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The conference takes place in Harare from the 5th to the 7th of June, 2018. Participants at the conference deliberated on a range of topics including fake news, manipulation of algorithms and government-planted rogue bloggers. The annual gathering – which included technical training by an industry expert, a session by a media lawyer and a site visit to the offices of 263Chat, a Harare-based news outlet started by young entrepreneur Nigel Mugamu to promote media diversity in Zimbabwe – drew participants from seven African countries: Senegal, Kenya, Malawi South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.