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AFEX members elected to the IFEX Council

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The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) extends its warmest congratulations to three outstanding leaders from our member organisations who have been elected to the prestigious IFEX...
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Africa  Digital Rights

Navigating Digital Rights in Africa amidst Increasing Foreign Malign...

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On May 21, 2026, more than 300 delegates convened in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 19th edition of the Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KeIGF) to...
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MISA’s Annual Report Highlights Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights Issues in Southern Africa

The year 2021 was one of consolidation and the repositioning of our organisation in the aftermath of the several headwinds that we faced. When we...
Nigeria  Digital Rights

Nigeria: Media Rights Agenda, Others Win Suit over Twitter Ban

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ruled that the indefinite suspension of access to Twitter in Nigeria by Federal Government in June 2021...
Ghana  Digital Rights

Ghana: MFWA welcomes justice for victim of sexual extortion

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the justice served by a court in Accra, Ghana, by jailing a phone repairer for sexual...
Zimbabwe  Digital Rights

Zimbabwe: MISA Develops A Guide to the Cyber and Data Protection Act

The Media Institute for Southern Africa-Zimbabwe Guide has developed a guide to assist ordinary citizens, data protection advocates, human rights advocates, media organisations and...
Nigeria  Digital Rights

Nigeria: MRA Rejects Government’s Attempt to Regulate Social Media

The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Nigerian Government to discontinue its attempt to adopt a “Code of Practice for Interactive Computer...
Africa  Digital Rights

Advancing Internet Freedom in Africa Through the UPR: Lessons and Gaps

Since its establishment in 2006, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) has provided a unique process for reviewing the human rights records of all United...
Togo  Digital Rights

Togo Struggles with a digital ID while actively surveilling citizens

For four years Togo has been inching towards issuing a digital identity (ID) card. While there are indications that 2022 may be the year...
Zimbabwe  Censorship

Statement on the recently reported internet throttling in Zimbabwe

Internet access should be guaranteed at all times and most importantly during election periods such as the by-elections slated for 26 March 2022 in...
Ghana  Digital Rights

Ghana: MFWA Welcomes High Court Ruling on Personal Data Collection by Government

A High Court in Ghana has ordered the state agency, National Communications Authority (NCA), to stop collecting personal information from mobile phone subscribers. The...
Zambia  Digital Rights

Zambia: New Cyber Law Impedes Civil Liberties

Zambia is increasingly repressing the exercise of civic rights, a trend that is growing as the country heads to general elections in August 2021....
Uganda  Digital Rights

Uganda Abandons Social Media Tax But Slaps New Levy on Internet Data

By Daniel Mwesigwa | Uganda has ditched the Over-The-Top (OTT) tax that it introduced three years ago on the use of social media services after...
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...
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