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Samba Dialimpa Badji talks about “Information War in West Africa” at Literaturehuset in Oslo

West Africa is shaken by a multifaceted crisis whose immediate origins date back to 2012 when a Tuareg rebellion broke out in northern Mali. The crisis has now spread to…

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How relevant is it to teach conflict and post-conflict reporting in war-prone countries?

This reflection is based on a panel discussion held at the the annual conference of the East Africa Communication Association (EACA), held from October 29 to 31, 2023 in Rwanda…

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Daniel Thilo Schroeder and Stefan Brenner talk about Digital Wildfires and their emergence at re:publica 2023

The idea that harmful electromagnetic radiation emanates from mobile networks is not new. While ionizing radiation, such as X-rays, alpha, beta, gamma, or neutron radiation, can pose a health risk,…

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Thriving on TikTok in Mali: The Generation of Influencers

Pour le français voir ci-dessous It is a bright afternoon as we arrive at the office of an NGO in Bamako, in a neighborhood known for its dense community of…

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Interview with Mirjam: “Influencers, X and WhatsApp: sociale media and the coup in Niger”

Tim Senden interviewed Mirjam de Bruijn about the military coup in Niger. In the article, Mirjam explains how the current situation in Niger resembles coups in Mali and Burkina Faso,…

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A workshop on participatory war and peace at the University of Sheffield

‘Participatory war and peace: How social media reshape public engagement in conflict’, was the provoking title of a workshop that was held at the University of Sheffield on July 6th,…

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Political leaders in times of digitalization and conflict: looking back at ECAS’23

This year the European Conference on African Studies took place in Cologne. For four days, scholars attended the conference to discuss the pertinent theme African Futures. In light of this…

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