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Digital Rights |

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)…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

Authorities in Kenya Must Investigate Threats Against Journalist – AFEX

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…

Kenyan Blogger Arrested Over COVID-19 Post

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020
A blogger in Kenya, Robert Alai has been charged with publishing false information after he made a post on social…
Attacks |

Students Assault TV Station Crew, Set Vehicle Ablaze in Kenya

June 4, 2019June 6, 2019
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) calls on the police to expeditiously investigate and punish unruly students who physically…
Attacks | Impunity |

Stakeholders Call for a Coordination Mechanism on Safety of Journalists in Africa

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018
Representatives from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Africa, including the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), and government institutions have…
Access To Information |

AFEX Welcomes the African Commission’s Condemnation of Repressive Online Regulations in East Africa

August 17, 2018
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR)’s condemnation of increased…
Digital Rights |

Registration for Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica18) Opened

July 27, 2018July 27, 2018
Registration for the sixth edition of the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2018 (FIFAfrica18) is opened. FIFAfrica18 is a…
Digital Rights |

MFWA to Co-Host Africa’s Biggest Internet Freedom Event

July 5, 2018
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on July 4, 2018. From September 26 to 28, 2018, the Media Foundation…

Constricting Cyberspace: African Governments Target Social Media Users in New Laws

June 5, 2018
Increasingly, governments across the African continent are intentionally adopting laws and policies aimed at limiting citizens’ rights online. The end…
Access To Information | Attacks | Free Expression and The Law |

DRC: JED condemns a new hard blow against Freedom of Information

March 18, 2015February 24, 2016
Journalist in Danger (JED) and Reporters Without Borders (RWB) demand the immediate release of Erick Izami, a journalist with Antenna…

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GPU Begins Nationwide Sensitization on Access to Information, Media Self-regulation

February 17, 2021
The Gambia Press Union, with support from the British Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, is implementing a project aimed…

World Radio Day 2021: MFWA Applauds the Resilience, Versatility of Radio in the Face of COVID-19

February 13, 2021
The theme for this year’s World Radio Day – New World, New Radio – highlights and celebrates the significance and…

How Liberia’s Coronavirus Misinformation Spread Far More than the Virus Itself

November 12, 2020
On March 16, 2020, the first coronavirus case in Liberia was confirmed; a government official, Mr. Nathaniel Blama who traveled…

Month of Repression: Four Killed, Dozens Arrested and Radio Stations Shut

Four fatalities have already been recorded in an alarming start to 2020, as Guinea and Nigeria began the year on...

MRA Calls on Government to Introduce and Implement Policies and Legislation that Ensure Safety of Journalists

LAGOS, Monday, December 23, 2019: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Nigerian Government to adopt and implement policies...

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