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GPU urges police to drop charges against activist
(Banjul, The Gambia, 15 Nov., 2023) – The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is calling on the Gambia Police Force (GPF) to drop all charges...
Freedom of Expression
Charter on AI and Journalism launched
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in partnership with 16 other organisations on November 10, 2023 launched the inaugural Charter on AI and Journalism, which coincided...
Chad Censorship
Six Months of Obscurity: Chadians Digitally Cut-Off
On March 28, 2018, the government of Chad shut down social media platforms such Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp without any explanation. It’s been six...
CameroonDemocratic Republic Of CongoEthiopiaGambiaGhanaKenyaUgandaZambia Digital Rights
Registration for Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica18) Opened
Registration for the sixth edition of the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2018 (FIFAfrica18) is opened. FIFAfrica18 is a landmark event that brings...
KenyaUganda Digital Rights
MFWA to Co-Host Africa’s Biggest Internet Freedom Event
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on July 4, 2018.
From September 26 to 28, 2018, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)...
CameroonDemocratic Republic Of CongoEthiopiaGhanaNigeriaZimbabwe Digital Rights
Citizens Voices Grow Online Despite Repressive Environment: State of Internet Freedom in Africa
Accra, Ghana, Tuesday, 26 June, 2018: Countries across Africa continued to witness progressive deterioration in the online environment in 2017 as a result of...
Somalia Attacks
Prominent Rights Groups Call on Somaliland President to Intervene in Deteriorating Freedom of Expression Situation
Fifteen leading human rights organisations that seek to promote freedom of expression rights in Africa have called on the President to Somaliland, a self-declared...
Uganda Digital Rights
Ugandan Government Taxes Social Media Users, Threat to Internet Rights
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has learnt with disappointment the passage of the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2018 which seeks to tax...
Uganda Digital Rights
Ugandan Government Taxes Social Media Users, Threat to Internet Rights
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has learnt with disappointment the passage of the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2018 which seeks to tax...
Somalia Digital Rights
AFEX Denounces Increased Attacks on Online Expression in Somaliland
Authorities in Somaliland should refrain from harassing journalists and individuals for exercising their fundamental rights to freedom of expression online. The African Freedom of...
Somalia Attacks
Violation of Freedom of Expression Rights: Somaliland Jails Activist, Citizen
A provincial court in Hargeisa, a city in Somaliland, Somalia’s self-declared republic has sentenced an activist and a civilian to three years and 18...
Tanzania Digital Rights
Tanzania’s Newly Adopted Electronic and Postal Communication Code is Retrogressive and an Affront to Free Speech – AFEX
Despite several calls by civil society and international bodies urging the government of Tanzania to revise or withdraw portions its Electronic and Postal Communications...
Chad Digital Rights
Chad Plunged into Social Media Blackout: No Government Explanation Forthcoming
Internet users in Chad have been denied access to social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp. The government and service providers have given...
Sierra Leone Digital Rights
Sierra Leone Joins Global Trend: Shuts Down Internet and Mobile Services during Elections
The government of Sierra Leone has joined the trend of government-mandated Internet shutdowns during important national events such as elections. Several reports show that...