Ethiopia
Ethiopia Freedom of Expression Violations
Detained Journalists in Ethiopia Transferred to Military Camp
The arbitrary arrest of journalists since the beginning of the conflict in the Amhara region of Ethiopia has caused an information gap leading to...
Ethiopia
Report: Internet Freedom in Ethiopia
In the age of rapid digital expansion, internet freedom holds immense significance in shaping societies and empowering individuals. Within Ethiopia, a nation experiencing significant...
Ethiopia Freedom of Expression Violations
AFEX calls on Ethiopian authorities to drop all charges against journalists, repeal the country’s anti-terrorism law
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the release on bail of journalists Amir Aman Kiyaro and Thomas Enigda, and calls on the...
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11 journalists killed in Africa in less than nine months, AFEX demands a tough response from governments to end the impunity
For the past 273 days spanning January-September 2021, eleven journalists have been killed across sub-Sahara Africa in an orgy of repression that has scores...
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Press Freedom Situation in Africa- April- June 2021
Journalists killed, respectively in DRC, Somalia and Nigeria, Burkina Faso, including a social media activist in Ghana during the period of April-June 2021. This...
Ethiopia
AFEX Condemns Killing, Harassment of Journalists in Tigray Region
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), calls on the authorities in Ethiopia to serve justice by pursuing the gruesome murder of a journalist covering...
Ethiopia Digital Rights
Ethiopia’s Press Freedom Dreams under Abiy Ahmed Turning into Nightmare
Before Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali came to power in 2018, the country was known for its infamous blocking of websites and jamming of...
EthiopiaTogo Digital Rights
Good News, Bad News: A Story of Internet Shutdowns in Togo And Ethiopia
The pushback against internet shutdowns in Africa received a boost last month when the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of...
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Burundi, Chad, Ethiopia and Sudan Revoke YouTube Access Throughout 2010s
YouTube is an important part of African online space because it offers a platform for both traditional media and independent producers to livestream and...
EthiopiaGhanaMozambiqueNigeriaSouth SudanTanzaniaZimbabwe Free Expression and The Law
AFEX Appeals to African Governments to Actively Promote and Defend Freedom of Expression ahead of World Press Freedom Day Celebration
In the next few days, hundreds of stakeholders across the globe will converge in Africa in the Ethiopian capital and host city of the...
Burkina FasoCameroonCote d'IvoireEthiopiaGhanaKenyaLesothoMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaRwandaSomaliaSouth SudanSwazilandTanzaniaUgandaZimbabwe Attacks
Stakeholders Call for a Coordination Mechanism on Safety of Journalists in Africa
Representatives from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Africa, including the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), and government institutions have agreed to establish a...
CameroonDemocratic Republic Of CongoEthiopiaGambiaGhanaKenyaUgandaZambia Digital Rights
Registration for Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica18) Opened
Registration for the sixth edition of the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2018 (FIFAfrica18) is opened. FIFAfrica18 is a landmark event that brings...