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Kenya 

AFEX Condemns blatant violations of fundamental freedoms during protests...

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a network committed to protecting and advancing the rights of all persons to speak freely, access information,...

AFEX condemns the unjust and excessive restriction of access...

From May 20 to May 21, 2025, Tanzanians faced a wave of digital restrictions impacting their X accounts. This shutdown occurred without any official...

AFEX Members Reaffirm Commitment to Digital Rights in Africa

Introduction The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held its 4thAnnual General Meeting (AGM) in Grahamstown, South Africa, on August 31, 2016. Ā The AGM was...
Somalia 

Intelligence and Security Agency raids Radio Station, Arrests Two Journalists

This statement was originally published nusoj.org on August 18, 2016. The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) should immediately release two Radio Shabelle journalists, Ali...
Uganda 

Regional Court Grants Permission to 20 Organizations to Join Criminal Defamation Case

This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on July 1, 2016. The struggle to strike off criminal defamation from East African statute books was on...

Niger: TV5 Correspondent Banned by Government

In a letter dated June 21, 2016, the Nigerien Minister of Communication, Amina Moumouni, accused Nathalie of ā€œfailure to respect the letter and spirit...

Niger: Social Media Activist Sentenced for Facebook Comment

Abdoul Moumouni Ousmane, a social media and civil society activist in Niger, has been given a six month suspended sentence by a High Court...
Uganda 

Journalists kicked out of Ugandan Parliament

This statement was originally published on Watch Dog on June 20, 2016. Parliament has finally thrown out experienced reporters that were deemed critical of the...
Democratic Republic Of Congo 

How a DRC station encouraged people to lay down arms and start conversations

This article was originally published on ifex.org on June 17, 2016. In 2002, Radio Okapi became the first station in the DRC to broadcast across...

Uganda: Radio journalist Beaten to Death

This statement was originally published hrnjuganda.org on June 16, 2016. Thomas Ssettuba, the Programmes Manager of Radio Ssese, in Kalangala district was on 14th June,...
Gambia 

Two Years On: Gambia Yet to Comply With ECOWAS Court ruling on Murder of Deyda Hydara

Today June 10, 2016, marks two years after the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice found that the Gambian government failed to conduct a proper...
Namibia 

Access to Information campaigners appeal against downgrading of World Bank’s Freedom of Information Programme

TheĀ African Platform on Access to InformationĀ (APAI) Working Group and other civil society organisations working on freedom of information around the globe have written to...

NUSOJ Decries Intimidation of Journalists in Northern Somalia

This statement was originally published on nusoj.org on June 1, 2016. The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is deeply disturbed by the renewed the...