Eastern Africa Archives - African Freedom of Expression Exchange

How the COVID-19 Fight Has Hurt Digital Rights in East Africa

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021

By Paul Kimumwe, Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA). The fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19)…

February 19, 2021February 22, 2021

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) condemns the brutal attack by the Ugandan military on journalists and calls for…

January 11, 2021February 15, 2021

Ugandans go to the polls to elect a President on January 14, 2021, in a tensed context which has seen…

November 16, 2020December 4, 2020

Before Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali came to power in 2018, the country was known for its infamous blocking of…

November 14, 2020November 17, 2020

Plain clothed men arrested Tony Lule, a journalist attached to Bukedde TV on 12th November 2020 at about 6pm at…

November 1, 2020November 3, 2020

This report highlights press freedom violations recorded in the country from January 2018-September 2020. Kindly click here to read the…

October 26, 2020November 2, 2020

Somalia remains one of the most dangerous places for journalists across the globe. For the fifth year in a row,…

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020

Tanzania has announced a new set of regulations for foreign media in a continuing and worrying trend of clamping down…

July 20, 2020

The pushback against internet shutdowns in Africa received a boost last month when the Economic Community of West African States…

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has noted with concerns the reported threats against journalist John Wanyama of Citizen…

June 17, 2020June 25, 2020

The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) together with Global Partners Digital (GPD), ARTICLE 19,…

May 15, 2020May 20, 2020

Globally, in the wake of the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), social media has played various roles, such as filling…