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Code for Africa

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Code for Africa

@Code4Africa

Africa's largest network of #CivicTech and #OpenData labs. ExCo member @CodeforAll. Incubating @AfricanCIR | @afriLEAKS | @AfricanDRONEorg | @PesaCheck & more

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Joined March 2013

Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
Nov 20, 2020
Revealed: Twitter networks targeting #EndSARS protests in 🇳🇬 @jean_leroux uncovers accounts that amplify pro-govt content, and appear to be staging a suppression campaign against anti-police brutality protests. An investigation by CfA partner @DFRLab: bit.ly/3fnDIob
Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
Oct 23, 2020
Nigeria's army calls #EndSARS protest deaths "fake news" despite evidence. 🔎 Using geolocation and satellite images, researcher @jean_leroux at CfA partner @DFRLab verified videos and reports placing soldiers at the Lekki toll gate on 20 October. 📄
Nigerian army dismisses Lekki Toll Gate massacre as “fake news”
From medium.com
Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
Jul 20, 2021
Africa’s media has lost a true changemaker. @Code4Africa strategist @siyafrica died early on July 19. Siya was a force for good, and passionate about using technology to better the lives of people across Africa. Read our tribute to Siya here: bit.ly/2UwZfF1
Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
Jul 10, 2020
🇿🇦SA Govt official and EFF member Anthony Matumba is pretending to be a racist white woman, and stoking racial conflict to make money online. 🔎@Code4Africa partners @DFRLab investigated the fake #TracyZille account. medium.com/dfrlab/governm…"
Government official monetized racial tensions on South African social media
From medium.com
Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
Jan 18, 2016
LAUNCH: Apply now to #impactAFRICA, Africa's largest fund for data-driven storytelling bit.ly/1KlSBQo #ddj
Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
Jul 22, 2022
🧑‍💻 Are you a #freelancer looking for jobs in digital? For this month’s #HacksHackers 🇹🇿 Tanzania meetup, @mafolebaraka, a digital economy champion, will share best practices for freelancers seeking digital jobs. 🗓️ 28 July, 3 pm EAT 💻 bit.ly/3B21N0G
Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
Apr 21, 2022
How are women in politics affected by gender-based violence? For this #WanaData 🇹🇿 meetup, @AD_Abinallah, CEO of @MediaConvergecy, will share findings from a report where 79% of respondents had been abused or harassed online. ⏰ 27 April, 3 pm EAT 📍 bit.ly/wdtz27april
Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
Oct 23, 2020
Replying to @Code4Africa
To corroborate these videos, @jean_leroux used open-source tools to analyse buildings and landmarks seen in the footage and confirmed the location as the Lekki toll gate. Screengrabs also helped identify the affiliations of soldiers who were filmed at the scene.
Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
Aug 20, 2018
WE’RE HIRING! Join our teams in #Nairobi, #DaresSalaam and #CapeTown We're looking for: Data Programme Manager (NBO) Dataviz Designer (NBO) Production Assistant (NBO) Software Engineer (DAR) Engagement and Comms Programme Manager (CPT) Find out more: opportunities.codeforafrica.org
Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
Nov 20, 2020
Replying to @Code4Africa
There was also a network of highly active influencer and digital marketer accounts amplifying the hashtags and graphics related to the broader campaign. The combined effort aims to create an impression of support for this pro-government content. bit.ly/3fnDIob
Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
Nov 20, 2020
Replying to @Code4Africa
As part of this campaign, the accounts circulated meme-like graphics in a loosely coordinated manner. Over the span of a few minutes to several hours, they would post and amplify images that used the same fonts, colours and graphical elements:
Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
Mar 5, 2019
🎉Congratulations to our #WanaData members @Eunicekkilonzo @omollo_eunice @NancyAgutu @DianaKendi_M + @MercyKandie for being nominated as finalists in this year's @AMN_Health Excellence in Health Journalism Awards. All the best for winners' announcement tomorrow 👏🏽👏🏽
Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
Sep 29, 2017
Journalism has evolved. Update your digital skills with free courses. Apply here: bit.ly/slacademy17 #StoryLabAcademy #ddj
Code for Africa
@Code4Africa
Nov 20, 2020
Replying to @Code4Africa
The investigation also reveals a sockpuppet network with accounts that retweeted and quote-tweeted each other frequently. Some of the accounts in this network were created recently — even in quick succession — and helped amplify hashtags targeting the #EndSARS movement.