On 6 January it was officially launched in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Council of Arab and African States Bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. As its name indicates, the
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Turkey’s parliament is to vote on Thursday (January 2nd) on whether to send troops to Libya. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan intends to back the Government of National Accord (GNA) militarily in the
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Turkey is considering sending allied Syrian fighters to Libya as part of its planned military support for the Government of National Accord in Tripoli. 300 Syrian fighters are already in Libya according to
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While Facebook and Twitter received the lion’s share of attention in connection with Russia’s interference in the 2016 US election, Instagram, the photo- and video-posting platform, could be a major site for disinformation
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As things get more and more tense in Algeria in the run-up to the 12/12 elections, it is not excluded that the authorities shut off the internet. So how to message without
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) refutes information reported by foreign media on the so-called “warning issued by the Algerian Government” to the MINURSO, according to the spokesman of the MAE, Abdelaziz
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With a flood of a growing number of languages as mobile phones bring internet and social media connectivity to every corner of the globe, Facebook continues to struggle with hate speech and
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“Today, almost a year out from the 2020 elections in the US, we’re announcing several new measures to help protect the democratic process and providing an update on initiatives already underway”, announced
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“False information” labels that categorize posts that have been debunked by its fact-checkers will be added by Facebook and Instagram, the company announced. The labels will appear on posts in Stories and
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For several months, the center of Mali is plagued by intercommunal violence. During an attack in the night from Sunday to Monday, a hundred people were killed in a Dogon village. This
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