According to Meltwater & We Are Social, TikTok has overtaken Facebook to become the second most dominant social media platform in Ghana. While the platform continues to grow in popularity, especially among […]
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In today’s hyper-connected world, where information flows faster than the Niger River, the lines between fact and fiction are blurrier than ever. From deepfake videos influencing elections to cleverly disguised
People tend to believe that they cannot fall victim to a phishing attack, even though real-life situations have shown that anyone could fall prey. Here’s a typical example: A new
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To promote awareness and enhance information integrity, Media, Information, and Literacy (MIL) campaigns have become one of the approaches used to equip people with the skills needed to critically evaluate
A covert digital propaganda campaign led by the military regimes of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger under the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is reshaping public opinion across West Africa,
Ivory Coast is burning,” reads the caption of a post made by an X user on May 21, 2025, precisely at 4:14 am. Not just the caption, the user uploaded
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In November 2022, one month after businessman Elon Musk completed his acquisition of X (formerly Twitter), he announced new rules to regulate the platform, amid concerns about a high rate of disinformation on the
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In Nigeria’s rapidly evolving digital media ecosystem, where platforms like X (formerly Twitter) increasingly influence public discourse, a network of accounts is leveraging Pan-African rhetoric to spread divisive content. One
Captain Ibrahim Traoré portrayed in synthetic content from YouTube channel Inter Vlog. On January 7, 2025, when Burkina Faso’s military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, appeared at the swearing-in ceremony of
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On 24 August 2024, Pavel Durov, co-founder of Telegram messaging service and Russian social network VK, was arrested after landing at Le Bourget Airport, France. The arrest was widely reported
