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Nigeria 

AFEX Members in Nigeria Call on the Government to...

LAGOS, September 28, 2023: Three freedom of expression and media development organizations today issued a joint call on Federal and State Governments to take...
Democratic Republic Of Congo South Sudan 

AMDISS commends the removal of problematic provisions of National...

Juba, 7th, September 2023---Association for Media Development In South Sudan (AMDISS) commends members of the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly for deleting Articles 54...
GhanaGuineaNigeriaSomaliaZimbabwe 

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...
Zimbabwe 

MISA Zimbabwe Concerned about Increased Attacks on Journalists, Calls on Government to End to Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

MISA Zimbabwe Concerned about Increased Attacks on Journalists, Calls on Government to End to Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists As the world commemorates the International...
Nigeria 

International Day to End Impunity – MFWA Demands Justice for Four Murdered Journalists

The United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/68/163  in 2013 to proclaim November 2 each year as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes...

AFEX Condemns Gruesome Murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Calls on the UN to take Decisive Action against Saudi Arabia

Accra, Ghana, Monday, October 29, 2018:  The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a network of prominent media and freedom of expression organisations across...
Somalia 

AFEX Bemoans Recent Attacks on Journalists in Somalia

The African Freedom for Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the recent spate of freedom of expression (FOE) violations in Somalia. Within the past...
Somalia 

AFEX Welcomes Somaliland’s Release of Journalists, Urges Government to End Ongoing Press Freedom Violations

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the reopening of privately-owned SOMNEWS TV station and the release of a detained journalist and a...
Democratic Republic Of CongoEthiopiaMaliNigeria 

Pervasive Culture of Impunity in Africa: 95% of Freedom of Expression Violations Left Unpunished

Over 95% Freedom of Expression (FOE) violations recorded in 19 countries in Africa have been left unaddressed by authorities in Africa according, to the...
BurundiCameroonDemocratic Republic Of CongoEgyptEthiopiaGuineaMauritaniaNigeriaSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSudanTanzaniaUganda 

Stakeholders to Prioritise Safety of Journalists and Issues of Impunity in Africa

Communiqué A one-day Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity was held in Juba, South Sudan, on Monday, December 11,...
South Sudan 

AFEX Outlines Obligations of States on Safety of Journalists and Issue of Impunity

The Chair of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), Mr. Edetaen Ojo has called on governments across the globe to respect international frameworks...
Gambia 

Fighting Impunity: Major Breakthrough in The Gambia

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on November 6, 2017. In what is a major breakthrough in the long fight against impunity in The...
Somalia 

Journalists Call for Effective Measures to Tackle Impunity

This statement was originally published on nusoj.org on November 2, 2017. Journalists converged in Mogadishu on 2 November 2017 for roundtable meeting hosted by the...
Zimbabwe 

Ending Impunity: MISA Zimbabwe Calls on Government to Investigate Crimes against Journalists

This statement was originally published on misa.org on November 2, 2017. As the world commemorates International Day to end Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, MISA...