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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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Eastern AfricaSouthern Africa  Freedom Of Assembly

CIPESA Submission to UN Special Rapporteur Spotlights Rights Concerns in Africa’s COVID-19 Response

Many African governments have employed heavy-handed methods in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. These measures, both offline and online, have undermined various rights and...
Guinea  Freedom Of Assembly

42 Protesters Killed, Over Two Hundred Arrested in Nine Months: The Sad State of Human Rights in Guinea

Over the past nine months (June 2019 – March 2020), about 42 people have been killed, over one hundred arrested and hundreds more injured...
GambiaGuineaLiberiaMauritaniaNigeria  Attacks

Month of Repression: Four Killed, Dozens Arrested and Radio Stations Shut

Four fatalities have already been recorded in an alarming start to 2020, as Guinea and Nigeria began the year on the same repressive note...
Guinea  Attacks

Government of Guinea Must Protect Freedom of Expression Rights as Guaranteed by the Country’s Constitution

Press freedom and freedom of expression have come under severe attack in Guinea as security agents and state officials continue to brutalise journalists and...
Digital Rights

Internet Shutdowns, Fatal Clampdowns; a Continuing Threat to Freedom of Expression and Assembly Rights in Africa

By Felicia Anthonio, Coordinator of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) In recent times, there has been an increase in the use of Internet...
GhanaGuineaNigeriaSomaliaZimbabwe  Attacks

Killing of Journalists and Protesters in Guinea and Somalia in Third Quarter of 2018 Remain Unaddressed

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the continuing impunity in Guinea and Somalia where the police and other judicial...
Ethiopia  Attacks

Uphold Freedom of Expression Rights, AFEX Appeals to Ethiopian Government

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins the International community to condemn the ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression rights in Ethiopia. AFEX...
Togo  Attacks

Togo: One Person Dead, Dozens Injured at Demonstration

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 8, 2017. Attempts by gendarmes in Togo to disperse thousands of taxi and commercial motorcycle drivers...
Freedom Of Assembly

Ghana: Top TV Station Sacks Dozens of Staff for Protests Over Welfare

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 1, 2017. On February 28, 2017, one of the leading television channels in Ghana, TV3, sacked...
Guinea  Attacks

Guinea: Seven Dead in Police Crackdown on Students’ Protest

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 23, 2017. At least seven people have been killed after police in the Guinean capital, Conakry...
Benin  Attacks

Benin: Police Disrupt Student Press Conference, Tear-Gas Them

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 18, 2017.  Police in Benin have used tear gas to disperse a group of university students...
Niger  Attacks

Niger: Shirking Accountability – Municipal Authorities Ban Protest March against Maladministration

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on January 14, 2017. The municipal authorities in Niamey have prohibited a demonstration planned by civil society in...
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