What you need to know about the organization of polling stations and voting process in Senegal

Announcements, Elections, Media ReleaseBy adminTheCJIDMarch 23, 20241 Comment

In Senegal, a presidential decree sets the ballot. It lasts only one day and takes place on a Sunday, according to Article L.63 of the Electoral Code. Article L.64.- of…

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Senegalese Diaspora: A Growing Demographic and Electoral Force

blog, Elections, NewsBy adminTheCJIDMarch 23, 2024Leave a comment

The Senegalese diaspora, estimated at more than 700 thousand people, or 4% of the population (Agence Ecofin), represents a constantly increasing demographic and electoral force. Its participation in Senegal’s elections…

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CJID, NRGI  Partner to train Media Professionals and CSOs on Methane Emissions Reduction in Nigeria

Announcements, Media Release, News, WorkshopBy adminTheCJIDMarch 12, 20241 Comment

As a way to stimulate public discourse on methane emissions reduction in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), in partnership with the Natural…

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CJID Hosts OSINT Workshop on Reporting Information Disorder in the Sahel and Lake Chad Conflict Zones

Announcements, Media Release, News, WorkshopBy adminTheCJIDMarch 11, 2024Leave a comment

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), through its Conflict, Security, and Human Rights project, in collaboration with Dubawa, the fact-checking and verification arm of CJID, is pleased to…

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CJID, Women Radio partner for International Women’s Day Dialogue to Unpack Nigeria’s 2024 Budget and Its Implications for Women

Announcements, Media ReleaseBy adminTheCJIDMarch 6, 2024Leave a comment

As Nigeria continues to implement its budgetary allocations for 2024, there is a pressing need to examine the specific implications of these provisions on the well-being of women across various…

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Africa’s Performance on the Democracy Index: How did  Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal fare?

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Amid general elections in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Liberia in 2023, military coups in Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo, and General elections to hold in Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, and…

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CWPPF Commends Court’s Judgement Upholding Press Freedom

Media Freedom, Media Release, NewsBy adminTheCJIDFebruary 27, 2024Leave a comment

27th February, 2024– The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) commends the recent judgement of the Kwara state high court, sitting as an appellate court  in Ilorin which acquitted and discharged…

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CWPPF Condemns Unlawful Arrest, Assault and Detention of Journalist Kasarachi Aniagolu While on Duty

Announcements, Media Freedom, Media ReleaseBy adminTheCJIDFebruary 23, 2024Leave a comment

23rd February 2024 – The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) strongly condemns the recent attack on Ms.Kasarachi Aniagolu, a reporter of The Whistler newspaper by men of the Nigerian Police…

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Coalition for Whistle-blowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) Endorses MRA’s Press Statement on Federal Court’s Landmark Decision on Attacks Against Journalists

Media Freedom, Media Release, NewsBy adminTheCJIDFebruary 20, 2024Leave a comment

19th February 2024 – The Coalition for Whistle-blowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) stands in full support of the recent press statement issued by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) regarding the ground-breaking judgement handed…

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ANALYSIS: Internet shutdowns threaten media freedom in Senegal

blog, InvestigationsBy adminTheCJIDFebruary 19, 2024Leave a comment

In recent years, many countries, especially in Africa, have witnessed a disturbing trend of governments resorting to internet shutdowns as a means to suppress dissent and control the flow of…

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