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Freedom of Expression |

Burundi: AFEX welcomes the lifting of the ban on BBC

April 10, 2022April 27, 2022
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the decision of the Burundi media regulator, the National Council of Communication…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

AFEX calls on Ethiopian authorities to drop all charges against journalists, repeal the country’s anti-terrorism law

April 5, 2022April 22, 2022
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the release on bail of journalists Amir Aman Kiyaro and Thomas Enigda,…
Safety of Journalists |

AFEX condemns South Sudan clashes, calls on authorities to promote the safety of journalists

February 15, 2022March 4, 2022
On February 10 and 11, 2022, a team from the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS), a member…
Attacks | Impunity | Freedom of Expression Violations | Safety of Journalists |

AFEX Condemns the Killing of a Journalist, Demands a thorough Investigation and Justice

November 26, 2021November 27, 2021
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has learned with dismay, the killing of Abdiaziz Mohamed Guled of Radio Mogadishu…
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.

November 3, 2021November 16, 2021
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), urges the military junta in Sudan to release the manager of the state…
Attacks | Impunity | Safety of Journalists |

11 journalists killed in Africa in less than nine months, AFEX demands a tough response from governments to end the impunity

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021
For the past 273 days spanning January-September 2021, eleven journalists have been killed across sub-Sahara Africa in an orgy of…

Press Freedom Situation in Africa- April- June 2021

July 15, 2021February 8, 2022
Journalists killed, respectively in DRC, Somalia and Nigeria, Burkina Faso, including a social media activist in Ghana during the period…
Digital Rights |

Uganda Abandons Social Media Tax But Slaps New Levy on Internet Data

July 4, 2021July 9, 2021
By Daniel Mwesigwa | Uganda has ditched the Over-The-Top (OTT) tax that it introduced three years ago on the use…

Reflecting on the State of Access to Information in Uganda and COVID-19

June 30, 2021July 19, 2021
Since its inception, the right to information, even during crises, has always implicitly existed under Article 19 of the Universal…

Court grants bail to two online journalists after three weeks on remand

June 25, 2021
Kampala, 17th/June/2021; Court at Buganda Road has this afternoon granted cash bail to two online journalists, Pidson Kareire and Darious…
Media Development | Freedom of Expression Violations |

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

May 12, 2021June 8, 2021
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the commitment of the new President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, to…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

AFEX Strongly Condemns Killing of Kenyan Journalist, Demands Thorough Investigations

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is profoundly dismayed by, and strongly condemns the gruesome killing of Betty Mutekhele…
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West Africa: Increase in FOE violations in last quarter of 2021

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Despite the fact that the recent military takeovers are yet to negatively impact the press freedom landscape as feared, West…

AFEX demands more capacity building for radio stations to deliver credible information

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Today, the world is observing the 11th Celebration of World Radio Day. The event was initially proclaimed in 2011 by…

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...

MFWA condemns attack on Radio Ada, demands prosecution of perpetrators

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