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Social media, platform power and (mis)information in Zambia’s recent elections
In this series of three articles, LSE’s Wendy Willems examines the role of digital technology and social media in Zambia’s recent elections. She situates this within the broader context of the African...
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Facebook live-streaming, drones and swag selfies: youth culture and visual...
Digital technology is transforming the way in which elections are held globally, including on the African continent. With young voters comprising a substantial part of the electorate, political...
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Beyond Free Basics: Facebook, data bundles and Zambia’s social media internet
In the final article of a series looking at the role of digital technology and social media in Zambia’s recent elections, LSE’s Wendy Willems argues that mobile data bundles are crucial to the growing...
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Chinese Media in Africa: Expansion, Perceptions and Receptions
LSE masters student Linet Juma reports on a lecture by Prof Herman Wasserman from University of Cape Town at LSE on 28 November 2016 China’s involvement and investment in Africa has intensified in the...
View ArticleReading List: Most Popular @AfricaAtLSE Blog Posts of 2016
It is that time of the year when we stop to take stock of the last 12 months and we are happy to present the best-read @AfricaAtLSE blog posts of 2016, as voted by you with your clicks. If you missed...
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Social media fuels tribal hate after #ElectionsKE
Verah Okeyo discusses how hashtags created as a tool for campaigning on social media became a forum to spread ethnic hatred. This article is part of our African Elections series. Kenya’s internet...
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The Tyranny of Numbers on Social Media during Kenya’s 2017 Elections
Noah Miller analyses whether the impact of social media on the 2017 Kenya elections has been exaggerated. This article is part of our African Elections series. At a roundtable discussion about hate...
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Book Review: Who’s Reporting Africa Now? : Non-Governmental Organizations,...
For readers involved or interested in the production of news relating to Africa, Who’s Reporting Africa Now? : Non- Governmental Organisations, Journalists and Multimedia will make engrossing reading,...
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