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Zambia  Digital Rights

Zambian government secretly weaponizes cybercrime law with intrusive add-ons

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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...
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Kenya  Freedom of Expression

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

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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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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...
Cameroon  Attacks

Internet Blackout Rages on in North-west and South-west Cameroon

It has been exactly 39 days today, February 24, 2017 since the Cameroonian government shut down the Internet in the two Anglophone regions of...
Cameroon  Attacks

AFEX Urges Cameroon Government to Protect Freedom of Expression amidst Protests

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is concerned about the deteriorating freedom of expression and press freedom situation in Cameroon amidst ongoing protests...
Nigeria  Attacks

Nigeria: Police Arrest Publisher of Online News Portal for Alleged Defamation

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on January 14, 2014. Nigerian police have arrested Desmond Utomwen, publisher of FreshNews, an online journal, following a...
Tanzania  Digital Rights

Freedom of Expression Online under Attack in Tanzania

Freedom of expression online is under attack in Tanzania as the Government abuses legal and judicial processes to suppress critical voices on the Internet,...
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AFEX Members Reaffirm Commitment to Digital Rights in Africa

Introduction The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held its 4thAnnual General Meeting (AGM) in Grahamstown, South Africa, on August 31, 2016.  The AGM was...
Uganda  Attacks

Uganda: Police ‘summons’ journalist over a Facebook post

This statement was originally published on www.hrnjuganda.org on September 1, 2016. Police in Moroto District, North Eastern Uganda summoned a freelance journalist, Teba Arukol, over...
Digital Rights

AFEX Holds Capacity Building Workshop on Digital Rights for Media Advocacy Groups in Africa

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) will hold a two-day digital rights capacity building workshop on August 29 & 30, 2016, in Grahamstown,...
Mali  Digital Rights

Mali: Social Media Blackout

This statement was originally published by MFWA on August 19, 2016. There has been a suspected social media shutdown in Mali since August 17, 2016. Reports...
Zimbabwe  Digital Rights

MISA Zimbabwe: Don’t Regulate Social Media

This statement was originally published by misa.org on July 12, 2016. MISA-Zimbabwe notes with great concern escalating threats by government to “regulate” social media in...
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