ Behind every political system lies far more than the architecture of the state. It profoundly shapes the concentration or distribution of executive power, the balance between institutions, political stability, and citizens’ ability to hold leaders to account. 👉 Explore 📊 Farafina.tech

Since 2015, #AfricTivistes has been working to strengthen citizen participation and democracy across the continent, in the face of major challenges such as: disinformation, access to and openness of public data, and the need for civic education and citizen engagement. chk.me/Nr1TOwD

#ElectionCivicTechFund 🎥 In this video, discover how Vie Publique Sénégal 🇸🇳 is strengthening electoral transparency and citizen participation through an open-source digital platform.

Access to electoral data is a cornerstone of inclusive #Elections in Africa! Initiatives such as 📰 “Le Peuple” in 🇬🇳 #Guinea, 📊 Cameroon Open Data Elections in 🇨🇲 #Cameroon, and 🌍 Demokrasia Mtaani in 🇹🇿 #Tanzania are democratising information to foster informed citizenship.

2015 · Dakar 🇸🇳 First AfricTivistes Summit. 2018 · Ouagadougou 🇧🇫 Growing dialogue and collaboration. 2021 · Abidjan 🇨🇮 Civic tech scales across Africa. 👉 Dakar 🇸🇳 → Ouagadougou 🇧🇫 → Abidjan 🇨🇮 🌍 150+ participants · 40+ countries 🎯 Goal Strengthen civic tech for African integration.

🇨🇫 In the Central African Republic, the “Strengthening Young Leaders in Electoral Governance” initiative works to: ✅ mobilise communities; ✅ empower young leaders; ✅ equip civil society networks; ✅ promote active, responsible electoral participation. 🌐 soobu.tech

🎥 In this video, discover how Consortium for Networking and Development (COND) is working in the Amhara region 🇪🇹 to strengthen inclusive, transparent and peaceful electoral participation.

🗳️ Behind the voting system lies much more than just 👉 Comparing electoral systems helps us understand why political dynamics differ from one country to another. 🌍 Read electoral Africa with #FarafinaElections 🔗 farafina.tech

In this edition of #CitizenLabActus, dive into the heart of civic initiatives shaping democracy in #Africa, from civic education and digital engagement to the fight for inclusion and human rights. @youthdemocracycohort.com

In 2021, the Local Open Gov Lab (#LOG) launched a pioneering drive for open, transparent & participatory local governance in West Africa 🌍 LOG supported 7 local authorities across 4 countries, using digital tools to boost citizen access, dialogue & engagement. 🌍 log.africtivistes.com

📢 Solidarity with Dr Sarah Bireete AfricTivistes stands with Ugandan human rights defender Dr Sarah Bireete. 👉 Support the campaign: 🔗 gofundme.com/f/freesarahb... 🤝 Protect human rights defenders in Africa. #FreeSarahBireete #HumanRights #CivicSpace #AfricTivistes

🇲🇷 AfricTivistes CitizenLab Mauritania has launched a training on digital citizenship & civic leadership. 🛠️ The training uses the #ACET Toolkit, designed by #AfricTivistes to help trainers easily replicate the programme and reach more young people across Africa. 🔗 africtivistes.com/en/acet-tool...

This morning, we welcomed Master’s students from SIPA, Columbia University (NY) in Dakar. Discussions covered democracy in Africa, civil society, governance, citizen engagement, and digital rights. #AfricTivistes shared its initiatives on democracy & inclusive governance.

📢🇺🇬 #Uganda: digital blackout 48h before the elections, internet, social media and VPNs are cut—despite recent assurances. This undermines transparency, participation and democracy. 📣 AfricTivistes condemns this violation of digital rights. #KeepItOn #InternetShutdown #DigitalRights

Why has the loss of trust in democratic systems become a major risk factor?🌍 🎙️ Aïsha Dabo, Programmes Coordinator at AfricTivistes 👉 Read the full interview: lens.civicus.org/interview/lo...

The general elections in Uganda🇺🇬 on 15 January 2026 are more than just a vote: they will shape the future of governance, transparency, and inclusivity in the country. 🗳️ Explore Uganda’s electoral profile on #Farafina, to understand voter trends, the election calendar, and local political dynamics.

We welcomed HEC ONU (HEC Paris) in Dakar! 🌍 The 15 students explored AfricTivistes’ role in democracy, governance & civic engagement, discussing youth participation, civil society, and local-international collaboration. 🤝

🎙️ In this new episode of #AfricTivistes Talks, Cheikh Fall looks back at the evolution of generational dynamics since 1960 and deciphers the characteristics of a youth resolutely focused on civic participation. youtu.be/Tz4z3LrJHNA?...

Political and democratic news in Africa is moving fast. Very fast. 👉🏾 AfricTivistes Décrypte🎥 … is your new weekly appointment to analyse, contextualise, and make sense of the major political and democratic events across the continent. www.instagram.com/reel/DTU5nLb...

