Magamba Network dropped UKWELI, an African-built toolkit aimed at fighting climate lies that fossil fuel companies and tech giants keep spreading across the continent. The resource launched during an online event pulling together activists, fact-checkers, and journalists from multiple countries, and organizers say it gives communities practical ways to spot manipulation campaigns and debunk fake climate narratives rooted in local knowledge.
The whole thing builds off their Log Off the Lies campaign that exposed coordinated disinformation networks operating throughout Africa. Researchers behind the project say climate falsehoods function as weapons that exploit weak spots in African information systems, and this toolkit flips those vulnerabilities into defensive strengths by training people to detect and counter false claims.
The rollout matches up with broader regional pushes for digital resilience and youth-led fact-checking programs, with backing from Danish and Norwegian foreign affairs ministries plus European Commission co-funding.
The whole thing builds off their Log Off the Lies campaign that exposed coordinated disinformation networks operating throughout Africa. Researchers behind the project say climate falsehoods function as weapons that exploit weak spots in African information systems, and this toolkit flips those vulnerabilities into defensive strengths by training people to detect and counter false claims.
The rollout matches up with broader regional pushes for digital resilience and youth-led fact-checking programs, with backing from Danish and Norwegian foreign affairs ministries plus European Commission co-funding.
