As West African Regulators’ End Meeting In South Africa
Campaigners Against Misinformation and Disinformation in Liberia (CAMDL) has taken part in the Meeting of West African Regulators on the Guide for Regulators to implement the Information Integrity Model Policy Framework in West Africa and the Sahe in Pretoria, South Africa.
The conference held February 10–11, 2026, and the International Conference on Digital Platform Governance held February 12–13, 2026, at the University of Pretoria’s Future Africa Campus in Pretoria, South Africa.
UNESCO, in collaboration with the National Democratic Institute, with support from Global Affairs Canada and other partners, hosted the Regulators’ meeting. UNESCO organized the Digital Platform Governance Conference with support from the Information, Communication, Technologies, and Media Regulators Forum of South Africa and Social Media 4 Peace South Africa (SM4PSA), the African Communication Regulation Authorities Network (ACRAN), the Francophone Network of Media Regulators (REFRAM), the I4T Knowledge Network, and the European Union.
At the Regulators’ meeting, civil society and information integrity professionals reviewed the draft Practical Guide for Regulators and proposed recommendations. Taweh Johnson contributed inputs on safeguarding vulnerable populations, promoting harmonization, and advancing multi-stakeholder approaches and led discussions on including traditional linguistic communities in digital platform governance in West Africa and the Sahel.
Regulators are currently working to finalize the practical draft guide and promote broad awareness of its implementation.
During the International Conference on Digital Platform Governance, CAMDL Executive Director, Taweh Johnson, served as a panelist in the Africa Regional
Session on lessons and next steps from the Praia Conference on Information Integrity. Taweh Johnson highlighted CAMDL’s media and digital literacy initiatives aligned with key information integrity principles—societal trust and resilience, public empowerment, and linguistic inclusion—and reaffirmed CAMDL’s commitment to collaborating with CSOs, tech companies, regional and global bodies, regulators, and government institutions.
The conference produced the Proposition for Action from Pretoria, outlining shared priorities for digital governance, including advancing regulatory capacity, promoting transparency and accountability in digital platforms, protecting users and empowering communities, addressing systemic risks, and investing in research and evidence-based policymaking. Over the next six years, the Global Forum of Networks of Regulatory Authorities will review progress in partnership with the I4T Knowledge Network.
Campaigners Against Misinformation and Disinformation in Liberia (CAMDL) expresses gratitude to the National Democratic Institute, with support from Global Affairs Canada, for facilitating Taweh Johnson’s participation, and to UNESCO for the invitation and hospitality.
CAMDL is nonprofit improving community resilience to false information in Liberia. The organization is a member of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance, the Global Democracy Coalition, and the Alliance on Disability in Liberia.