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Nigeria 

MRA, others, write to Nigerian President seeking accountability for...

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has partnered with five other Nigerian and international media freedom organizations to write a joint letter to President Bola Ahmed...
Uganda 

AFEX condemns the escalating assault on fundamental freedoms ahead...

As Ugandans prepare to head to the polls on January 15, 2026, the country finds itself gripped not by open democratic contestation, but by...
Africa 

Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa: January – March 2021

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), recorded 89 freedom of expression violations during the period of January to March 2021, across 23 countries...
Kenya 

AFEX Strongly Condemns Killing of Kenyan Journalist, Demands Thorough Investigations

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is profoundly dismayed by, and strongly condemns the gruesome killing of Betty Mutekhele Barasa, a journalist working...
Nigeria 

Nigeria: Newspaper Sued, Threatened Over Critical Publication

A charity group, Al Bashar International Foundation based in Bauchi State, Nigeria, has sued the WikkiTimes Media Limited and three others for defamation over...
Chad 

Authorities in Chad Must Refrain from Repetitive Internet Disruptions during Elections

Ahead of the Presidential elections campaigning in Chad, the authorities disrupted the internet on February 28, 2021, and attempted to restrict access to social...
Democratic Republic Of Congo 

DRC: Journalist Detained by the Public Prosecutor’s Office

Journalist in Danger (JED) demands the immediate and unconditional release of the journalist who has been detained for four days in Mbandaka, the capital...
Uganda 

AFEX Condemns Military Brutality Against Journalists in Uganda

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) condemns the brutal attack by the Ugandan military on journalists and calls for immediate investigations and punishment...
Egypt 

Egypt: AFEX Welcomes Release of Journalist Mahmoud Hussein

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), welcomes the release of Al Jazeera journalist, Mahmoud Hussein, who was held in preventive detention since December...
Nigeria 

Nigeria: IPC Urges Release of Kidnapped Journalist Chidiebere Onyia

The International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria, is highly disturbed that yet another journalist has been kidnapped. The abduction at gun-point of Chidebere Onyia, a reporter...
Ghana 

Ghana: Soldiers, Vigilantes Assault Media Crew at Mining Site

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the harassment and assault of a news crew from Kumasi-based LUV FM at a mining site...
Uganda 

AFEX Calls on Uganda Authorities to Ensure Safety of Journalists, Keep the Internet On during Elections

Ugandans go to the polls to elect a President on January 14, 2021, in a tensed context which has seen several journalists assaulted, arrested,...

Togo: Director of Publication Arrested

The High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC), the institution in charge of media regulation in Togo, has requested the courts to withdraw the...
South Africa 

South African Police Shoot Journalist Reporting on Protests

South African journalist Thobile Mlangeni sustained injuries on 26 November 2020 when police allegedly fired rubber bullets indiscriminately in Mbombela, Mpumalanga Province. The South African...