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Aoua Keïta initiated African women's day, officially recognized on July 31, 1962 by the UN and the OUA. It was devoted 12 years later to Senegal, during the first congress of the Pan -African Women's Organization, where the Conference of African Women (CFA) was created.
To prove the veracity of information is the daily exercise of editors and whistleblowers. An approach supported by the Ivorian government.
In Africa, faced with the proliferation of Fake News, journalists devoted themselves to fact-checking to counter disinformation. The Aki Actu team interviewed Bilal Sagaidou, a Fact-Checker, blogger and journalist, revealing the challenges and challenges of this profession.
A podcast is a downloadable digital audio content, from a contraction of the words "iPod" and "Broadcast" by journalist Ben Hammersley. Popularized by Apple, it went from a few thousand to almost 2 million available in March 2021.
In Mali and elsewhere in Africa, disinformation seriously affects the population, especially young people, who often believe in the first information found online. The Malian Fact-Checker Sagaïdou Bilal by Benbere and Tama Média analyzes this problem.
Cybersecurity is a crucial strategic issue in Africa, affecting states, businesses and institutions. It is directly linked to cybercrime, causing losses of more than $ 4 billion in 2020.
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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.
