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📚 CSE = more than health. It equips young people with life skills, career guidance & protection from GBV & exploitation. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe has one of the best CSE policies in ESA—but enforcement & access for out-of-school youth remain key gaps. healthtimes.co.zw/legal-barriers… #CSE #SRHR

📚 CSE = more than health. It equips young people with life skills, career guidance & protection from GBV & exploitation.

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe has one of the best CSE policies in ESA—but enforcement & access for out-of-school youth remain key gaps.
healthtimes.co.zw/legal-barriers…

#CSE #SRHR
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🔔 The #AfricaFactsSummit2025 is officially open in Dakar! Habibou Dia Habibou DIA (Ministry of Communication, Senegal) & assane diagne (The Conversation Africa) set the tone for two days of dialogue on safeguarding democracy.

🔔 The #AfricaFactsSummit2025 is officially open in Dakar!

Habibou Dia <a href="/habiboud/">Habibou DIA</a> (Ministry of Communication, Senegal) &amp; <a href="/assaned/">assane diagne</a> (<a href="/TC_Africa/">The Conversation Africa</a>) set the tone for two days of dialogue on safeguarding democracy.
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💬 From Côte d'Ivoire to Senegal, today’s panel of pioneers shared 10 years of lessons in building fact-checking in French-speaking Africa. #AfricaFactsSummit2025 EBURNIE TODAY University of Westminster samba dialimpa

💬 From Côte d'Ivoire to Senegal, today’s panel of pioneers shared 10 years of lessons in building fact-checking in French-speaking Africa. 

#AfricaFactsSummit2025 <a href="/EburnieT/">EBURNIE TODAY</a> <a href="/UniWestminster/">University of Westminster</a> <a href="/dialimpa/">samba  dialimpa</a>
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Pioneers stressed the future of fact-checking depends on sustainable funding, proving impact, following clear principles, and using transparent methods that can be clearly explained to the public #AfricaFactsSummit2025 EBURNIE TODAY University of Westminster samba dialimpa Africa Check

Pioneers stressed the future of fact-checking depends on sustainable funding, proving impact, following clear principles, and using transparent methods that can be clearly explained to the public #AfricaFactsSummit2025 <a href="/EburnieT/">EBURNIE TODAY</a> <a href="/UniWestminster/">University of Westminster</a> <a href="/dialimpa/">samba  dialimpa</a> <a href="/AfricaCheck/">Africa Check</a>
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Africa's biggest gathering of fact-checkers, researchers, and journalists working to protect the information environment is ongoing in Dakar/Senegal. The 2025 #AfricaFactsSummit promises to be electrifying. Networking and peer learning at its best. #FactsMatter

Africa's biggest gathering of fact-checkers, researchers, and journalists working to protect the information environment is ongoing in Dakar/Senegal. 

The 2025 #AfricaFactsSummit promises to be electrifying. Networking and peer learning at its best.  #FactsMatter
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What do you make of the efforts to develop Africa-centered guidelines to ensure information integrity and digital platform accountability on the content? The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), Res.631 is currently being unpacked. #africafactssummit2025

What do you make of the efforts to develop Africa-centered guidelines to ensure information integrity and digital platform accountability on the content? 

The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), Res.631 is currently being unpacked. #africafactssummit2025
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Cartooning for Africa Facts" Exhibition: Throughout the day, attendees are engaging with a unique exhibition by Cartooning for Peace. This initiative features press cartoonists who are actively sketching the summit's key discussions and issues live.

Cartooning for Africa Facts" Exhibition: Throughout the day, attendees are engaging with a unique exhibition by Cartooning for Peace. This initiative features press cartoonists who are actively sketching the summit's key discussions and issues live.
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Day 2 of #AfricaFactsSummit2025 is about to begin! 🚀 But first, a quick look back at some of the sessions: 💬 Pioneers of Francophone fact-checking shared 10 years of lessons 💡 Panels on sustainability & digital rights in the age of disinfo 🖌️ Workshops on health

Day 2 of #AfricaFactsSummit2025 is about to begin! 🚀

But first, a quick look back at some of the sessions:
💬 Pioneers of Francophone fact-checking shared 10 years of lessons
💡 Panels on sustainability &amp; digital rights in the age of disinfo
🖌️ Workshops on health
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Deuxième journée du AfricaFacts2025 à Dakar. Notre ambassadrice Badal Fohmoh représente Fakt & Class Pro avec passion. En tant qu’Africains, nous savons combien la désinformation fragilise nos sociétés. Le fact-checking n’est pas un luxe, c’est une nécessité pour nos jeunes,

Deuxième journée du AfricaFacts2025 à Dakar. 

