The Nigerian NGO Spaces for Change has expanded and redesigned their “Closing Civic Spaces” database tracking attacks on civic space in Nigeria and neighboring countries. In addition to making it easier for individuals to report incidents, the new design makes it easier for readers to review records by category (“Right to Freedom of Association,” “Right…
In honor of upcoming International Women’s Day on March 8, 2019, Youngstars Foundation will offer an online #FemaleAndMore course to accompany its current program held throughout West Africa. The #FemaleAndMore curriculum aims to build the leadership capabilities of young women in Africa by highlighting female figures who have achieved success despite social barriers. The online…
On February 16, 2019, Nigeria will hold much-awaited Presidential and National Assembly elections. In anticipation, the Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth & Advancement (YIAGA) has been busy with election monitoring and voter education efforts through its #WatchingTheVote program. The YIAGA team will deploy 3,034 Polling Unit Observers on election day, as well as 822 roving…
Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda. Media Rights Agenda (MRA) was established in 1993 as an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization for the purpose of promoting and protecting the right to freedom of expression, media freedom, access to information as well as digital rights and freedoms.