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When a Late-Night Monologue Becomes a Constitutional Flashpoint Donald Trump’s public praise for the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night program crystallized into a broader confrontation this week over free speech, corporate pressure and the reach of government regulators. What began as barbed comedy about the shooting of a controversial conservative activist has escalated into a national debate over whether regulators and broadcasters can — or should — be pushed into policing political speech. A comedian pulled off…

markdown Kenya's Health Sector: Aden Duale's Battle Against Corruption The Kenyan health sector has long been plagued by insidious corruption. From phantom hospitals siphoning funds to procurement scandals unraveling at Afya House, billions meant to provide essential care have instead padded the pockets of cartels. For the average Kenyan, it's a grim reality of empty pharmacy shelves, abandoned clinics, and the heart-wrenching stories of patients turned away due to the steep cost of care. Enter Aden Duale: A Bold Agenda…

The Foundation for the former South African president launched a petition for donations on Tuesday, August 24, on social networks to help him pay his legal costs in various cases. as reported from Johannesburg, Claire BargelèsIn South Africa, Jacob Zuma supporters are now being urged to put their hand in their wallets! The…

Should the government be able to ban the dissemination of false information? What is the effect of social networks? Should the media communicate more about the authorities' shortcomings? Questions were asked, among other things, in the new study published on May 18 by the Afrobarometer network, while the Senegalese government is carefully considering the regulation of social networks. .

Facebook announced on Tuesday that it had taken down three networks of fake accounts involved in mixed activities in Africa. These are two Russian networks and a French network. According to the social network, the people behind this French network are "close to the army" and acted in a coordinated way to influence the public.…

A debate rages on Nigerian social networks following a case of domestic violence. A local governor organized the public reconciliation of a young woman who had been repeatedly abused by her husband. A gesture that scandalized many people. as reported from Lagos, Liza FabbianIn the video she posted on Twitter, Ifeyinwa Angbo…

In Nigeria, social networks are at the heart of a struggle for influence more than two weeks after the brutal repression of the youth protest movement against police violence and for better governance in the country. For two weeks, the Nigerian authorities have made several statements in favor of increased control over the…