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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...
Uganda 

Uganda: BBC Correspondent Arrested for Filming Abim Hospital

This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on February 8, 2016. BBC correspondent in Uganda, Catherine Byaruhanga was on February 6, 2016 arrested by the...
Democratic Republic Of Congo 

DRC: Two Pro-Opposition Media Houses shut down by Government

African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins Journaliste en Danger (JED) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to condemn the closure of two...

AFEX: Regional and International Bodies Must Ensure Countries Respect Human Rights

On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day today December 10, 2015, the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins the International community...

International Day of Access to Information: Baby finally delivered after 13 years

Mama has been pregnant for 13 years; certainly past the ideal nine months of pregnancy for any woman. When she would deliver – time...

AFEX to prioritise digital rights campaigns

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has ended its Strategy Meeting and 2nd General Meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on...
Zambia 

Zambia: State of the media report available now

The 2015 second quarter report outlining the state of the media in Zambia is available now for download here. MISA Zambia launched the report...
NigeriaUganda 

UN, AU and civil society seek to intervene in Criminal Defamation case of a journalist.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Prof David Kaye; the Special...
Lesotho 

Basotho media review Peace Building, Conflict Reporting project

On September 4, 2015, MISA Lesotho convened journalists to review the progress and impact of its Media Peace Building and Conflict Reporting Now project....
Zambia 

MISA Zambia commemorates first ‘Online Media Week’

It was a week of intense activity between August 31 and September 4, 2015, when MISA Zambia commemorated its inaugural Online Media Week. The...
Ghana 

Media must fight against corruption, not just report on it – MFWA

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply worried that the overwhelming majority of the media in West Africa and specifically Ghana concentrate...
Zambia 

‘Online media can contribute to citizen participation, good governance’

MISA Zambia wishes to note that online media have great potential of contributing to citizen participation and good governance in Zambia through instant, on...
Zambia 

MISA Zambia launches second quarter state of the media report

MISA Zambia launched the 2015 State of the Media Report for the second quarter of 2015 at the Cresta Golfview Hotel in Lusaka on...