The most prominent news creators on social media and video networks are men and YouTube is the most important platform for them.
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TikTok reveals both the liberating and the repressive effects of social media use in Egypt.
With 3.3 million followers on TikTok, Ekezie is not only educating non-African users about the continent, she’s also making them the butt of the joke.
A new generation has been disrupting traditional publishing using new technologies and marketing methods.
These social media posts aren’t just for fun – they’re a way to fight back against discrimination and show the world that queer love is powerful and important.
Digital platforms have birthed a new school of writers and activists in Nigeria and Kenya.
Taffy Theman and Bustop TV are YouTubers who use comedy to criticise the ruling elite.
Kenya’s LGBTI community continues to face the deadly consequences of homophobia, transphobia and biphobia.
Online rage towards white communities and privileged classes can be read as fatigue with the postcolonial state.
Skin lighteners are being used more than ever before, especially in urban areas and among men.
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Senior Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher Fellow, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral researcher, University of Fort Hare
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Lecturer, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Feminist and Security Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Professor, Director: C2L Scientific Consulting, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of African Literature, Ghent University
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer, University of the Free State
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Policy, Research and Learning Lead, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Associate, Ludwig Maxmilians University (Munich), University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor, Harvard University
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Lecturer, Department of Theatre Arts, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike
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Assistant Professor, American University in Cairo