Papa Basil Niane, Senegal, is a founder of the Senegalese Bloggers Network and pioneer in social media use in the country. He reports about the internet and is a commentator for RTS1 Television Senegal and avenue221, as well as coordinating a project to promote local content and citizen journalism. He also is part of team Sunu 2012, which played an important role in promoting citizen engagement and transparency for the presidential election in 2012.