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AFEX Members in Nigeria Call on the Government to...
LAGOS, September 28, 2023: Three freedom of expression and media development organizations today issued a joint call on Federal and State Governments to take...
Democratic Republic Of Congo South Sudan
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AMDISS commends the removal of problematic provisions of National...
Juba, 7th, September 2023---Association for Media Development In South Sudan (AMDISS) commends members of the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly for deleting Articles 54...
Africa Access To Information
AFEX Calls on African Governments to Ensure Safety of Journalists, Respect Digital Rights
The Eighth General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a network of African freedom of expression and media development organisations which...
EswatiniSwaziland Access To Information
Joint Petition on the Need to Ensure Internet Availability at all Times in Eswatini
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), IFEX, Panos Institute Southern Africa, and,...
Southern Africa Access To Information
Southern Africa Development Community Ignores Media in Vision 2050
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) on June 21, 2021, wrote to the Chairperson of the Southern Africa Development Community, President Filipe J....
Ghana Access To Information
Ghana RTI Court case: MFWA Disappointed at Ruling
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has received with disappointment the ruling on June 17, 2021 by the Human Rights Division of the...
South Africa Access To Information
The State of Access to Information in South Africa
Since the start of South Africa’s democracy in 1994, human rights, including the rights to freedom of expression and access to information, have been...
Gambia Access To Information
GPU Begins Nationwide Sensitization on Access to Information, Media Self-regulation
The Gambia Press Union, with support from the British Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, is implementing a project aimed at strengthening ongoing efforts...
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World Radio Day 2021: MFWA Applauds the Resilience, Versatility of Radio in the Face of COVID-19
The theme for this year’s World Radio Day – New World, New Radio – highlights and celebrates the significance and resilience of radio in...
Liberia Access To Information
How Liberia’s Coronavirus Misinformation Spread Far More than the Virus Itself
On March 16, 2020, the first coronavirus case in Liberia was confirmed; a government official, Mr. Nathaniel Blama who traveled from Switzerland tested positive. ...
Somalia Access To Information
8 Journalists Killed in 3 Years: The Deplorable State of Press Freedom in Somalia
Somalia remains one of the most dangerous places for journalists across the globe. For the fifth year in a row, the country has maintained...
Niger Access To Information
Niger Passes New Law on Interception of Communications
By Simone Toussi and Thomas Robertson |
In response to national security challenges related to terrorism, ethnic conflict and organized crime, Niger promulgated a new...
Ghana Access To Information
Media, Police Commit to Effective Collaboration to Promote Peaceful Elections in Ghana
Journalists and police officers in the Ashanti and Northern regions have committed to collaborating to promote peaceful elections in Ghana. The two groups made...
Zimbabwe Access To Information
Journalist Chin’ono Denied Bail Yet Again
Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was on 24 August 2020, denied bail yet again following his fresh bail application on the basis of changed circumstances.
However, in...