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Zambia 

Zambian government secretly weaponizes cybercrime law with intrusive add-ons

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...
Kenya 

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

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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Stakeholders to Prioritise Safety of Journalists and Issues of Impunity in Africa

Communiqué A one-day Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity was held in Juba, South Sudan, on Monday, December 11,...
Somalia 

TV Journalist Killed in Somalia

This statement was originally published on nusoj.org on December 11, 2017. The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns in strongest terms possible the targeted...
South Sudan 

AFEX Outlines Obligations of States on Safety of Journalists and Issue of Impunity

The Chair of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), Mr. Edetaen Ojo has called on governments across the globe to respect international frameworks...
Sudan 

AFEX Calls on Authorities in Sudan to Respect Freedom of Movement Rights of Citizens

The African Freedom of Expression is deeply concerned about the numerous reports of violations of the freedom of movement rights of journalists, human ri"ghts...
Uganda 

State Official Threatens Journalist over Land Dispute Reporting

The Minister for Water Resources and Member of Parliament for Mukono North Constituency, Honourable Ronald Kibuule is reported to have threatened the correspondent of...
Nigeria 

State Actors on Rampage: 64 days of Physical Attacks, Censorship and Detention

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on October 3, 2017. Over a period of two months (July 12-September 16, 2017), state actors in Nigeria...
Zimbabwe 

Release Journalist, Kenneth Nyangani: AFEX Urges Zimbabwean Authorities

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) urges the police in Zimbabwe to unconditionally release journalist, Kenneth Nyangani who was arrested on October 2...
Cameroon 

AFEX Bemoans Crackdown on Protesters in Anglophone Regions of Cameroon

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) denounces the brutality of Cameroon’s security forces against unarmed civilians reportedly killing 12 people and injuring many...
Uganda 

Police Arrests Journalists Covering Opponents of Age Limit Removal

This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on September 20, 2017. Police in Wadegeya arrested and detained five journalists who were covering a press conference...
SomaliaSouth Sudan 

Somalia, South Sudan, Still a Minefield for Journalists

Journalists continue to face danger while reporting in conflict zones across the Horn of Africa region. Several journalists have been physically assaulted, arrested and...
Uganda 

Police Officers Assault Journalists, Confiscate their Gadgets

This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on September 13, 2017. Police officers of Kigungu Post Police on September 13th, 2017 assaulted and confiscated gadgets...
Somalia 

Three Journalists Wounded in Suicide Bomb Attack in Central Somalia

This statement was originally published on nusog.org on September 11, 2017. Three local journalists were caught up yesterday, Sunday 10 September 2017, in a suicide...