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Zambia  Digital Rights

Zambian government secretly weaponizes cybercrime law with intrusive add-ons

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On April 8, 2025, Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema signed into law the Cyber Crimes Act 2025,updating the 2021 version with rather very intrusive provisions. The...
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Kenya  Freedom of Expression

AFEX urges the Kenyan government to help bring justice...

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Over a week has passed since six journalists were teargassed and assaulted by police in Nakuru, Kenya, while covering the arrest of former Kakamega...
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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...
Access To Information

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...
Access To Information

Ethiopia: AFEX Joins Call for Facebook to Act on Violence-Inciting Speech

The Africa Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has joined thirty-five other organisations to demand action from Facebook to prevent the use of its platform...
Africa  Access To Information

Access to information Crucial for an Effective Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

The need for accessing public information during crisis exists at every step, regardless of the severity it may have on the people. Governments often...
Gambia  Access To Information

Towards an ATI Law in The Gambia: The Journey So Far

Access to Information is one of the pillars of a strong democratic government. The legal right to request information from government can lead to...
Zimbabwe  Access To Information

Protecting Media Freedom and Access to Information in Zimbabwe: MISA’s Recommendations

MISA Zimbabwe shares its Way Forward recommendations for defending media freedom, freedom of expression and access to information to mark World Press Freedom Day...
Zimbabwe  Access To Information

AFEX Welcomes  Zimbabwean High Court Ruling Barring Police from Arresting Journalists

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange has welcomed a recent ruling by a High Court in Zimbabwe on April 20, 2020, ordered the police...
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