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IPC condemns attacks on journalists during governorship elections in...

For immediate release, March 18, 2023 The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos is highly disturbed by the reported incidents of attacks on journalists and other...
Somalia 

AFEX demands unconditional release of Somali journalist Abdalle Ahmed...

The African Freedom of Exchange (AFEX) strongly condemns the rearrest of freelance journalist and press freedom advocate Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, and urges the Somali...
Liberia 

Liberian Journalists March to Protest Attacks

Scores of journalists have marched through the Liberian capital Monrovia to denounce “brutal attacks” against journalists and media workers. The march organized by the Press...
Nigeria 

Boko Haram Islamist Sect Leader Warns Journalists, Threatens Others

The Boko Haram Islamist sect leader,Abubakar Shekau, has warned journalists to be careful about their reporting of the sect’s activities and threatened to “deal”...
GambiaGuineaLiberiaMauritaniaNigeria 

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...
Nigeria 

MRA Calls on Government to Introduce and Implement Policies and Legislation that Ensure Safety of Journalists

LAGOS, Monday, December 23, 2019: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Nigerian Government to adopt and implement policies and laws instituting preventive...
Zimbabwe 

AFEX Joins Stakeholders in Zimbabwe to Mark 2019 International Day to End Impunity

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) on Friday, November 1, 2019 joined stakeholders in Zimbabwe to commemorate the 2019 International Day to End...
West Africa 

Waiting for Justice: No Redress for Killings in Recent Years, Other Violations against Journalists in 2019

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on November 1, 2019.  Over the past ten months, the MFWA has recorded about 70 violations against journalists...
Guinea 

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...
Democratic Republic Of Congo 

AFEX Joins Its Member, JED to Urge New Congolese Government to Prioritise Safety of Journalists in DRC

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has joined Journaliste en Danger (JED), its member organisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo to call...
Gambia 

AFEX Demands Accountability for 2004 Killing of Deyda Hydara, Calls for Prosecution of Ex-President Jammeh of Gambia

ACCRA, GHANA, Wednesday, July 24, 2019:  The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a regional network of freedom of expression organizations, has called on...
ChadDemocratic Republic Of CongoMozambiqueNigeriaSudanTanzania 

AFEX Denounces Increasing Attacks on Journalists in Africa, Calls for an End to Impunity for Such Crimes

Resolution of the Seventh General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held in Berlin, Germany, on April 7, 2019. The Seventh General...
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Stakeholders Call for a Coordination Mechanism on Safety of Journalists in Africa

Representatives from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Africa, including the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), and government institutions have agreed to establish a...
CameroonDemocratic Republic Of CongoGhanaSomaliaTogo 

AFEX Calls on African Governments to Promote Safety of Journalists, Combat Impunity

Resolution At the end of the Sixth General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held in Accra, Ghana, on November 7 and...