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The government of Mauritius banned access to social media websites ahead of parliamentary elections on November 10th. The directive was announced by the national communications regulator, which said social media sites will be banned…

The Association of African Election Authorities, in collaboration with the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa, IEC have launched “The Principles and Guidelines for the Use of Digital and Social Media in Elections in Africa”.…

French deputy Rachel Kéké, a former chambermaid, asserted that she has kept her social housing since being legally elected, recalling that her "life before will continue after her mandate", in a statement. The MP, who has lived in social…

Social networks and messaging services, including Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and Youtube, were once again freely accessible in Ethiopia after more than five months of restrictions, journalists and the Open Observatory of Network…

Amnesty International has called on the Ethiopian authorities to lift the blocking of access to several social networks, including Facebook, Telegram, TikTok, and Youtube, which have been inaccessible since 9th February in Ethiopia. "The…

A truck-full of unwanted human waste will soon be turned into fuel. Trucks bring the material to a social enterprise called Sanivation based in Naivasha,100 kilometres from Nairobi. It might seem like an unlikely source for cooking…