
    {"id":1284,"date":"2021-10-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.afrilabs.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/05\/freerebecca-2\/"},"modified":"2021-10-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T00:00:00","slug":"freerebecca-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.afrilabs.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/05\/freerebecca-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#FreeRebecca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ces derniers jours n&#8217;ont pas \u00e9t\u00e9 plaisants pour l&#8217;\u00c9cosyst\u00e8me Africain d&#8217;Innovation, et plus particuli\u00e8rement pour le r\u00e9seau AfriLabs puisque Rebecca, notre Pr\u00e9sidente du Conseil d&#8217;Administration et l&#8217;une des plus \u00e9minentes entrepreneuses dans le domaine de la technologie en Afrique, a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9tenue depuis le Mardi 10 Ao\u00fbt, 2021 dans son pays d&#8217;origine, le Cameroun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rebecca a \u00e9t\u00e9 ill\u00e9galement et illicitement arr\u00eat\u00e9e par Jean Claude Robert FOE, Procureur G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la Cour d&#8217;Appel du Littoral et est d\u00e9tenue \u00e0 la Gendarmerie L\u00e9gion de Douala, Cameroun depuis 3 (trois) nuits, sans aucune accusation l\u00e9gale, \u00e9crite et formelle, mandat ou citation \u00e0 son nom. Cette action constitue un m\u00e9pris flagrant des droits fondamentaux qui lui sont accord\u00e9s par la<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Charte Africaine des Droits de l&#8217;Homme et des Peuples dont la R\u00e9publique du Cameroun est signataire<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> et qui stipule que la libert\u00e9, l&#8217;\u00e9galit\u00e9, la justice et la dignit\u00e9 sont des objectifs essentiels des aspirations l\u00e9gitimes du Peuple Africain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Une chronologie de l&#8217;injustice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selon les avocats de Rebecca, le 10 Ao\u00fbt 2021, le Commandant de la L\u00e9gion de Gendarmerie du Littoral \u00e0 Douala, Cameroun a invit\u00e9 Rebecca Enonchong \u00e0 son bureau pour une visite de courtoisie. A son arriv\u00e9e au bureau du Commandant de la L\u00e9gion, Rebecca Enonchong a \u00e9t\u00e9 interrog\u00e9e et d\u00e9tenue, ce qui s&#8217;est poursuivi le lendemain, sans motif valable. Par la suite, Rebecca a \u00e9t\u00e9 inform\u00e9e qu&#8217;elle \u00e9tait poursuivie pour outrage \u00e0 magistrat, en la personne de <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monsieur Jean Claude Robert FOE, Procureur G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la Cour d&#8217;Appel du Littoral<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Elle a \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 notifi\u00e9e qu&#8217;elle devait \u00eatre plac\u00e9e en garde \u00e0 vue sur les instructions du m\u00eame Monsieur Foe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le 11 Ao\u00fbt 2021, nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 inform\u00e9s de la d\u00e9tention ill\u00e9gale et de l&#8217;arrestation de Rebecca Enonchong par Jean Claude Robert FOE, Procureur G\u00e9n\u00e9ral, \u00e0 la Gendarmerie L\u00e9gion de Douala, Cameroun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le 12 Ao\u00fbt 2021, elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 de nouveau conduite au Parquet du TPI Bonanjo et a attendu les instructions qui seraient donn\u00e9es par le Procureur G\u00e9n\u00e9ral mais, celui-ci a refus\u00e9 de recevoir les avocats de Rebecca Enonchong.  Les avocats ont demand\u00e9 des \u00e9claircissements sur le cas de leur cliente puisque le &#8220;dossier est vide&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le 13 Ao\u00fbt 2021, Rebecca Enonchong est toujours priv\u00e9e de sa libert\u00e9 au bon vouloir du Procureur G\u00e9n\u00e9ral qui est \u00e0 la fois juge et partie dans cette affaire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/afrilabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-11-at-16.46.50.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18967 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/afrilabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-11-at-16.46.50-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Que pouvons-nous faire?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En tant que communaut\u00e9, nous n&#8217;allons pas rester les bras crois\u00e9s et regarder l&#8217;une d&#8217;entre nous se faire voler ses droits humains fondamentaux. Voici ce que vous pouvez faire pour nous aider:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rejoignez-nous dans cet appel contre l&#8217;injustice en signant <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/FreeRebecca\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cette p\u00e9tition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> et en la partageant avec votre r\u00e9seau. Utilisez le hashtag #FreeRebecca pour en parler sur les m\u00e9dias sociaux. Voici un<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/FreeRebeccaTweet\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tweet pr\u00e9-\u00e9crit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> que vous pouvez utiliser.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nous sommes en train de compiler une liste de coordonn\u00e9es d&#8217;ambassades et d&#8217;organisations influentes susceptibles de faire pression sur le Gouvernement Camerounais pour la lib\u00e9ration de Rebecca Enonchong. Nous avons compil\u00e9 ce que nous avons jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent dans une feuille excel et votre contribution sera appr\u00e9ci\u00e9e. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/FreeRebeccaOutreach\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acc\u00e9dez \u00e0 la base de donn\u00e9es ici.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prenez une photo de vous tenant une pancarte ou un papier avec l&#8217;inscription #FreeRebecca. Partagez la photo sur les reseaux sociaux et utilisez le m\u00eame hashtag. Vous pouvez \u00e9galement utiliser <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1s_aNEfyQAv6nTFqd5tLeITdsVW2NE4El\/view?