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As part of a training program for 50 young educators, the Cameroonian Association for Media Education and Information, in partnership with AFD (French Development Agency), kicked off a new training session. The year 2025 ...
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta (Facebook's mother company, Instagram and Threads), announced on its official Instagram page that all Meta platforms returned to their fundamentals: that is to say to the pure and simple freedom of expression which is the primary reason for creation ...
Will 2025, marked by the next presidential elections, be spared by the scourge of disinformation? This question remains a major uncertainty to be resolved to guarantee serene and credible electoral consultations. While many Cameroonians feed the hope of a presidential election peaceful in 2025, the ...
In Mali, disinformation spreads at an alarming rate, fueled by political tensions, social conflicts and the explosion of social networks. Faced with this threat, an initiative is distinguished: Benbere, a pioneer platform in the fight against fake news, which combines Fact-Checking and awareness to take up ...
In January 2024, 62.3 % of the world's population used social networks, which became major fake news vectors. This misleading information serves as weapons in the information war, influencing elections, social tensions and public opinion.
A training organized by Med. IA LAB Association in Yaoundé brought together professionals from the Cameroonian press as part of the fight against disinformation. Disinformation is well known for its harmful effects around the entire information structure due to the manipulations of public opinion ...
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False information can exacerbate social tensions and lead to civilian disorders, playing on ethnic and political divisions.
→ See our article on the example of disinformation in NigerThe propagation of Fake News reduces the credibility of traditional and digital media, pushing people to turn to unaccompanied sources of information.
→ See our article on local media in AfricaFake-News can manipulate public opinion and affect the electoral results, by disseminating false information on candidates and electoral processes.
→ See our article on Deepfakes in AfricaDisinformation can also affect local economies by sowing panic and disturbing financial and commercial markets.
→ see our article on the summit on disinformation in AccraBy exploring our site, you will discover how we approach these questions, the strategies put in place to fight against fake news, and concrete examples of disinformation in Africa.
