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Conrad Omodiagbe
Facebook Looks to Tackle Fake News Ahead of Nigeria’s 2019 Polls
As part of its commitment to transparency, the Facebook team in Nigeria has expressed their desire to fight the current trend of fake news shared across the internet ahead of the Nigerian general elections scheduled to hold in February next year. Announcing this at an exhibition for members of the press and the general public, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Fake News and its role in Brazil’s 2018 Elections
According to an investigation carried out by a Brazilian publication, Folha, supporters of the new president elect of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, made use of the Facebook-owned social media platform, WhatsApp, to disperse unverified information about his major opposition during the October polls. With 55 percent of the votes casted in October, Bolsonaro allegedly benefited from […]
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Malawi Passes Law Aimed at Curbing Vote Buying
Ahead of its 2019 elections, Malawi has passed a law preventing politicians from using cash payments and other forms of incentives to lobby for support and votes from the voting populace. The law, which exempts leaflets, clothing and posters from its punishable offences, has been tagged: “The Political Parties Act.” Prior to the new law, […]
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Pennsylvania Commits to New Voting Machines and Audits for 2020
Following the ruling in favour of the Green Party presidential candidate, Jill Stein’s 2016 suit seeking for recounts in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan (which played a large role in deciding the 2016 polls) Governor Tom Wolf has affirmed the state’s commitment to buying voting systems that keep verifiable paper records in 2020. Stein filed the […]
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Opposition Party in Zimbabwe Still Unsatisfied with July Polls
The Nelson-Chamisa-led opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in Zimbabwe, has expressed dissatisfaction with the July 2019 polls that reinstated the incumbent president, Emmerson Mnangagwa. On Thursday the 29th of November, thousands of protesters gathered in the capital of Harare to voice their displeasure in what was the first rally in the country after […]
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Togo’s Opposition Coalition Calls for Protests as It Prepares to Boycott December Polls
Ahead of the December 20 polls in Togo, one of the leaders of the main opposition coalition in the country, Brigitte Adjamagbo-Johnson, has announced that the opposition is determined to ensure that upcoming elections do not take place due to the increasing allegations of fraud. Joint leaders of the opposition have called for more protests […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Greece’s Former Finance Minister to Run in 2019 European Parliament Elections
The Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) has announced the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis as its candidate for the European Parliament election in Germany, scheduled to hold in May 2019. Varoufakis, who was at loggerheads with the German government during the peak of the Greek debt crisis, will head the Demokratie in Europa, […]