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When COVID-19 swept across Uganda in 2020, the country’s clinics did not just battle a virus. They battled rumors. Pregnant women who should have been walking through the gates of their local health center for antenatal care suddenly stopped coming. Women living with HIV, people whose survival depends on taking…
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At an Adentan Circuit Court, the case of Salomey Awiti Bafoh unfolded as a striking reminder of how quickly a professional life can be caught in the currents of the law, social media, and public anxiety over national security. Bafoh, a trained nurse, appeared before the court on a single charge of abetment to the publication of false news, in connection with conduct allegedly linked to a United Kingdom-based TikToker known only by the online persona “Ghana Jollof.” The court granted her bail in the sum of GHC100,000, but the conditions attached to that bail were not simply formalities. She…
In the sweltering, red-dust streets of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, a quiet but relentless battle for hearts and minds is being fought. It is not waged with bullets or armored vehicles, but with words, images, and the silent logic of artificial intelligence. According to a report by the US-based AI company Anthropic, Russian agents have been deliberately using its chatbot Claude to spread pro-Russian influence, monitor opposition politicians, and manufacture propaganda that serves the Kremlin’s interests in this fragile, conflict-scarred nation. The report, titled “Detecting and Countering Misuse of AI,” published in September, paints a picture…
