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Western diplomats are deeply worried about the sudden appearance of Eastern European mercenaries in the volatile eastern Congo. Despite denials by Kinshasa, rumors abound that it hired the notorious Russian Wagner Group.

In this Central African country, misinformation, mistrust and supply issues combine to stoke a worrying public health issue. | ITV National News

Sea Monster awarded R1.4m to develop their idea to combat Covid-19 misinformation By IOL Reporter Share CAPE Town-based company Sea Monster will receive a sub-grant of about $100 000 (R1.4 million) to develop their idea to combat Covid-19 and vaccine misinformation. This comes after the company was selected as one of the three winners of the US-Africa Tech Challenge for their innovative approach of using games and animation to combat Covid-19 and vaccine misinformation. Sea Monster provides pla...

"...started a movement to raise awareness on how to consume information more responsibly." Coupled with the vast and fast spread of the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and others have described the dis/mis-information swirling around COVID-19 as toxic and potentially deadly in its own right. In Central Africa, where a digital divide is the reality, it is often up to connected journalists to b...