Notre ambassadrice Badal Fohmoh représente Fakt &amp; Class Pro avec passion.

En tant qu’Africains, nous savons combien la désinformation fragilise nos sociétés. 

Le fact-checking n’est pas un luxe, c’est une nécessité pour nos jeunes,
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Prof Peter Kimani speaks on the power of information verification in journalism at the #AfricaFactsSummit2025 in Dakar, Senegal. Verification of data, including health data is important. Media startups like Defrontera stepping in for data-backed journalism.

Prof <a href="/KimaniPete/">Peter Kimani</a> speaks on the power of information verification in journalism at the #AfricaFactsSummit2025 in Dakar, Senegal. 

Verification of data, including health data is important. Media startups like <a href="/defronteramedia/">Defrontera</a> stepping in for data-backed journalism.
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The Municipality of Gwanda has started Budget Review and Consultation Meetings. We will be attending the meetings so as to make contributions fostering growth, community development and suggest strategies to foster sustainable development of the town.SAYWHAT Community Podium

The Municipality of Gwanda has started Budget Review and Consultation Meetings. We will be attending the meetings so as to make contributions fostering growth, community development and suggest strategies to foster sustainable development of the town.<a href="/SAYWHATOrg/">SAYWHAT</a> <a href="/communitypodium/">Community Podium</a>
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the inquiry into council finances has concluded its investigation! this a major step toward transparency. the next crucial phase is diligent, swift completion of final report and findings paving the way for lasting accountability and reform in local governance. #Gambia

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📸 United for truth at #AfricaFactsSummit2025! From every corner of Africa, fact-checkers & info integrity experts came together — and for the first time ever, in a French-speaking country. 🇸🇳 A milestone of growth, resilience & collaboration in the fight against

📸 United for truth at #AfricaFactsSummit2025!

From every corner of Africa, fact-checkers &amp; info integrity experts came together — and for the first time ever, in a French-speaking country. 🇸🇳

A milestone of growth, resilience &amp; collaboration in the fight against
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✨ What a night! At our gala dinner, we celebrated the winners and runners-up of the #AfricanFactCheckingAwards 2025 🎉 Here are some snapshots from the celebration — of the people, the moments, and the spirit of accuracy and accountability that drive our work across Africa.

✨ What a night! At our gala dinner, we celebrated the winners and runners-up of the #AfricanFactCheckingAwards 2025 🎉

Here are some snapshots from the celebration — of the people, the moments, and the spirit of accuracy and accountability that drive our work across Africa.
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Behind the panels, workshops & big ideas at #AfricaFactsSummit2025 is a dedicated Africa Check team making it all happen. 👏🏾 From logistics to comms, they’re the ones powering this summit in Dakar. A huge thank you to our colleagues behind the scenes! 🌍 #FactCheckYourAfrica

Behind the panels, workshops &amp; big ideas at #AfricaFactsSummit2025 is a dedicated Africa Check team making it all happen. 👏🏾

From logistics to comms, they’re the ones powering this summit in Dakar.

A huge thank you to our colleagues behind the scenes! 🌍

 #FactCheckYourAfrica
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Zimbabwe’s O level pass rate has been consistently low over the years. But it has finally breached the 33% mark. factcheckzw.org/the-33-ceiling…

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David Coltart defended serial killer Michael Swango in a labour dispute and not murder charges. Convicted murderer, Swango, was never charged in Zimbabwe for the murder of five patients and attempted murder of two at Mnene Hospital. factcheckzw.org/labour-law-not…