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  Fake news continues to be a never ending problem which has affected the trust between the population and  journalists. With respect to that, fellows of the ongoing African Fact Checking fellowship based in Bamenda have recently had a talk with Students of Communication and Development studies at the University of Bamenda on information verification and fact Checking to enable them do their work in the future diligently.   These students who gathered for an academic internship orientation, had a chance to be schooled on the importance of information verification and fact-checking and digital rights as well as responsibilities to prepare them for the outside world upon graduation. It was thanks to Defyhatenow in Yaounde in partnership with UBa.      Defyhatenow Team in Action. The advent of the internet which has made information of any kind accessible, given  that people are free to share information received has made the dissemination of fake ne...

  Over 100 community actors  have benefited from a one-day training geared at strengthening their capacities as peer educators in various Communities on a methodology towards combating Gender Based Violence GBV. The networking workshop organized by Centre for Human Rights and Democracy  CHRDA in Africa which took place in  Nkwen  over the weekend was marked by presentations and interactive sessions on Gender Based Violence, experience sharing on the new methodology known as SASA- Start; Awareness, Support; Action  and strategies for effective networking.              Madam Sally Mboumien, GBV Expert According to the main trainer of the day, Sally Mboumien harmful cultures which is an "opinion" continue to push for and cause Gender Based Violence within various communities and to change the narrative, participants were introduced tailoring their actions towards enhancing collaboration, mutual respect, dialogue while...