By Petiuh Frederick Tandah, AFF Cameroon Cohort 7 Fellow. There has been a significant increase in the practice of nonprofessional Journalism ( citizen Journalism) in the Northwest region of Cameroon since 2016 which has registered both negative and positive effects …
Techtarget.com defines Social media as a collective term for websites and applications that focus on communication, community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration. According to DATAREPORTAL as of January 2021, there were 9.15 million internet users in Cameroon. The number of …
Introduction According to a United Nations expert “Hate speech online is one of today’s most acute challenges to human dignity and life” (OHCHR, 2020). Hate speech which is defined by the European Union law as the public incitement to violence …
INTRODUCTION Social media is revolutionizing youth-led civic engagement which has gained quite a lot of momentum lately. This virtual space is instrumentalized by some youths to shape the contemporary public sphere and influence concrete change. This is depicted by the …
By VictoryMarshal Ayafor Basang, fellow cohort 7 #AFFCameroon INTRODUCTION Wikipedia.org defines a web influencer as an internet celebrity (also known as a social media influencer, social media personality, internet personality, or simply influencer) who has acquired or developed their fame, …
By Gilla Everdine in Bamenda INTRODUCTION The start of the Anglophone crisis in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon on the 21st of November 2016 was set in motion when Lawyers and teachers took to the streets …
According to Investopedia, Ponzi schemes are fraudulent investment scams promising high rates of return with little risk to investors mainly by remitting returns for earlier investors with money taken from later investors. They are also known as pyramid schemes. In …
By Amboh Vennessa Nche Cohort 7#AFFCameroon Introduction The English speaking regions of Cameroon have experienced various ordeals since October 2016, when protests and strikes related to sectorial demands escalated into a crisis over the economic and political marginalization of the …
By Victory Marshall Ayafor INTRODUCTION Since the advent of the Cameroon Anglophone crisis five years ago, women continue to bear the brunt of the crisis and they are hit hardest in terms of violence especially if you are tagged a …
By Pechuqui Laurata Introduction The modern society is witnessing a dramatic shift in information dissemination due to widespread adoption of social media. The advent of the internet and the subsequent advent of the social media age have greatly affected the …
The platform aims at furthering public discourse and countering false information through fact-checking and verification of information.