Introduction Cette semaine, les discours de haine sur la toile camerounaise ont été alimentés par 4 faits marquants. D’abord la visite de Maurice Kamto aux états unis et sa rencontre avec Tibor Naguy, la sortie de Albert Nzongang sur équinoxe, l’assassinat d’un enseignant par un élève et enfin l’incendie du bâtiment de la faculté des […]
Introduction En prélude aux élections législatives qui se dérouleront dans quelques mois au Cameroun, l’on peut aisément constater que de nouveau, la haine et les fake news prospèrent sur les réseaux sociaux. On le sait, la dernière élection présidentielle fut à l’origine de nombreuses dérives sur les réseaux sociaux. Des Camerounais se sont opposés les […]
Summary This week has been characterized by a good number of Fake News, Disinformation, Hate Speech as well as attacks on persons with a lot of following. As far as the Anglophone Crisis is concerned, there has been a bitter exchange of social media platforms between pro and Anti separatists factions. Pro United Cameroon groups […]
La semaine qui s’achève a été marquée par un certain nombre d’événements notamment de nombreux cas de violence en milieu scolaire, ainsi que le décès encore inexpliqué de Me Souop Sylvain, coordonnateur du collège d’avocats du MRC lors du contentieux post-électoral qui a suivi l’élection présidentielle du 7 octobre 2018 et du MRC et ses […]
Introduction This week’s monitoring of social media handles and groups revealed that the attacks that some individuals launched online centred on language and politics. There has been a great rise in fake news and hate speech as the twin elections for February 9th approach. Correspondingly, activists loyal to the Anglophone struggle, have been invested in […]
#FactsMatter237 Fellowship Monitor, Collect, & Analyze Three months paid fellowship with a focus on peacebuilding, research, media, and digital rights. Background #DefyHateNow is an urgent community peacebuilding, training and conflict reconciliation project aimed to strengthen the voices and support the actions of primarily youth-oriented civil society organizations to counter social media based hate speech, conflict […]
The rising popularity of social media might be the best thing that has happened to Hackers all around the world. Not only has it cemented the place for longtime hackers, but it has also attracted and created new ones. In Cameroon, like most other parts around the globe, the more technology advances, the more individual […]
The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in Cameroon over the years has undergone an evolution. Currently, it includes big service providers such as MTN, Orange, Nextel and CAMTEL which provide internet services to their users. Cameroon’s digital landscape took a positive shift in May 2016 of the National ICT Strategic Plan 2020, which recognized […]
According to an article by the Sport and Development organisation, “at the grassroots or community level, sport can be seen to provide a useful way of creating an environment in which people can come together to: work towards the same goal, show respect for others and share space and equipment. All these aspects are crucial […]
Un échange a eu lieu jentre Armelle Sitchoma notre boursière du #FactsMatter237 et le personnel de la délégation regionale de la Communication pour le Littoral.Ils ont échangé sur leur perception, l’impact et la gestion du discours de la haine sur les réseaux sociaux. Une présentation du projet #defyhatenow a été faite par Armelle Sitchoma. Par […]
Our Fellow Pedmia Shatu Tita organized her first meet up with people from different backgrounds at Bamenda. This was related to the #FactsMatter237 project with #DefyHateNow in Cameroon. The meeting was attended by publishers and station managers who attested to the fact that the spread of hate and fake news in an environment made sensitive […]
Nganlay Laure is a journalist and social media commentator with 10+ years’ experience in communication. She is passionate about community development, photography, events management and women’s empowerment. She has previously worked for several news organs and non-profit organizations in and out of Cameroon. Laure holds a BA in Negro-African Literature from the University of Yaounde […]