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Nigeria  Freedom of Expression Violations

IPC decries threats against journalist; condemns invasion of radio...

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For immediate release, February 3, 2025 The Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) hub of the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos - Nigeria is...
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Africa  Digital Rights

Amplifying the Resolution on the Protection of Women Against...

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Two and a half years after the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) adopted the Resolution on the Protection of Women Against...
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Nigeria  Freedom of Expression Violations

World Radio Day: MRA Calls on Government, Regulator to Embark on Comprehensive Reform of Broadcast Sector

Lagos, Monday, February 13, 2023:  Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal Government and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to take advantage...
Tanzania  Freedom of Expression Violations

Tanzania: AFEX Welcomes New President’s Directive on Closed Media Outlets

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the commitment of the new President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, to uphold press freedom. President Samia...
Ghana  Access To Information

Media, Police Commit to Effective Collaboration to Promote Peaceful Elections in Ghana

Journalists and police officers in the Ashanti and Northern regions have committed to collaborating to promote peaceful elections in Ghana. The two groups made...
Ghana  Freedom of Expression Violations

President of Ghana Suspends Ministerial Directive to State Broadcaster Following MFWA’s Petition

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has welcomed the Presidential decision to suspend execution of a Ministerial order to the state-owned Ghana Broadcasting...
BotswanaNamibiaZimbabwe  Media Development

SADC Govts Should Cushion Media Against COVID-19 Threats

The media in Southern Africa has over the years been facing a myriad of problems such as dwindling advertising revenue and declining sales for...
Media Development

Legacy Media in Crisis, Boom for Digital Media— COVID-19 & Media Sustainability in West Africa

The global community has been battling the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) since November 2019. The pandemic is known to have infected over six million...
West Africa  Freedom of Expression Violations

The Media and COVID-19 in West Africa (April 6 – April 12, 2020)

This week the world began to see a glimmer of hope with the steady reductionin the number of COVID-19 infections in the worst hit...
West Africa  Free Expression and The Law

Media Coverage of COVID-19: Stick to Facts, Avoid Sensationalism

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has taken note of the rising spate of COVID-19 cases in West Africa and urges the media...
Nigeria  Media Development

World Radio Day 2020 – Statement by Institute for Media and Society

The Institute for Media and Society (IMS) joins people across the world to celebrate World Radio Day 2020. We salute the choice and focus on...

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