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IIAR Journal of Health, Medicine, and Biomedical Research

This journal focuses on health, medicine, and biomedical research with practical applications. It welcomes studies that advance clinical practice, diagnostics, public health, and biomedical innovation, including the application of AI techniques to medical research, healthcare delivery, and the prevention and treatment of disease for improved patient and population outcomes.

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IIAR Journal of Disability, Inclusion, and Assistive Technologies

This journal focuses on disability, inclusion, and assistive technologies with scholarly and practical relevance. It welcomes research on accessibility, universal design, inclusive education and employment, disability rights and policy, and the development and application of assistive and AI-driven technologies that enhance independence, participation, and quality of life for people with disabilities.

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IIAR Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

IIAR Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IIAR-JPS) is a scholarly, peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing original research, reviews, systematic reviews, case studies, and short communications across pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, pharmacognosy, medicinal chemistry, drug discovery and development, pharmaceutical biotechnology, clinical pharmacy, pharmacotherapy, toxicology, pharmaceutical analysis, drug delivery systems, and emerging innovations in pharmaceutical sciences.

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Research article2026

IIAR Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies

eISSN: 0189-4927

Effect of Artificial Intelligence on Media and Public Discourse in Africa: Democratic Information Crisis, Algorithmic Disinformation, and Media Resilience Governance

Emmanuel Usulor Nwogboji, Emmanuel Simon, Ogah Sunday Ogbo

Abstract

This study examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping media and public discourse in Africa, with a focus on the spread of disinformation, the challenges facing local journalism, and the need for stronger governance. It adopts a mixed-methods approach, combining documentary analysis, comparative regulatory review, and data from organisations such as UNESCO, the Reuters Institute, Africa Check, the Mozilla Foundation, and Research ICT Africa, alongside reports from regulators in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, and Egypt. The study identifies six key areas of disruption. These include the use of AI to spread electoral disinformation, the rise of health misinformation, and the role of algorithms in amplifying ethnic and communal tensions. It also highlights AI-driven financial scams targeting mobile money users, the growing pressu

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Emmanuel Usulor Nwogboji, Emmanuel Simon, Ogah Sunday Ogbo (2026). Effect of Artificial Intelligence on Media and Public Discourse in Africa: Democratic Information Crisis, Algorithmic Disinformation, and Media Resilience Governance. IIAR Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies. https://publications.airinternational.org/index.php/iiar_journal_of_Artificial_Intel/article/view/57