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Africa's largest network of #CivicTech and #OpenData labs. ExCo member @CodeforAll. Incubating @AfricanCIR | @afriLEAKS | @AfricanDRONEorg | @PesaCheck & more
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    Code for Africa
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    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
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    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
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    Code for Africa
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    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
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    Code for Africa
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    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
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    Code for Africa
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    Jan 18, 2016
    LAUNCH: Apply now to #impactAFRICA, Africa's largest fund for data-driven storytelling bit.ly/1KlSBQo #ddj
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    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
    Tips for freelancers seeking digital roles with Baraka Mafole, digital economy champion. 28 July, 3 pm EAT
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    Code for Africa
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    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
    27 April, 3 pm EAT Unpacking the abuse women in politics face online with Asha Abinallah, CEO of Media Convergency.
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    Code for Africa
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    Oct 23, 2020
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    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.
    A satellite image showing Lekki toll gate, with markers indicating where videos of the shootings of 20 October were filmed.
    Screengrabs of a video of the Lekki toll gate incident of 20 October identifying soldiers belonging to Nigeria's army through an analysis of their uniforms.
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    Code for Africa
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    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
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    Code for Africa
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    Nov 20, 2020
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    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
    A visual representation of the links between influencer accounts on Twitter which were part of an effort to undermine End SARS protests in Nigeria.
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    Code for Africa
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    Nov 20, 2020
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    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:
    A collection of meme-like images with similar fonts, colours and graphical elements that a network of Twitter accounts were amplifying to discredit the End SARS movement.
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    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 👏🏽👏🏽
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    Code for Africa
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    Sep 29, 2017
    Journalism has evolved. Update your digital skills with free courses. Apply here: bit.ly/slacademy17 #StoryLabAcademy #ddj
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    Code for Africa
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    Nov 20, 2020
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    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.
    An image showing several sockpuppet accounts which were created within a few days of each other to discredit the End SARS movement.