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Nigeria 

MRA calls on Nigerian government to implement ECOWAS Court...

Lagos, Wednesday, July 16, 2025: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to take urgent measures to implement and give full...
Ghana 

MFWA condemns physical attacks against journalists covering parliamentary election

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) strongly condemns physical attacks against journalists reporting on the parliamentary election re-run taking place at Ablekuma North,...
Uganda 

Uganda: Assaulted journalist’s exhibited video camera still missing as case drags.

This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on February 4, 2016. Hearing of a Wavah Broadcasting Services (WBS) television journalist, Andrew Lwanga’ assault case has...
Zimbabwe 

Zimbabwe: Criminal Defamation Unconstitutional, Constitutional Court

African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) and MISA-Zimbabwe jointly welcome the judgement delivered by Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court on February 3, 2016 to repeal Criminal...
Uganda 

Uganda: City Tycoon ‘fails’ to pin Journalists in a Criminal Defamation Case.

This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on January 27, 2016. Hearing of a criminal defamation case in which four journalists Ronald Nahebwa, Benon Tugumisirize, Madina...
Uganda 

Uganda: Police Arrest Journalists and Musician protesting the Unauthorized use of Song by Telecommunication Company.

This Alert was originally published by HRNJ-Uganda on January 19, 2016. Four journalists and a local artist were on January 18, 2016, arrested and detained...
Uganda 

Uganda: Police shoots, detains journalist and assaults others covering opposition politicians.

Police in Jinja district in Eastern Uganda have on October 15, 2015 shot and injured a Radio One correspondent in the area, Ivan Vincent...
Zambia 

Zambia: State of the media report available now

The 2015 second quarter report outlining the state of the media in Zambia is available now for download here. MISA Zambia launched the report...
Zimbabwe 

MISA Zimbabwe condemns Pres. Mugabe’s threats against the media

MISA Zimbabwe strongly condemns threats by President Robert Mugabe against the media made on 15 September 2015 while addressing guests at a luncheon hosted...
NigeriaUganda 

UN, AU and civil society seek to intervene in Criminal Defamation case of a journalist.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Prof David Kaye; the Special...
Lesotho 

Basotho media review Peace Building, Conflict Reporting project

On September 4, 2015, MISA Lesotho convened journalists to review the progress and impact of its Media Peace Building and Conflict Reporting Now project....

Lesotho: Revue de presse de Basotha, projet de la consolidation de la paix et de reportages du conflit

Le 4 septembre 2015, MISA Lesotho a convoqué des journalistes pour examiner le progrès et l’effet de son projet de la Consolidation de la...
Ghana 

Media must fight against corruption, not just report on it – MFWA

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply worried that the overwhelming majority of the media in West Africa and specifically Ghana concentrate...
Liberia 

Liberia: Cemesp Launches Report On Media Performance

The Center for Media Studies & Peace Building or CEMESP, in collaboration with the Press Union of Liberia has released a report on media...