* The date of survey and the number of observations vary according to the country:
Algeria: January 30 to February 18, 2019 (n=2,332)
Egypt: October 13 to November 11, 2018 (n=2,400)
Libya: January 19 to April 11, 2019 (n=1,962)
Morocco: October 11 to December 4, 2018 (n=2,400)
Sudan: September 17 to December 7, 2018 (n=1,758)
Tunisia: October 24 to December 4, 2018 (n=2,400)
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Social media as primary source of information in North Africa 2018-2019, by country
Between 2018 and 2019, Morocco had the highest share of people using social media as a primary source of information in North Africa, corresponding to ** percent of respondents. Libya and Egypt followed, each with ** percent of the surveyed population primarily retrieving information from social media platforms.
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