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Stakeholders Call for a Coordination Mechanism on Safety of Journalists in Africa
Representatives from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Africa, including the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), and government institutions have agreed to establish a...
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Killing of Journalists and Protesters in Guinea and Somalia in Third Quarter of 2018 Remain Unaddressed
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the continuing impunity in Guinea and Somalia where the police and other judicial...
Nigeria Impunity
International Day to End Impunity – MFWA Demands Justice for Four Murdered Journalists
The United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/68/163 in 2013 to proclaim November 2 each year as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes...
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Civil Society Leaders Attacked for Initiating Public Awareness Campaign
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on August 29, 2018.
Thugs allegedly hired by a member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Garba, have...
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Nigeria and the Obsession to Regulate Social Media
This article was originally published on mfwa.org on July 18, 2018.
By Vivian Affoah, Senior Programme Officer for Freedom of Expression
On June 26, 2018, the...
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Citizens Voices Grow Online Despite Repressive Environment: State of Internet Freedom in Africa
Accra, Ghana, Tuesday, 26 June, 2018: Countries across Africa continued to witness progressive deterioration in the online environment in 2017 as a result of...
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Pervasive Culture of Impunity in Africa: 95% of Freedom of Expression Violations Left Unpunished
Over 95% Freedom of Expression (FOE) violations recorded in 19 countries in Africa have been left unaddressed by authorities in Africa according, to the...
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African Internet Governance Stakeholders Urge Governments to Put Premium on Digital Rights of Citizens
The membership of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) and other African internet governance stakeholders attending the Sixth African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF)...
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Stakeholders to Prioritise Safety of Journalists and Issues of Impunity in Africa
Communiqué
A one-day Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity was held in Juba, South Sudan, on Monday, December 11,...
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Baseline Study on Internet Freedom in Africa
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has launched its maiden Internet Freedom in Africa Report at the sixth African Internet Governance Forum on...
Nigeria Impunity
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: IPC Demands “Urgent Justice” for Attacked Journalists in Nigeria
This statement was originally published on ipcng.org on November 2, 2017.
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has said there should be urgent justice for...
Nigeria Attacks
State Actors on Rampage: 64 days of Physical Attacks, Censorship and Detention
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on October 3, 2017.
Over a period of two months (July 12-September 16, 2017), state actors in Nigeria...