As part of the Africa Center’s ongoing work to understand and mitigate disinformation, this workshop brought together 26 leading African counter-disinformation practitioners, researchers, and civil society stakeholders in Nairobi, Kenya on December 7-8, 2022. The purpose of this gathering was to establish and empower a trusted community to exchange information and strategies, identify gaps in current practices, and develop a collaborative space to accelerate the development of effective African counter-disinformation measures.
Digital Media Literacy Focus Group Discussions
Collecting in-depth qualitative data to get insightful perspectives and understanding digital media literacy in Kenya. Media literacy is a tool to prepare future generations to combat the rising tide of information warfare. A thorough fact-checking process that delineates disinformation, misinformation and teaches to differentiate between clickbait, satire, pseudoscience, conspiracy theories, and other content on the internet is necessary.