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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.

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

Wrapping up with a powerful reminder of why investigative journalism remains essential in the digital age. This year's...
07/11/2025

Wrapping up with a powerful reminder of why investigative journalism remains essential in the digital age.

This year's sessions reaffirmed the role of journalists as frontline defenders of truth and accountability.

Journalism is not a crime, it’s a public service!

At , iLAB analysts examined how AI-generated audio and video are increasingly being used to influence political percept...
07/11/2025

At , iLAB analysts examined how AI-generated audio and video are increasingly being used to influence political perception across Africa.

Examples included a fabricated clip of Senegal's Ousmane Sonko speaking in fluent English and a Macron "speech" assembled from unrelated soundbites. In Nigeria, AI-generated voice recordings have also been used in smear campaigns.

If AI shapes what we see, who shapes AI?At , Athandiwe Saba, managing editor at iLAB, and Hanna Teshager, data analyst ...
07/11/2025

If AI shapes what we see, who shapes AI?

At , Athandiwe Saba, managing editor at iLAB, and Hanna Teshager, data analyst at Code For Africa, unpacked how AI has evolved.

As AI increasingly shapes what we read, learn, and even how we vote, this session asks the tough questions:
- Who builds these systems, and with what data?
- How do bias and manipulation hide inside large language models?

Everyone is talking about how to use AI. This session flips the lens to investigate the industry behind it.We're asking ...
07/11/2025

Everyone is talking about how to use AI. This session flips the lens to investigate the industry behind it.

We're asking pertinent questions about the systems shaping our information ecosystems:
• Where do these models get their data?
• Whose voices are excluded?
• How can AI be used to manipulate elections, media, and public opinion?

Join Code For Africa's iLAB team for the final workshop at .

⏱️ 9:55am

When platforms close their APIs, investigators adaptAt , Code For Africa's Jacktone Momanyi, investigative manager, and...
06/11/2025

When platforms close their APIs, investigators adapt

At , Code For Africa's Jacktone Momanyi, investigative manager, and Nirali Patel, investigative data analyst, unpacked how they are staying ahead of influence operations even as X, Meta and others restrict access to data.

Instead of slowing down, the team is building new pipelines using browser automations, AI-assisted analysis and no-code workflows to keep spotting bot-like activity, narrative clusters and inauthentic networks.

The work is helping protect public-interest journalism in an environment where platforms themselves are increasingly opaque.

🇦🇴 How is derailing the Lobito CorridorLarge-scale infrastructure in Africa isn’t just about steel and tracks; it’s al...
06/11/2025

🇦🇴 How is derailing the Lobito Corridor

Large-scale infrastructure in Africa isn’t just about steel and tracks; it’s also a battleground of narratives.

This TruthAfrica investigation exposes how false claims, doctored media, and viral posts are being used to sow doubt around the continent's most strategic rail projects.

�📖 Read the full piece here: https://cfa.fyi/yvQ7fM2

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How influence campaigns distort climate conversations At , Strydom, senior programme manager at CivicSignal; Saba, iL...
05/11/2025

How influence campaigns distort climate conversations

At , Strydom, senior programme manager at CivicSignal; Saba, iLAB managing editor; Andrew Frasser, CfA fellow; and Jacktone Momanyi, iLAB's investigative manager, shared insights from Code for Africa's forthcoming ClimateCapture report, which examines how coordinated influence campaigns shape public opinion to enable extractive deals.

ClimateCapture shows how lobby networks package sensitive data, fringe claims and emotional framing into narratives that slow climate action and silence affected communities.

The full report launches soon.

Code For Africa's investigations reveal that climate misinformation in Africa is often amplified rather than homegrown. ...
05/11/2025

Code For Africa's investigations reveal that climate misinformation in Africa is often amplified rather than homegrown. These narratives typically originate elsewhere, then gain momentum within the African infosphere through coordinated engagement.

These loosely connected groups also push false claims. Their interests may differ, but they share a common goal: to block progress toward a greener, more sustainable future.

Join us at as more conversations unfold!

Climate capture: from spin room to newsroom🌳 Now happening.CfA analysts unpack how coordinated misinformation is used to...
05/11/2025

Climate capture: from spin room to newsroom

🌳 Now happening.
CfA analysts unpack how coordinated misinformation is used to mislead and shape public opinion on climate issues.

These claims are intentional and carefully coordinated, making complex science seem uncertain or unreliable. Data is selectively interpreted, stripped of context and amplified to suit misleading narratives.

The session explores how bad actors use these tactics to influence the public.

📍 Percy Qoboza Room (WSS103)

The African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC 2025) is here! 🎉Join us from 5–7 November 2025 at Wits University ...
04/11/2025

The African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC 2025) is here! 🎉

Join us from 5–7 November 2025 at Wits University for Africa’s largest gathering of investigative journalists.

This 21st edition brings together leading journalists, editors and innovators for lectures, workshops, masterclasses and seminars exploring the latest tools, technologies and techniques shaping investigative reporting.

💡 The Code For Africa team will also lead sessions on topics ranging from climate capture to AI in journalism.

More here: https://aijc.africa/programme/

Laws and customs on LGBTQI+ rights vary widely across Africa.Yet initiatives to improve safety, visibility and legal pro...
04/11/2025

Laws and customs on LGBTQI+ rights vary widely across Africa.

Yet initiatives to improve safety, visibility and legal protections continue to attract organised backlash.

A new ADDO investigation documents how online narratives in Madagascar, Namibia, Senegal and Zimbabwe portray LGBTQI+ identities as a “foreign” threat.

🔗 Read the full article: https://cfa.fyi/eqFmC4y

03/11/2025

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