Code For Africa

03/07/2025

🎉 Big news from Code For Africa. It's an unusual move for us, but one that truly matters.

We’ve officially endorsed ’s ‘Independence Day’ campaign, which blocks AI crawlers from accessing and exploiting content without permission or compensation.

As Cloudflare's CEO, Matthew Prince put it:
“An AI-driven web doesn’t reward content creators like a search-driven web did… Instead, the web is being stripmined.”

This aligns with our ongoing work with our partners at on , an initiative helping African publishers detect and respond to unauthorised scraping.

Now, Creative Commons is joining the movement with CC Signals, advocating for an AI ecosystem grounded in reciprocity, not exploitation.

03/07/2025

🇸🇳 Senegal’s decision to expel French troops ignited a storm on social media.

Coordinated influencer campaigns and anonymous accounts seized this moment to push for sweeping changes, including ditching the CFA franc. But not all was legitimate.

AI-generated deepfakes and manipulated narratives helped shape public perception.

👉 Read the full story on ADDO: https://bit.ly/4lfCfRK

03/07/2025

📍 Nakuru is getting smarter about air pollution.

On Monday, sensors.AFRICA kicked off the deployment of 20 low-cost air quality sensors across the city as part of the RESPIRA-AQM project.

The sensors will track pollution levels in real time, helping to map hotspots and improve responses. Combined with community reports via the platform, this citizen-driven network aims to make air quality data more accessible, actionable, and timely.

The project is a collaboration between sensors.AFRICA, Egerton University, KU Leuven, the Nakuru Meteorological Department, Kenya Meteorological Society, and SEI - Stockholm Environment Institute, with support from the of Flanders.

More about the project here: https://bit.ly/4lzzOcN

02/07/2025

⚱️Russia’s gold war: Mercenaries fuel dirty trade.

How does Russia bypass sanctions? By trading weapons for gold in Africa.

An investigation by Transparency International Russia exposes a network of violence, smuggling, and sanctions evasion, showing how gold worth billions is routed via the United Arab Emirates to fund Russia’s war economy.

📍 Read the full story 👉 https://bit.ly/4eD6Hmz

01/07/2025

✨ Storytelling is an art. Bringing those ideas to life? That’s a science.

Join us for a free training session with Mbali Mbhele Ka Mavundla, published author and social media manager at Code for Africa, as she walks us through the journey of transforming ideas into powerful, publish-ready content.

🕒 2pm CET | 4 PM EAT
🔗 https://lnkd.in/dxnjPHpg

Whether you’re working on blog posts or crafting content for your organisation’s social channels, this session is for you!

01/07/2025

🎉 Over the weekend, fact-checkers from around the world gathered in Rio de Janeiro for IFCN’s GlobalFact 12 summit.

We’re proud to share that TruthAfrica, a collaboration between Poland’s Pravda Association and Code For Africa was named a finalist for its work tracking anti-vaccine misinformation and refugee scapegoating across seven African countries.

🎯 Learn more 👉 : https://bit.ly/4et18qJ

🔍 See our latest investigation here 👉: https://bit.ly/3I8nEcv

30/06/2025

From fringe claim to front page?

A recent Washington Post article said “Saharan mercenaries” had been captured in Aleppo. But there’s no credible evidence this ever happened. The detail mirrors an earlier narrative circulated by Moroccan state-linked media in late 2024.

shows how this claim travelled through social media influencers, state-aligned outlets and commentators before surfacing in a respected international newspaper.

Read the full piece: https://bit.ly/44AUrQ1

30/06/2025

💪🏾 Free training: Learn how to fact-check like a pro

From manipulated videos and fake press statements to viral hoaxes, mis/disinformation is quietly eroding trust in journalism, governance, and civic institutions.

Code For Africa, in partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is offering a free online course to equip media professionals with the essential tools to detect, dissect, and debunk false information.

Eligible countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Register now: https://bit.ly/449mzbG

27/06/2025

🇳🇬 Is traditional media losing its grip in Nigeria? |

Younger Nigerians are increasingly turning to social video, influencers and podcasters for news. Yet trust in news remains surprisingly high (68%), as concerns about misinformation soar.

Read more about these trends in Nigerian media in this article published by The Liberalist :

Younger audiences across Africa are turning to social video and influencers for news, while trust in traditional media remains stable as concerns over misinformation grow.

26/06/2025

🇸🇳 Senegal’s legal reforms have sparked a wave of online disinformation. ⚖️

As President Diomaye Faye's administration amends amnesty laws and ratifies prisoner transfer deals, polarised narratives and false claims flood the digital space, with critics accusing the administration of political motives.

Two legislative actions are at the heart of the exploited narratives. Our new report unpacks how these legal changes became fertile ground for coordinated online manipulation.

🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3Zpz9lD

25/06/2025

💪🏾 Free training: Learn how to fact-check like a pro

From manipulated videos and fake press statements to viral hoaxes, mis/disinformation is quietly eroding trust in journalism, governance, and civic institutions.

Code For Africa, in partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is offering a free online course to equip media professionals with the essential tools to detect, dissect, and debunk false information.

Eligible countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Register now: https://bit.ly/449mzbG

24/06/2025

🇰🇪 Kenyans pay the second-highest amount in Africa for every kilowatt-hour of electricity ⚡️. These high costs affect every household and business, hampering economic growth and increasing the cost of living

An explosive investigation by Africa Uncensored reveals who’s cashing in while you’re left in the dark.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4nddpU3