Social networks

In Rwanda, the internet and social networks are now in the sights of the authorities. In its latest report, published today, Wednesday, March 16, 2022, Human Rights Watch once again condemns the harassment of bloggers and youtubers.…

Earlier this week, Burkinabé's General Staff announced the dismantling of three terrorist bases in eastern Burkina Faso during operations between June 14 and 16. But in the networks, a counterfeit account circulates along with photos that have nothing to do with this news. Images of victims of terrorism are used for propaganda purposes. Chronicle produced in collaboration with Solène Gardré from EPJT,…

Despite warnings from the authorities, several meetings are being held in several cities in Nigeria, on the occasion of "Democracy Day". In Lagos, Abuja or Benin City, protesters had come to protest against growing insecurity, poor governance and the shutdown of Twitter for more than a week in the country. A popular dissatisfaction that President Muhammadu Buhari did not mention in his traditional…

In Nigeria, while authorities suspended access to Twitter on Friday, June 4, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) is asking the media to shut down their social networking accounts. They reacted. "All audiovisual media will be considered antipatriotic if it continues to use Twitter, which is shut down," the NBC statement…

The suspension follows a government decision announced on Friday evening, June 4. The platform has been in the eyes of the authorities for several months, especially due to its mobilizing role during the demonstrations against police violence in October last year. as reported from Lagos, Liza FabbianDespite the restrictions,…

The Nigerian government announced in a statement on Friday, June 4, that it had suspended Twitter activities in Africa's most populous country, two days after the social network deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari. "The Federal Government has indefinitely suspended the activities of the microblogging service and the…

A social media activist was sentenced to five years in prison for posting a clip in which she demanded attacks on Nigerian citizens. Return after a video that was incorrectly presented as representing Ivorians who had been beaten in Niger. as reported from Abidjan, Sidy YansaneHis face is everywhere on social networks and in…

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. .

The Chadian president of the Transitional Army Council is demanding a downsizing of social networks. By receiving on Thursday morning, Could 13, the desires of the Muslim group in reference to the tip of Ramadan, Normal Mahamat Idriss Déby invited the Chadians to cease insulting one another on-line within the identify of peace. However undecided if he is heard.…

This is the new app star for young people in Senegal: the clubhouse makes it possible to exchange information and social debates can be initiated (of course virtually). During the demonstrations of recent weeks, it made it possible to maintain the mobilization, to organize fundraisers and to preserve the link between the diaspora and those who were mobilized on the streets. Aminata Thior is with us in "La Vie ici". .