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Alfa Shaban is a journalist who has worked in the digital news space for over a decade, currently working full-time as a fact-checker and disinformation analyst. Also also has a special interest in the area of AI and fact-checking. He has previously worked with GhanaWeb as a senior journalist and English desk lead at Africanews – a bilingual pan-African channel currently operating from Lyon, France. He holds a degree in Communication Studies from the University of Media, Arts and Communications – Institute of Journalism (UniMAC-IJ) and a French Language proficiency certificate (DELF-DALF, Basic) from Alliance Française, Accra. His professional journey started in 2009 when he worked with a private newspaper, the New Crusading GUIDE, before transiting to documentary script writing and investigative reporting for five years. Shaban is also a digital rights and digital literacy advocate who is interested in international relations especially Africa’s relations with the world.
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