Somalia
ChadDemocratic Republic Of CongoSomalia
AFEX FOE Situation in Africa Report – January to March 2019
A total of 77 violations were recorded in 21 countries with security agents being responsible for 40 of the said violations in the January...
GhanaNigeriaSomalia
Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa – 208 Violations Recorded in 30 Countries only 14 Redressed in 2018
There was widespread impunity for freedom of expression (FOE) violations recorded in 2018 with only 14 out of the 208 violations recorded received some...
Somalia Attacks
AFEX Deplores Bomb Attack against Somali Journalist
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) denounces an attempt by hooligans on the life of Somali journalist and Chairman of rights-based NGO, Human...
Burkina FasoCameroonCote d'IvoireEthiopiaGhanaKenyaLesothoMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaRwandaSomaliaSouth SudanSwazilandTanzaniaUgandaZimbabwe Attacks
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...
CameroonDemocratic Republic Of CongoGhanaSomaliaTogo Attacks
AFEX Calls on African Governments to Promote Safety of Journalists, Combat Impunity
Resolution
At the end of the Sixth General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held in Accra, Ghana, on November 7 and...
ChadDemocratic Republic Of CongoSomaliaUgandaZimbabwe
AFEX Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa – July to September 2018
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the continuing impunity in Guinea and Somalia where the police and other judicial...
GhanaGuineaNigeriaSomaliaZimbabwe Attacks
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...
Somalia Impunity
AFEX Bemoans Recent Attacks on Journalists in Somalia
The African Freedom for Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the recent spate of freedom of expression (FOE) violations in Somalia.
Within the past...
CameroonChadDemocratic Republic Of CongoSomaliaUgandaZimbabwe
AFEX FOE Situation in Africa Report – January to June 2018
State security agents accounted for a majority of violations recorded in the first half of 2018 (January-June) according to the Freedom of Expression (FOE)...
CameroonDemocratic Republic Of CongoSomaliaZimbabwe Attacks
State Security Agents, Lead Violators of Freedom of Expression Violations in Africa
State security agents accounted for a majority of violations recorded in the first half of 2018 (January-June) according to the Freedom of Expression (FOE)...
CameroonDemocratic Republic Of CongoEthiopiaGambiaSomaliaUgandaZimbabwe
Annual Report on the State of Internet Freedom in Africa
The Annual Report on the State of Internet Freedom in Africa 2017 tracks Internet/digital rights related incidents and developments recorded in 12 African countries in...
Somalia Attacks
AFEX Welcomes Somaliland’s Release of Journalists, Urges Government to End Ongoing Press Freedom Violations
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the reopening of privately-owned SOMNEWS TV station and the release of a detained journalist and a...