Code For Africa

Code For Africa Code for Africa is a citizen-focused, demand-driven movement that seeks to empower ordinary people with digital democracy tools through CitizenLabs.
(1)

Africa's largest federation of civic technology and data journalism labs.

04/09/2026

‼️ AI is changing journalism. The question is: are we using it consciously?

At the International Journalists' Network (IJNet) Community Night in Istanbul, co-hosted by The Plus Alliance, international journalists and media professionals came together to explore how technology is reshaping journalism and the wider media landscape.

Justin Arenstein, CEO of Code For Africa shared his perspective on the opportunities AI presents as well as the importance of understanding its limitations, risks, and responsible use.

“Artificial intelligence can really become frightening when you use it unconsciously. We need to be conscious about artificial intelligence, knowing what it's good at and what we should be wary of!”

🎥 Watch Justin’s interview with 10lar Medya, recorded in Istanbul.

📢 Join Code For Africa and Sembra to explore the findings from the latest expansion of Project Oasis’ global research a...
04/09/2026

📢 Join Code For Africa and Sembra to explore the findings from the latest expansion of Project Oasis’ global research and discover the trends, challenges, and opportunities emerging across the seven countries we studied: Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa

These lessons don’t only matter for Africa. They can offer ideas, strategies, and new perspectives for independent media and creators worldwide.

📆 Happening on Thursday, 10 September 2026
⏰ 3 p.m. CI/GH/SN · 4 p.m. MA/NG · 5 p.m. SAST · 6 p.m. EAT

🔗 Register for the webinar: https://bit.ly/4quR0UD

🚀 Inside the fellowship with Daniel Damilola ObiokekeDaniel shares reflections from his AWA fellowship, exploring how ...
03/09/2026

🚀 Inside the fellowship with Daniel Damilola Obiokeke

Daniel shares reflections from his AWA fellowship, exploring how the experience has shaped his thinking around knowledge sharing and project management. He discusses the need to address gaps in how African knowledge is discovered and shared, the challenges of remote learning, and why building equitable pathways to reliable information is essential for the continent.

💡 Read more here: https://cfa.fyi/HW60E0E

Nakuru is learning more about the air its residents breathe.At the RESPIRA Nakuru Sense-Making Workshop, community ambas...
02/09/2026

Nakuru is learning more about the air its residents breathe.

At the RESPIRA Nakuru Sense-Making Workshop, community ambassadors, researchers, county officials, meteorologists, health practitioners and partners came together to examine air-quality data, community reports and forecasting tools.

Through the project, 22 low-cost sensors installed by sensors.AFRICA are helping monitor particulate pollution across the city, while AngaWatch reports add what residents are seeing, smelling and experiencing on the ground.

The bigger question now is how this evidence can support daily air-quality forecasts, county planning, public-health decisions and stronger enforcement.

Read more: https://cfa.fyi/Wy8o0Mp

Prêt à faire passer vos compétences en cybersécurité au niveau supérieur ? 🔐Inscrivez-vous à notre formation « Sécurité ...
02/09/2026

Prêt à faire passer vos compétences en cybersécurité au niveau supérieur ? 🔐

Inscrivez-vous à notre formation « Sécurité numérique avancée » ! Destinée aux personnes disposant déjà de connaissances de base, cette formation constitue la prochaine étape pour approfondir votre expertise en matière de sécurité numérique.

academy.AFRICA propose un parcours d'apprentissage en deux parties : cette formation s'appuie sur notre formation de base (cours pour débutants), et nous recommandons vivement aux apprenants de commencer par celle-ci. Toutefois, si vous disposez déjà de connaissances de base en matière de sécurité numérique et souhaitez approfondir vos compétences en cybersécurité, vous pouvez suivre cette formation.

Ce programme s'adresse aux organisations de la société civile de jeunes, aux défenseurs des droits de l'homme, aux animateurs de jeunesse et à tous ceux qui utilisent la technologie pour favoriser le changement social et les débats politiques au sein de leurs communautés.

