Campaigners Against Misinformation and Disinformation in Liberia (CAMDL) Executive Director ,Taweh Johnson , participated 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 Sahel and the International Conference on Digital Platform Governance in Pretoria, South Africa.
UNESCO organized the Digital Platform Governance Conference with support from the African Communication Regulation Authorities Network (ACRAN), the Francophone Network of Media Regulators (REFRAM), the I4T Knowledge Network, and the European Union.
The National Democratic Institute, with support from Global Affairs Canada, collaborated with UNESCO and hosted the meeting of West African regulators on the Guide for Regulators to implement the Information Integrity Model Policy Framework in West Africa and the Sahel. The regulators’ meeting was held February 10-11, 2026, and the International Conference on Digital Platform Governance was held February 12-13, 2026, at the University of Pretoria, Future Africa Campus, in Pretoria, South Africa.
At the regulators’ meeting, CAMDL Executive Director, Taweh Johnson, joined other information integrity professionals and suggested inputs on safeguarding vulnerable populations, and harmonization and multistakeholder approaches to the draft practical guide. Besides, CAMDL Executive Director, Taweh Johnson, led a discussion on the inclusion of traditional linguistic communities in digital platform governance.
During the Digital Platform Governance Conference, CAMDL Executive Director ,Taweh Johnson, was a panelist during the Africa Regional Session panel discussion on lessons and next steps from the Praia Conference on Information Integrity in West Africa and the Sahel.
Taweh Johnson stated Campaigners Against Misinformation and Disinformation in Liberia had been organizing strategic media and digital literacy training meeting some core principles of information integrity in the adopted Information Integrity Policy—societal trust and resilience, public empowerment, and linguistic inclusion—before the adoption of the Model Policy on Information Integrity and Action Plan in West Africa and the Sahel.
Taweh Johnson further stated that CAMDL will continue collaborating with CSOs, technology companies, regional bodies, government, and regulators to promote digital platform governance and information integrity in Liberia.
CAMDL is grateful to the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, with support from Global Affairs Canada, for facilitating the travels of CAMDL’s Executive Director, Taweh Johnson. In addition, CAMDL appreciates UNESCO for the invitation.
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