Whales: Giants of the Ocean
Whales: Giants of the Ocean
Whales are among the largest and most remarkable animals on Earth. These marine mammals live in oceans around...
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Whales: Giants of the Ocean
Whales: Giants of the Ocean
Whales are among the largest and most remarkable animals on Earth. These marine mammals live in oceans around...
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AFEX members elected to the IFEX Council
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) extends its warmest congratulations to three outstanding leaders from our member organisations who have been elected to the prestigious IFEX...
Africa
Digital Rights
Navigating Digital Rights in Africa amidst Increasing Foreign Malign Influence
On May 21, 2026, more than 300 delegates convened in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 19th edition of the Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KeIGF) to discuss the state of digital rights and internet governance on the continent.
The KeIGF was held three weeks after the continent’s digital landscape was jolted by the Zambian government’s decision to postpone RightsCon, the global digital rights forum, four days before it was scheduled to start....
Nigeria
Freedom of Expression Violations
MRA, others, write to Nigerian President seeking accountability for attacks on journalists
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has partnered with five other Nigerian and international media freedom organizations to write a joint letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to hold accountable those responsible for abuses against the media which occurred during and before his tenure, and take further action to reform Nigerian laws to ensure journalism is not criminalized.
The letter, signed by Ms Angela Quintal, Africa Director of the New...
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Uganda
Digital Rights
AFEX condemns the escalating assault on fundamental freedoms ahead of Uganda’s 2026 general elections
As Ugandans prepare to head to the polls on January 15, 2026, the country finds itself gripped not by open democratic contestation, but by...
South Sudan
Freedom of Expression
AFEX-IFEX Statement-SOUTH SUDAN: AFEX and IFEX express solidarity against the attacks on Association for Media Development in South Sudan
4 November 2025
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) and IFEX stand in solidarity with their member, the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS), against...
Africa
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Resolution of the Eleventh General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX)
Adopted in Windhoek, Namibia – September 24, 2025
The Eleventh General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a continental network of freedom...
Country Highlights
Zambia
Digital Rights
Zambia’s cybersecurity and cybercrimes laws raise digital rights concerns
In April 2025, the Zambian Parliament enacted two laws – the Cyber Security Act, 2025, and the Cyber Crimes Act, 2025 – which pose significant threats to...
Kenya
Digital Rights
CIPESA Joins Six Civil Society Organisations in Landmark Case Challenging Internet Shutdowns in Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya – In a significant step toward safeguarding digital rights and constitutional freedoms, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern...
GPU Begins Training of 75 Journalists on Ethical Reporting
The Gambia Press Union on Monday began the first of three training workshops to be conducted in February for 75 journalists on ethical reporting,...