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Beyond Jordan’s TikTok Ban

Jordan's TikTok ban threatens freedom of expression and access to information

Written by SMEX

28 February 2023

Bangladesh reassesses its Belt and Road Initiative strategy with China as the US offers a new alternative

Bangladesh has scrapped several key BRI projects

Written by Rezwan

28 February 2023

Separatist armed groups’ fusion risks sharpening the political and security crisis in Mali

Mali conflict becoming even more internationalized by Russia's role

Written by Jean Sovon Translated by Adam Long

26 February 2023

In Niger, over four in ten children lack a birth certificate

Niger's fertility rate is one of the world's highest.

Written by Jean Sovon Translated by Liam Anderson

26 February 2023

‘You'd better not wake up!': How Twitter users remember the day of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

At first no one believed it, and then everyone had to believe it

Written by Daria Dergacheva

23 February 2023

A true ‘Trini’ has died, but her life should remind Trinbagonians how to be good citizens

'Anywhere she saw a need, she was moved to meet it'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

22 February 2023

In Turkey telecommunications watchdog blocks access to popular website Ekşi Sözlük

The website's managers were not informed why the site was blocked

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

22 February 2023

Those who are in these coffins will no longer hear Putin's chatter about ‘everything is going according to plan’

Social media users react to Putin’s yearly speech

Written by Daria Dergacheva

22 February 2023

Interview with Romanian anti-disinformation activist reveals disinformation campaigns often target refugees from Ukraine

Debunking is not enough if it is not backed by building societal resilience

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

21 February 2023

As Nigeria goes into a general election, a street reporter shot a documentary on the rising violence and insecurity in Southern Kaduna

A documentary fills a gap in coverage of the Southern Kaduna atrocities

Written by Adéṣínà Ọmọ Yoòbá

21 February 2023

Can Angela Merkel's receipt of the Houphouët-Boigny UNESCO prize contribute to the reconciliation process in Côte d’Ivoire?

Merkel brings the country's three political big hitters together in public

Written by Jean Sovon Translated by Adam Long

21 February 2023

India's war against a BBC documentary on Modi

The government tried to suppress the documentary in India

Written by Ananya

20 February 2023

Malian government expels UN Representatives in targeted move

Some of Mali’s neighbours are also pursuing closer ties with Moscow

Written by Jean Sovon Translated by Jean-Christophe Brunet

20 February 2023

Togolese citizens take their activism online to inspire action and responses

Political activism is what most annoys the Togolese government

Written by Jean Sovon Translated by Laura

17 February 2023

Undertones in Turkey: Earthquakes fan the flames of election season

Researchers untangle Turkey's current debates

Written by Civic Media Observatory

16 February 2023

Hazardous air pollution reduces life expectancy by eight years in Bangladesh

Dhaka Air quality was hazardous for nine days in January 2023

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha) Translated by Rezwan

14 February 2023

Man accused of setting fire to military draft office in Transnistria faces 30 years in jail

Outsiders were not allowed to attend the arson trials

Written by Guest Contributor

14 February 2023

Rihanna brings pride to Barbados in spellbinding Super Bowl performance

'Representing for immigrants, representing for Barbados, representing for black women'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

14 February 2023

Can TikTok shift the digital landscape in Togo?

TikTok also appeals to a diverse, multi-generational audience

Written by Jean Sovon Translated by Jean-Christophe Brunet

13 February 2023

Pope Francis's visit to the DRC: The Congolese are divided over the Pontiff's pronouncements

Millions of Congolese displaced in their own country

Written by Jean Sovon Translated by Adam Long

10 February 2023

Trinidad & Tobago's 2023 Carnival regulations read more like respectability politics

'I wake up this morning and feel like I reading a papers from 1881'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

9 February 2023

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