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• EU’s anti-immigration biometrics projects in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire

  Originally published on iafrikan.com on 03.03.2022. The European Union (EU) and its member states have viewed immigration as a political subject for some time. Even six years after a massive spike in migrant numbers in 2015, immigration still remains a hot topic in the EU. On one hand, liberal, Green, and Social Democrat parties, especially…

• A Canadian runs 21 pages dedicated to African countries on Reddit

  Originally published on iafrikan.com on 08.06.2020. Nearly half of the pages dedicated to African countries on Reddit, the world’s 20th-most popular website, were created and are run by a Canadian. Since 2011, when the pages or subreddits were created, many users have complained about spam and inadequate moderation in their communities. Now, a campaign led…