Digital Disinformation in Africa

George Karekwaivanane is a Lecturer in African Studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His publications include The Struggle over Power in Zimbabwe: Law and Politics since 1950, along with three other edited collections.Tony Roberts is a Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex, UK. A digital development practitioner since 1988, he founded and led two international development agencies including Computer Aid International. He is currently the Principal Investigator on the GCRF-UKRI-funded African Digital Rights Network.

• 1. Digital Disinformation in Africa: A Critical ApproachTony Roberts and George Hamandishe Karekwaivanane2. Digital Gendered Disinformation and Women’s Civic Participation in AfricaNkem Agunwa3. Disinformation on a Shoestring: Examining the Anatomy and Strategies of the Pro-State Network in the Zimbabwean TwitterverseGeorge Hamandishe Karekwaivanane4. Disinformation, Social Media Networks and Terrorism in Mozambique: Narratives, Strategies and PracticesDércio Tsandzana5. On Selfies and Hashtags: Disinformation during Armed Conflict in EthiopiaYohannes Eneyew Ayalew and Atnaf Berhane Ayalew6. (Re)Writing History: Discursive Practices of Gukurahundi Disinformation on TwitterRutendo Chabikwa7. Are Claims of Russian Disinformation in Africa Founded? Elections in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of the CongoSeYoung Jeon8. Digital Disinformation in Cameroon's 2018 Presidential ElectionSimone Toussi9. Disinformation in Uganda’s 2021 ElectionsJuliet Nanfuka10. Online Disinformation and Memefication in Angola’s 2022 electionEdmilson Angelo15. "Anyone can be a mercenary”: Disinformation and Kenyan News Media in the 2022 General ElectionWambui WamunyuBibliographyIndex

In a field horribly skewed towards research focused on the US, this edited collection answers the urgent need for more analysis of the local and specific complexities of disinformation. This is a must-read for every researcher, practitioner, and policy maker thinking about the impacts of disinformation globally.