Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
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Africa's largest network of #CivicTech and #OpenData labs. ExCo member @CodeforAll. Incubating @AfricanCIR | @afriLEAKS | @AfricanDRONEorg | @PesaCheck & more
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Joined March 2013
@Code4Africa's Academy has partnered with @ElevenLabs to help 1M people reclaim their voice! With their realistic and versatile AI audio models, we're creating a more immersive learning experience. 🔗 Explore this feature here: https://t.co/Om2o6FfPtX
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Mentorship still matters, and @Code4Africa is proving it! 💪🏾 In African regions where connectivity’s a challenge, person-to-person skill-sharing is bridging the gap and building the next generation! 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/ZlYRfYDqlt
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🏫 Defending Education leads fight against DEI in all 50 states Defending Ed is leading a group of 26 parental rights orgs calling on all 50 states to audit their K-12 policies to get rid of divisive DEI programs - after Biden spent over a billion injecting them into schools.
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🔍 In Indonesia’s North Maluku, a mining giant is using coordinated social media campaigns to glamorise nickel mining, while locals face deforestation, pollution, and poor worker protections. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/LfjN3xTGzA
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Calling journalists in Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮 and Senegal 🇸🇳 @Code4AfricaoA is looking for six journalists to mentor through the AAOSI fellowship! Gain skills in OSINT and SOCMINT to investigate disinfo and influence operations 📆 Apply by 15 Nov: https://t.co/GRQg9iiwXI
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🎉 @NewMisa_Lesotho launches its first CheckDesk. The new CheckDesk will help tackle misinformation in Lesotho and beyond through the AFCA Fellowship. More: https://t.co/yqhrbaflx3
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🇫🇷 Was France recently caught supplying terrorists in Mali? #PesaChecked: https://t.co/1jzVaFByMJ
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✍🏾 Nominations close on 31 October 📣 👉🏾 Nominate your favourite newsx creator today:
icfj.org
There are a lot of talented news creators out there doing compelling journalistic work. But finding them can be hard. That’s why ICFJ+ and Project C are teaming up to launch regional lists of news...
Seen any standout news #creators lately? 🌍 @ICFJ+ and ProjectC are spotlighting impactful independent creator-journalists who are reshaping the news landscape. Help us find them and open doors for growth and collaboration. Nominate your faves: https://t.co/MsGAxyQ5nE
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Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are amplifying coordinated disinformation to undermine Côte d'Ivoire's October 25 election and distract from their own delayed transitions, analysts say. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/x1AzZmBaMS
#ElectionCIV2025 | @FRANCE24
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📆 Applications close on 30 October 🔗Apply here:
opportunities.codeforafrica.org
Positions in: Cameroon, Senegal, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria or anywhere else in Africa Do you want to help design engaging, impactful curriculum content for our e-learning programmes and MOOCs Code...
🎓 We’re hiring! Join @Code4frica as an instructional designer, playing a vital role in designing engaging, interactive courses for our platform, https://t.co/7CoGzgBwcx, empowering journalists and citizens across the continent. 🔗 https://t.co/Ikknh8SnVH 📆 30 October
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🦠When Ebola returned to Uganda in 2025, another epidemic spread faster — disinformation Viral posts questioned whether the outbreak was real, framed vaccines as tools of population control, and even claimed the jab “turns you into zombies.” 📖 More: https://t.co/2epNp4ZgFj
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📢 Last chance to apply, intakes close on 24 October:
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Apply now for the third and final TrustLab Incubator in Kenya, focussed on strengthening Media Defenders in the face of rising online harms.
📢 Are you a media organisation in Nairobi and Nakuru? Apply now for the #TrustLabKE Incubator, designed to help organisations build resilience and counter digital threats. Gain access to: ✅ Mentorship ✅ Workshops ✅ Funding opportunities 24 October: https://t.co/UECPOjqJ9u
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🤖 Op-ed @dailymaverick : Putting the Africa into AI — current imaginary, future realities Africa must write its own AI rules before others do. Read more from @ChrisRoper, deputy CEO at @Code4Africa: https://t.co/HUMLPHXqRJ
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This Halloween, get 25% OFF Truflation Pro! Access our CPI prediction reports and downloadable real-time inflation data, covering every category and subcategory that keeps Truflation 45 days ahead of government metrics. Because what’s truly scary this season is policymakers and
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Sonko skipped a Paris investor forum; some called it defiance, others hypocrisy. Soon after, Senegal’s choice of a French law firm, a banned LGBTQI+ event, and viral posts about his watch reignited debate over sovereignty and values. 🧩Full report: https://t.co/UD8V2nWKIY
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🚨 A deceptive campaign using #influencers promised dream jobs abroad. But as @EUvsDisinfo reports, young African women are being lured into building Russian weapons: https://t.co/1LJCb5fjAO
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🔐 تدريب في الأمن الرقمي باللغة العربية للمدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان! 🇹🇩 🇸🇴 🇲🇷 تعلم كيفية: ✅ تحديد التهديدات الرقمية المدعومة بالذكاء الاصطناعي ✅ تقييم ملف مخاطر مؤسستك ✅ تطبيق استراتيجيات الحماية سجل قبل ٢٨ أكتوبر: https://t.co/HBqWZXH2vL مدعوم من DDI
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💬 Eric Wamugu tells @el_pais why Africa must invest in data to speed up progress. He says workers earn as little as two cents an hour, while in the Global North it's $20 or $30. 🎙️Follow his interview here: https://t.co/NKULE0NNqQ
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Seen any standout news #creators lately? 🌍 @ICFJ+ and ProjectC are spotlighting impactful independent creator-journalists who are reshaping the news landscape. Help us find them and open doors for growth and collaboration. Nominate your faves: https://t.co/MsGAxyQ5nE
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⚖️ Is Uganda tightening election security with new police recruits? #PesaChecked: https://t.co/VbIXFogLMK
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🎓 We’re hiring! Join @Code4frica as an instructional designer, playing a vital role in designing engaging, interactive courses for our platform, https://t.co/7CoGzgBwcx, empowering journalists and citizens across the continent. 🔗 https://t.co/Ikknh8SnVH 📆 30 October
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Verify before you share! Let our fact-checkers help you get your facts straight. 🤳 Send your query on WhatsApp here: https://t.co/zAxs6pdaV3 ✅ Follow the prompts to request a fact-check.
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