🔗 Inscrivez-vous ici : https://cfa.fyi/xJtKDjM

What happens when a “journalist” doesn’t exist but the byline does?A new investigation by Graphika and Code For Africa u...
01/09/2026

What happens when a “journalist” doesn’t exist but the byline does?

A new investigation by Graphika and Code For Africa uncovers a network of 44 ghost reporters and fake experts used to push Russian-aligned narratives through African media ecosystems between 2021 and 2026.

The findings:
🔍 113 Facebook accounts and pages amplified it
🔍 138 websites published or quoted their content
🔍 658 URLs featured a ghost byline or fake expert

The tactics are deceptively simple: create a credible-looking persona, place content in an authentic newsroom, get it quoted or republished, and allow the narrative to travel.

💡 Read the full report: https://cfa.fyi/2ejXav3

هل أنت مستعد للارتقاء بمهاراتك في مجال الأمن السيبراني إلى المستوى التالي؟ 🔐لقد تعرفت على الأساسيات؛ والآن حان الوقت للا...
31/08/2026

هل أنت مستعد للارتقاء بمهاراتك في مجال الأمن السيبراني إلى المستوى التالي؟ 🔐لقد تعرفت على الأساسيات؛ والآن حان الوقت للارتقاء بمستواك!

سجل في دورة «الأمن الرقمي المتقدم» التي نقدمها! صُممت هذه الدورة لمن يمتلكون بالفعل معرفة أساسية، وتغطي الجوانب الرئيسية للأمن الرقمي من خلال ثلاث وحدات دراسية، مما يضمن اتباع نهج شامل لحماية المساحات الرقمية الشخصية والمهنية على حد سواء
يستهدف هذا البرنامج منظمات المجتمع المدني الشبابية، والمدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان، وقادة الشباب، وأولئك الذين يستخدمون التكنولوجيا لدفع عجلة التغيير الاجتماعي والنقاشات حول السياسات في مجتمعاتهم المحلية.

🔗 سجل هنا: https://cfa.fyi/6ol7X5O

🚨 Facing a cyberattack or digital security threat?The Digital Security Helpline supports CSOs and CBOs dealing with:📌 Ha...
27/08/2026

🚨 Facing a cyberattack or digital security threat?

The Digital Security Helpline supports CSOs and CBOs dealing with:

📌 Hacked accounts�
📌 Malware infections�
📌 Other digital security incidents

TrustLab provides technical support, guidance and incident response to help organisations stay secure and resilient online.

🔒 Any information you share is handled confidentially and used only to assess and respond to your incident.

👉🏾 Get support here: https://cfa.fyi/Cx6Av24

Did you know that some of the "experts" and "journalists" quoted in recent security news across Africa don't actually ex...
26/08/2026

Did you know that some of the "experts" and "journalists" quoted in recent security news across Africa don't actually exist?

Russia has been planting ghost reporters and fake experts in the African media landscape to advance its strategic interests on the continent since at least 2021. Operations like Storm-1516 have even weaponised fake African journalist personas to plant global disinformation regarding Ukrainian corruption.

While these articles originate in legitimate media outlets, their reach is heavily amplified on Facebook, by coordinated inauthentic behaviour networks, alongside organic shares by unsuspecting users raising a serious question on editorial verification.

👉 Our full investigation in partnership with Graphika, supported by Meta exposes how these networks operate: https://cfa.fyi/2ejXav3

Tech-facilitated gender-based violence against Kenya’s women politiciansOur latest TrustLab report examines how tech-fac...
25/08/2026

Tech-facilitated gender-based violence against Kenya’s women politicians

Our latest TrustLab report examines how tech-facilitated gender-based violence is used against Kenya’s women politicians, documenting the tactics, patterns and forms of abuse that can be used to undermine women’s participation in politics.

From harassment and sexualised abuse to threats, disinformation and attacks on women’s identities and reputations, these tactics can create an environment designed to intimidate, silence and push women out of public debate.

Read the full playbook: https://cfa.fyi/qa6SyaK

Address

Pinetree Plaza, Kaburu Drive
Nairobi

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Code For Africa posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Code For Africa:

Shortcuts

Share

Category