The 12 African civic tech projects are united on the ground to improve access to reliable electoral information, expand citizen participation, and strengthen public accountability for more transparent and credible elections across Africa. ℹ️ chk.me/R2aaRW1

The #AfricTivistes Civic Hubs continue their commitment to strengthening participatory democracy by combining technology, civic education and citizen action across the continent.

‘Youth Ambassadors of Peace and Change’ 🇳🇬 is an initiative that works to promote the inclusion and active participation of marginalised groups in decision-making processes. It empowers young people to become agents of change, peace and social justice in Nigeria. Find out more : soobu.tech.

🚨#AfricTivistes condemns the arrest of Dr Sarah Bireete, Ugandan🇺🇬 human rights defender, and urges authorities to respect the rule of law, guarantee her defence rights, and ensure any proceedings meet constitutional and international standards🌍.

🚨 ALERT | #Guinea 🇬🇳 Facebook & Instagram appear to be blocked on Orange ahead of the presidential election. 🚫 This is a serious violation of digital rights and threatens electoral transparency. 👁️ Monitoring closely. #InternetShutdown #DigitalRights

#AfricTivistes sends its warm wishes to all those working for a just, inclusive, and democratic Africa. In the face of political, social, and digital challenges, your commitment to human rights matters. Here’s to a 2026 of solidarity, civic action, and collective progress.

#AfricTivistes unveils 12 civic tech projects awarded by the Election Civic Tech Fund boosting electoral transparency, citizen engagement & youth/women participation: 💡 15+ digital tools | 📚 Civic education | 🔎 Election monitoring | 📊 300+ fact-checks | 👥 500K+ citizens reached ℹ️ chk.me/7uH2qQD

On the occasion of Human Rights Day and the #16DaysOfActivism, #AfricTivistes reminds us that digital rights are human rights. Through the #TaxawTemm – Aar Sunu Bopp campaign and the #Khadija chatbot, we are working to protect, support, and stand with victims of online violence.

Le #Bénin🇧🇯 a déjoué une tentative de coup d’État, alors que l’#Afrique🌍 fait face à un net recul démocratique. 🔎 Pourquoi cette dérive persiste-t-elle ? Pour comprendre — mandats de trop, hyper-présidentialisme, putschs — lisez le 📑 Rapport 2024 de l’Observatoire AfricTivistes de la démocratie. ⬇️

The initiative ‘Electoral inclusion of deaf and albino people in Kisangani’ in the #DRC 🇨🇩 ensures that every citizen, regardless of their condition, can exercise their democratic rights. Find out more about this initiative at soobu.tech and explore projects that strengthen democracy in Africa.

📢 #GuineeBissau🇬🇼 – Conférence de presse👇 Toute la presse nationale et internationale est invitée à prendre part à la conférence de presse prévue le 9 décembre à 11h, à l’Hôtel Good Rade (VDN, #Dakar).

🔊AHEAD Africa --------------------------------------------------------- [EN] ADOPTED ✅ The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights’ has officially adopted the Resolution on Strengthening Electoral Integrity in Africa. 🎉 Read the full resolution 📃https://lnkd.in/e8XWYZQA

Alongside #AfricTivistes CitizenLab Bénin🇧🇯, we condemn the attempted institutional destabilisation thwarted today in #Benin ✊. We reaffirm our commitment to democratic stability, the rule of law, and the protection of the institutions that uphold democracy in Africa. #ACLB

In 📅 November, #FarafinaElections saw a traffic boost as users sought reliable info on elections in Africa 🌍. With 25,500 impressions and 461 clicks, Farafina — covering 54 countries and 6,000+ data points — is proving a key resource for following Africa’s elections. 🔗 farafina.tech

A recent #IOM report shows that 77% of African migration is intra-continental, challenging the view that it’s mainly towards Europe or the US. Since 2022, Dialogue Migration has been helping audiences unpack these dynamics and counter negative narratives. chk.me/885kw0S

#GuineaBissau🇬🇼 — We strongly condemn the military coup and call for an immediate return to constitutional order📜, the resumption of the electoral process🗳️, and a vigorous mobilisation of regional organisations🌍. Our solidarity is total with the Bissau-Guinean people and the pro-democracy 🔗

#GuineaBissau🇬🇼 - #AfricTivistes firmly condemns any power seizure by force. We express our solidarity with the Bissau-Guinean people. We call for the restoration of constitutional order, the resumption of the electoral process, and the release of all detained political actors.

There are no more excuses for cyber-harassment. And there is no reason to remain a silent victim. With #TaxawTemm, you gain access to a comprehensive digital protection platform designed for all ages and all needs. 👉 wa.me/221707643176 #16thDaysofActivism #OrangeTheWorld #AfricTivistes

In 2023, we launched #TaxawTemm Aar Suñu Bopp to promote responsible social media use and fight cyber-harassment, especially against women and girls. Today, we continue this with Khadija, our virtual assistant for digital safety. 👉 wa.me/221707643176 #16DaysOfActivism