{"id":20123521,"date":"2025-11-28T22:34:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T21:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20123521"},"modified":"2025-11-28T22:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T21:38:05","slug":"voices-in-the-shadows-online-hate-fuels-violence-across-africa-youth-in-sudan-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/voices-in-the-shadows-online-hate-fuels-violence-across-africa-youth-in-sudan-at-risk","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Voices in the Shadows\u2019: Online hate fuels violence across Africa, youth in Sudan at risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/siha-sudanese-women-at-the-centre-of-economic-war-and-systemic-exclusion\">Jared Wedge-Thomas<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Online hate speech is accelerating conflicts across Africa faster than journalists and communities can respond, experts warned at &#8216;<em>Voices in the Shadows Tackling Online Hate Speech in Conflict Affected Communities<\/em>&#8216;. The forum, held on November 10th, was hosted by Digihub Africa and partners including Radio Dabanga, as part of their \u201cHold Before You Send It\u201d campaign. The initiative seeks to raise awareness of online threats, strengthen digital literacy, and encourage teenagers and young people in conflict zones to think critically about what they share online.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session explored how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-digital-war-and-violence-against-women-on-the-rise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media<\/a> shapes realities in conflict-affected communities, revealing both its potential to empower and the urgent need for safeguards to protect young users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts from Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Kenya warned that misinformation now spreads faster than truth, often with real-world consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opening the discussion, DRC digital rights advocate Muderhwa Seraphin Mushagalusa, Executive Director of Digihub Africa and Co-Chair of the Christchurch Call Advisory Network, called for \u201csafer, more inclusive online spaces\u201d and stressed that rising digital extremism requires cooperation at every level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Campain  &quot;hold before you send it&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gtWU-p0QXVY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Radio Dabanga journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/uk-minister-discusses-intl-efforts-for-sudan-ahead-of-key-london-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amgad Abdelgadir<\/a> said the collapse of Sudan\u2019s media landscape has allowed armed groups to dominate online narratives. \u201cPlatforms aren\u2019t just reflecting the conflict,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re shaping it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Sudanese human rights advocate Adeng Leek said Facebook and WhatsApp have become vital tools where infrastructure has collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastern DRC activist Jos\u00e9phine Malimukono said social media can save lives yet also place users in danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenya-based youth organiser Ebongo Honore added that a single viral post can galvanise action across borders. \u201cIt can unite, and it can mislead,\u201d Honore said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers warned that online narratives often precede physical violence. In Sudan, Abdelgadir said sexualised harassment campaigns have \u201cpaved the way for physical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/un-women-warns-of-systematic-rape-and-starvation-as-sudanese-women-demand-peace-table\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sexual violence<\/a>\u201d, while labels such as \u201ctraitor\u201d or \u201cspy\u201d have led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/un-fact-finding-mission-civilians-targeted-in-sudans-war-of-atrocities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">targeted attacks<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UNI754421-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20114755\" style=\"width:511px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UNI754421-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UNI754421-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UNI754421-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UNI754421-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UNI754421-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UNI754421-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UNI754421-260x173.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Three teenage girls hold hands while attending a mental health and psychosocial support session at a child-friendly space (CFS) in Kassala, Sudan (Photo: UNICEF \/ Tess Ingram)\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Leek said graphic footage of ethnic violence has triggered unrest in South Sudan and refugee camps. Honore emphasised that rumours spread with no way to verify them, and Malimukono said online rumours of attacks in Goma, a city in eastern DRC, created panic before any violence. \u201cPeople locked themselves indoors,\u201d she said. \u201cThe fear online became fear on the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The panel also warned that youth are highly vulnerable. Honore said frustrated refugee youth are exploited by leaders. \u201cThey\u2019re used as tools,\u201d he said, \u201cpushed into agendas that aren\u2019t their own.\u201d Leek said hardship drives many into divisive online spaces where \u201crumours become truth\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/An-image-of-the-Balagh-app-google-play-store-1024x681.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20044309\" style=\"width:492px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/An-image-of-the-Balagh-app-google-play-store-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/An-image-of-the-Balagh-app-google-play-store-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/An-image-of-the-Balagh-app-google-play-store-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/An-image-of-the-Balagh-app-google-play-store-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/An-image-of-the-Balagh-app-google-play-store-1536x1022.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/An-image-of-the-Balagh-app-google-play-store-260x173.jpeg 260w, https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/An-image-of-the-Balagh-app-google-play-store.jpeg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Person uses a smartphone (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Abdelgadir described <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/20123102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sudanese youth <\/a>as a \u201clost generation\u201d shaped by revolution, pandemic, coup and war. Malimukono added that professional media \u201cstruggle to compete\u201d with the speed of disinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forum closed with heartfelt appeals to young Africans. Leek urged youth to recognise the weight of their choices, while Malimukono encouraged them to use social media for learning and personal growth. Abdelgadir delivered a striking reminder saying, \u201cBefore sharing something ask \u2018does this build Sudan or does this burn it\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honore said leaders must stop exploiting young people in digital battles, insisting the continent&#8217;s future should not be sacrificed to online manipulation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" 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