NUSOJ Holds Training on Freedom of Expression and Media Law for Somali Journalists
This statement was originally published on nusoj.org on September 23, 2017. A training on freedom of expression, media law and…
Cameroon Crises: President Orders Release of Journalists, Consortium Leaders and Others
The President of the Republic of Cameroon, Paul Biya, has ordered the Military Court in Yaoundé to drop charges against…
MFWA to Award Excellent Journalism in West Africa
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on August 2, 2017 officially launched the first ever West Africa Media Excellence…
AFEX Petitions Somali President over Repressive Media Bill
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has called on the President of Somalia, Mr Mohamed Abdullahi Mohammed Farmaajo, to…
Journalist Detained for Erroneous Report
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on June 30, 2017. Gendarmes in Guinea have arrested and detained a journalist…
Zimbabwe: New Censorship Board to ‘regulate and control’ Media
This statement was originally published on zimbabwe.misa.org on May 24, 2017. A new Board of Censors has been put in…
AFEX Members in Nigeria Call on Government to Ensure Enabling Environment for Media Practice
This statement was originally published on ipcng.org on May 3, 2017. On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day…
Ghana: Journalist Fined for Contempt
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 24, 2017. A journalist with the Daily Graphic, Ghana’s leading newspaper with…
Cote d’Ivoire: Media Regulator Suspends Sports Paper over “Unproven Allegations”
This statement was published on mfwa.org on March 24, 2017. The print media regulator in Cote d’Ivoire, Conseil National de…
Update: Police in Sierra Leone have Returned Passport of Anti-Corruption Activist after 45 Days
Sierra Leonean police have returned the passport of Abdul Fatoma, the Chief Executive Officer of the Campaign for Human Rights…
Uganda: Court Acquits Four Journalists of Criminal Defamation Charges
This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on March 16, 2017. The Chief Magistrates Court at Buganda Road has acquitted…
Nigeria: 54 Radio and Television Stations Shut Down by Regulator
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 14, 2017. The licences of 54 broadcast stations in Nigeria have…