At the northern edge of Africa, the Spanish enclave of Ceuta hangs on by a thread. Geographically, it is a European outpost in a continent that is overwhelmingly African, a small city with the Mediterranean on one side and Morocco all around. It is one of the few places on Earth where a person can swim from one continent to another and, if they are lucky, arrive in the European Union without boarding a boat. For years, that strange status has made Ceuta a symbol of Europe’s ambitions and fears. The fences have been built higher, the surveillance has become…

On an evening in Accra, under the soft lights of a gathering meant to celebrate the power of information, a sober warning was sounded. The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) had called together senior media practitioners, civic educators, diplomats, and advocates to talk about the state of Ghana’s democracy in the digital age. But instead of a routine affirmation of progress, the event became a moment of collective reflection on a troubling paradox: the same tools that have opened up new spaces for public debate have also made it easier than ever to distort reality. Ms Kathleen Addy, Chairperson…