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Democratic Republic Of Congo South Sudan
Freedom of Expression
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...
Zimbabwe
Freedom of Expression
MISA launches the State of the Media Report
MISA Zambia in partnership with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Zambia on Wednesday 30th August, launched the 2023 quarter 1 & 2 of the State of the Media...
AngolaBotswanaLesothoMalawiMozambiqueTanzaniaZambiaZimbabwe Digital Rights
MISA’s Annual Report Highlights Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights Issues in Southern Africa
The year 2021 was one of consolidation and the repositioning of our organisation in the aftermath of the several headwinds that we faced.
When we...
Guinea Bissau Impunity
MFWA, 15 other press freedom organisations petition President of Guinea Bissau to fight impunity
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and its partner press freedom organisations from fifteen West African countries have petitioned President Umaro Sissoco Embalo...
South Sudan Safety of Journalists
AFEX condemns South Sudan clashes, calls on authorities to promote the safety of journalists
On February 10 and 11, 2022, a team from the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS), a member of the African Freedom...
Ghana Attacks
Radio presenter risks losing hearing after brutal police assault
A group of police officers on February 3, 2022, brutally assaulted Eric Nana Gyetuah, a radio presenter with Connect FM based in Takoradi, capital...
Ghana Attacks
MFWA condemns attack on Radio Ada, demands prosecution of perpetrators
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) roundly condemns the attack on the Radio Ada (93.3 FM), a community radio station in the Greater...
Benin Safety of Journalists
MFWA denounces conviction of journalists Patrice Gbaguidi, Hervé Alladé
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the release of Beninese journalist Patrice Gbaguidi and Hervé Alladé, owner of the media outlet Le Soleil...
Somalia Attacks
AFEX Condemns the Killing of a Journalist, Demands a thorough Investigation and Justice
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has learned with dismay, the killing of Abdiaziz Mohamed Guled of Radio Mogadishu in a suicide attack...
Nigeria Attacks
IPC condemns the gruesome murder of OAP David Ekanem; calls for thorough investigation
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos – Nigeria condemns the reported gruesome murder of David Ekanem, popularly known as ‘Itiat Zion’, a member of...
Nigeria Freedom of Expression Violations
Another torrid October as #EndSARS one year memorials trigger a repeat of repression
Exactly one year after security forces unleashed deadly violence on protesters, killing a dozen on October 2020, the police in Nigeria have struck again,...
Sudan Safety of Journalists
AFEX calls on military coup leaders to ensure the safety, protection of journalists, and keep the internet open and accessible at all times.
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), urges the military junta in Sudan to release the manager of the state broadcaster, Maher Abugoukh, stop...
Africa Attacks
AFEX demands governments to end impunity for crimes against journalists, consolidate rule of law, and democracy
Each year, the world gathers to accord special attention to November 2, as a day sets apart to raise global awareness and demand an...
Africa Attacks
Ending impunity for crimes against journalists: MFWA deplores slow pace of progress
As the world marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists today, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is calling governments and relevant...