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cette image<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comme votre photo d&#8217;affichage sur les reseaux sociaux pour cr\u00e9er plus de sensibilisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appelez toutes les personnes que vous connaissez au Cameroun et demandez-leur d&#8217;appeler les autorit\u00e9s. Si vous \u00eates au Cameroun, appelez les autorit\u00e9s et plaidez pour sa lib\u00e9ration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organiser un rendez-vous \u00e0 l&#8217;ambassade du Cameroun dans votre pays et faire \u00e9quipe avec d&#8217;autres investisseurs et entrepreneurs pour plaider la cause de Rebecca aupr\u00e8s de l&#8217;ambassadeur et aller avec une d\u00e9claration \u00e9crite si possible. Voici une <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1B0juStTeUZs2EpDYaSMh-NqDL0bmhnEJ\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=105585985871322324194&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d\u00e9claration pr\u00e9-\u00e9crite<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> que vous pouvez utiliser.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>La communaut\u00e9 mondiale suit l&#8217;\u00e9volution de la situation<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeRebecca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeRebecca<\/a>: Global Voices Sub-Saharan Africa condemns the arbitrary arrest and detention of Cameroon\u2019s tech leader Rebecca Enonchong <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Eb9WQUKIO0\">https:\/\/t.co\/Eb9WQUKIO0<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/feathersproject?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@feathersproject<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sydney Allen (@sydneyallen67) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sydneyallen67\/status\/1426032138189565957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good Morning All! <\/p>\n<p>We are at Bonanjo.  Rebecca has been brought &amp; her file registered.  Now the wait is on for the magistrate of the Court of 1st Instance who has yet to show up.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeRebecca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeRebecca<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AuMwm8W28m\">pic.twitter.com\/AuMwm8W28m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kah Walla (@KahWalla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KahWalla\/status\/1425750212191133696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please sign the Petition \u00b7 Petition for the Cameroonian Government to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeRebecca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeRebecca<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NKpys3YOs2\">https:\/\/t.co\/NKpys3YOs2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rsgfuBGSZe\">https:\/\/t.co\/rsgfuBGSZe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kola Aina (@kola_aina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kola_aina\/status\/1425780214584520705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: Reports that Cameroonian born technology entrepreneur, Rebecca Enonchong <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/africatechie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@africatechie<\/a> is being detained at the Gendarmerie Legion in Douala, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cameroon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cameroon<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeRebecca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeRebecca<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MIpWNUWggx\">pic.twitter.com\/MIpWNUWggx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Techloy (@techloy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/techloy\/status\/1425446242704838662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RebeccaEnonchong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RebeccaEnonchong<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/africatechie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@africatechie<\/a> from Cameroon; she is one of Africa\u2019s Most Influential Tech-Entrepreneurs. Powerful first for her intellect and business acumen. She has been arrested and locked up in Cameroun without any reason. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeRebecca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeRebecca<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNIC_Yaounde?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNIC_Yaounde<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USEmbCameroon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USEmbCameroon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uHTEH3ORXf\">pic.twitter.com\/uHTEH3ORXf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MacJordan \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffe\u200d\ud83d\udcbb\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded (@MacJordaN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacJordaN\/status\/1425470837822394378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tech CEO Rebecca Enonchong detained in Cameroon, sparking outrage as many call for her release<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We have received no documentation of what she is accused of, nor formal written complaint against her. She is a victim of an abuse of power,&quot; her lawyer says <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6njUe6UJNE\">https:\/\/t.co\/6njUe6UJNE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CNN Africa (@CNNAfrica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNAfrica\/status\/1426074218714877956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Cameroonian tech entrepreneur was reportedly arrested and held at the Gendarmerie Legion (a police station) in Douala, apparently by government order and without any arrest warrant.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9u4pyAMEsH\">https:\/\/t.co\/9u4pyAMEsH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TechCabal is preparing for Moonshot\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffe\u200d\ud83d\ude80 (@TechCabal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TechCabal\/status\/1425875126260744195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Day 3 of Rebecca Enonchong illegal detention by Cameroonian Government officials.