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#IWD2024: Inspiring women’s inclusion in Africa
Today, the world celebrates International Women’s Day 2024 under the theme of #InspireInclusion, which encourages the realisation of a gender-equal world free of bias,...
Africa
Access To Information
How AFIC is Building Transparency and Accountability Across Africa...
Transparency and accountability are fundamental pillars of good governance. Transparency ensures that government processes, decisions, and data are open and accessible to the public,...
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...
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African Internet Governance Stakeholders Urge Governments to Put Premium on Digital Rights of Citizens
The membership of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) and other African internet governance stakeholders attending the Sixth African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF)...
Democratic Republic Of Congo Attacks
Uphold Freedom of Expression Rights of Citizens – AFEX to Government of DRC
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) bemoans the crackdown on freedom of expression, access to information and freedom of assembly rights of citizens...
Cameroon Digital Rights
45 Days in Cyber Darkness: Cameroon Switches off Internet for Second Time in the Year
The government of Cameroon has within the last one year shut down the Internet in its attempt to clampdown on demonstrations by aggrieved citizens...
Cameroon Attacks
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...
Togo Digital Rights
Access to Facebook and WhatsApp Blocked in Togo
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on September 6, 2017.
Reports from Togo say social media has been disrupted in the country since September...
South Sudan Digital Rights
South Sudanese Denied Access to Information as Government Blocks Selected Websites
This statement was originally published on amdiss on July 20, 2017.
The Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) is concerned by the blockage...
Attacks
AFEX Calls for Immediate End to Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in Africa
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a network of African freedom of expression groups, has expressed serious concerns about the increased incidents of...
Rwanda Censorship
Decision of Rwanda’s Electoral Commission to Vet Online Messages of Presidential Candidates Unacceptable – AFEX
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the decision of the Electoral Commission of Rwanda to vet and approve the...
Ghana Digital Rights
MFWA, Stakeholders to Discuss Digital Gender Gap in Ghana
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on May 22, 2017.
Stakeholders from government, telecommunications industry, academia, civil society organisations, media and the general public...
Cameroon Attacks
AFEX Petitions AU Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression to Intervene in Cameroon Crisis
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), on April 13, 2017 petitioned the African Union (AU) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access...
Cameroon Digital Rights
AFEX Urges Cameroonian Government to Heed Calls: Unblock Internet and Release Arrested Citizens
Exactly sixty days ago, today (March 17, 2017), the government of Cameroon shut down the internet and banned the activities of the Cameroon Anglophone...