Allan Cheboi 
Introduction & Methodology Note This report provides an overview of conflict-related social media content in Sudan during April 2026. It focuses on narratives of hate speech, incitement to violence, and expressions of solidarity across different geographies. It highlights how these narratives evolve online and reflect the country’s broader conflict dynamics. The analysis draws on content … Read more
Mersal is a digital platform designed to enable large-scale public consultations among Sudanese communities inside the country and across the diaspora, with over 9,000 subscribers. It operates through a WhatsApp chatbot, allowing participation in a context marked by limited connectivity. For this consultation, the platform used a combination of the chatbot and the Pol.is platform. … Read more
Mersal is a digital platform designed to enable large-scale public consultations among Sudanese communities inside the country and across the diaspora, with over 9,000 subscribers. It operates through a WhatsApp chatbot, allowing participation in a context marked by limited connectivity. For this consultation, the platform used a combination of the chatbot and the Pol.is platform. … Read more
Mersal is a digital platform designed to enable large-scale public consultations among Sudanese communities inside the country and across the diaspora, with over 9,000 subscribers. It operates through a WhatsApp chatbot, allowing participation in a context marked by limited connectivity. For this consultation, the platform used a combination of the chatbot and the Pol.is platform. … Read more
Introduction & Methodology This consultation was conducted to inform the International Ministerial Meeting on Sudan and support more inclusive engagement with the Sudanese public. It was implemented through the Mersal platform, in coordination with the UN Office of the Personal Envoy for Sudan as well as the EU Office of the Special Envoy to Sudan. … Read more
This paper documents a collaborative research process involving peacebuilders and data scientists in Kenya and Sudan to develop AI-based text classifiers for monitoring online polarization and hatespeech. The method describes a participatory annotation process in which practitioners and domain experts contributed to problem definition, annotation design, iterative validation, and model evaluation. Fine-tuned BERT-based classifiers were … Read more
Introduction & Methodology Note This report provides an overview of conflict-related social media content in Sudan during March 2026. It focuses on narratives of hate speech, incitement to violence, and expressions of solidarity across different geographies. It highlights how these narratives evolve online and reflect the country’s broader conflict dynamics. The analysis draws on content … Read more
This report presents the consolidated findings of Build Up’s social media monitoring and analysis conducted between 1 August 2025 and 28 February 2026, covering Bangladesh’s general elections and July Charter referendum. Drawing together insights from the baseline study, continuation analysis, and three snapshot reports, it provides an integrated account of how digital narratives and harmful … Read more
Introduction & Methodology Note This report provides an overview of conflict-related social media content in Sudan during February 2026. It focuses on narratives of hate speech, incitement to violence, and expressions of solidarity across different geographies. It highlights how these narratives evolve online and reflect the country’s broader conflict dynamics. The analysis draws on content … Read more
How can the way we govern digital platforms shape peace and conflict? Online platforms shape how we connect and how we see the world, ourselves, and others. At times, online harms can fuel tensions that spill into real-world violence. So how can peacebuilders play a more active role in shaping the regulation of these platforms … Read more