Sierra Leone: SLAJ President Departs for Nigeria to Attend 2nd Regional Confab on Countering Information Manipulation and Hate Speech in West Africa

The President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Ahmed Sahid Nasralla, departs Sierra Leone today for Lagos, Nigeria, to attend the 2nd Regional Conference on Countering Information Manipulation and Hate Speech in West Africa from the 9th to 11th July 2024.

Orgnaised by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), and funded by Global Affairs Canada, the conference serves as a platform for countries in Central West Africa to present their achievements and case studies on countering misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech to promote information sharing across the region. The SLAJ President will present his organization and country’s experience with countering misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech in June 2023.

The SLAJ President is accompanied by Mabinty Magdalene Kamara, one of the fact-checkers of the SLAJ SuperNewsRoom supported by NDI to counter dis/misinformation before, during, and after Sierra Leone’s recent elections. Magdalene is also the Editor of Politico Newspaper and Vice President of Women in the Media Sierra Leone (WIMSAL).

“I am excited to attend this 2nd Regional Conference and I am looking forward to sharing our experience. The existential threat of dis/misinformation and hate speech undermines democracy, peace, and stability in our region, and we need collaborative efforts to address it,” said Nasralla.