The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into governance presents both opportunities and challenges for African democracies. A report by Research…
Browsing: AIF Issue 70
Africa’s digital landscape is rapidly changing. Over the past seven years, digital news sources have almost doubled. According to the…
In March 2023, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) launched its Digital Transformation Strategy, in which…
Touted as a revolutionary game-changer in the West, the surge in digital technologies masks a lacerating pattern of uneven development…
Countering fake news and disinformation is complicated, the solution elusive Two decades back, a minor story emerged from Khartoum. A mysterious…
Members of the Forum of Friends of the Sahel (FFS), a shadowy anti-West and pro-Sahel group operating in Cotonou, Benin’s…
Russia’s use of disinformation campaigns to sway narratives is increasingly evident War has been marked by the use of propaganda and…
The 2023 election cycle saw Nigerian voters overwhelmed with disinformation. Sponsored news blogs, social media accounts, and other mass media…
Disinformation has proven deadly for many Africans In February 2013, gunmen believed to have been members of the terror group Boko…
Internet shutdowns during elections pose a significant threat to democratic processes In 1839, when Edward Bulwer-Lytton stated that “the pen is…