<\/p>\n<p>We demand that they <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeRebecca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeRebecca<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W7tb1dyAGR\">pic.twitter.com\/W7tb1dyAGR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AfriLabs (@AfriLabs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfriLabs\/status\/1426100614396796931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They wish to extend the custody of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/africatechie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@africatechie<\/a> under the pretext of wanting to interview 2 other witnesses which still constitutes an offence according to article 119 paragraph 3 \u00ab\u00a0In any case, the hearing of a witness cannot alone justify an extension of custody\u00a0\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeRebecca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeRebecca<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eOjJzq1dzE\">pic.twitter.com\/eOjJzq1dzE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ActivSpaces (@ActivSpaces) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ActivSpaces\/status\/1425858963845828620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Commander of the Littoral Gendarmerie Legion invited <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/africatechie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@africatechie<\/a> to his office for a courtesy visit, in order to get to know her better. On her arrival at his office she was interrogated without being informed of the facts she was accused of. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeRebecca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeRebecca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TD (@TomiDee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomiDee\/status\/1425844321970966530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Investors and key figures in Africa\u2019s tech scene are petitioning for Rebecca Enonchong&#39;s release. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfriLabs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AfriLabs<\/a> said her arrest without warrant is \u201ca blatant disregard for the rule of law.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/qzafrica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@qzafrica<\/a>&#39;s story on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeRebecca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeRebecca<\/a>     <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FufN9KS9X8\">https:\/\/t.co\/FufN9KS9X8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alexander Onukwue (@onu_kwue) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/onu_kwue\/status\/1425806181277261827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">AfriLabs compile une liste de coordonn\u00e9es de contact d&#39;ambassades pertinentes et d&#39;organisations influentes qui peuvent aider \u00e0 faire pression sur le Gouvernement Camerounais pour la lib\u00e9ration de Rebecca Enonchong.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeRebecca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeRebecca<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QyNwIbnkG7\">https:\/\/t.co\/QyNwIbnkG7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AfriLabs (@AfriLabs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfriLabs\/status\/1425794616159350786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AfriLabs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AfriLabs<\/a> demande la lib\u00e9ration de la Pr\u00e9sidente de notre Conseil d&#39;Administration, Rebecca Enonchong.<\/p>\n<p>Rejoignez-nous dans cet appel contre l&#39;injustice en signant cette p\u00e9tition et en la partageant avec votre r\u00e9seau: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YJRo2LSQhI\">https:\/\/t.co\/YJRo2LSQhI<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeRebecca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeRebecca<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m4MW04Uo0b\">https:\/\/t.co\/m4MW04Uo0b<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d8g5KJC5tv\">pic.twitter.com\/d8g5KJC5tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AfriLabs (@AfriLabs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfriLabs\/status\/1425794130916036608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are concerned about the safety of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/africatechie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@africatechie<\/a> &#8211; a valuable voice in tech and advocacy. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfriLabs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AfriLabs<\/a> community is asking everyone in the ecosystem to kindly sign &amp; share this petition for her release from detention \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StrongerTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StrongerTogether<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/18feYy7Gr9\">https:\/\/t.co\/18feYy7Gr9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Female Founders Africa\u2122 (@FemFoundersAf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FemFoundersAf\/status\/1425786530057105408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ces derniers jours n&#8217;ont pas \u00e9t\u00e9 plaisants pour l&#8217;\u00c9cosyst\u00e8me Africain d&#8217;Innovation, et plus particuli\u00e8rement pour le r\u00e9seau AfriLabs puisque Rebecca, notre Pr\u00e9sidente du Conseil d&#8217;Administration et l&#8217;une des plus \u00e9minentes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":[],"_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"categories":[146],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.afrilabs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.afrilabs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.afrilabs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.afrilabs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.afrilabs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.afrilabs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.afrilabs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.afrilabs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.afrilabs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}