(University of the Western Cape, 2022) Hussen, Tigist Shewarega; Lewis, Desiree
Studies abound that deal with digital activism and social movements worldwide. Many African
scholars continue to dwell on how the effects of technological advancement and access to social
media are ingrained in class and other structural inequalities. Certain scholars (Mutsvairo,
2016; Bosch, 2017; Wasserman, 2018; Okech, 2020) are also invested in unpacking the
possibilities that social media platforms are offering to social movements, and the shift
occurring in many African countries� social and political structures. A central political current
here is the tension in the relationship between masculinist nationalist movements and feminist
digital activisms in Africa.