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Good News, Bad News: A Story of Internet Shutdowns in Togo And Ethiopia
The pushback against internet shutdowns in Africa received a boost last month when the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of...
Mali Freedom Of Assembly
Mammoth Anti-Government Protest Triggers Massive Press Freedom and Freedom of Assembly Violations in Mali
A number of protesters have been killed, the internet disrupted and the state broadcaster attacked as a mammoth anti-government demonstration in Mali turned violent,...
Ghana Safety of Journalists
Ghana: Police, Media Launch Framework to Promote Mutual Understanding, Safety of Journalists
The Ghana Police Service (GPS) and major media stakeholders in Ghana have launched a manual on police-media relations. The manual is aimed at reinforcing...
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leonean Government Persecute Journalist, Activist Over Social Media Posts
A prominent Sierra Leone journalist, Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, has regained her freedom after spending a total of 50 days in detention on charges of...
Benin Freedom of Expression Violations
Investigative Journalist Ignace Sossou Released from Prison
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the release from prison of Beninese journalist Ignace Sossou.
Sossou had been imprisoned since December 2019 for...
Gambia Access To Information
Towards an ATI Law in The Gambia: The Journey So Far
Access to Information is one of the pillars of a strong democratic government. The legal right to request information from government can lead to...
Senegal
Un Journaliste Arrêté et Mis en Cause pour de Fausses Allégations
La gendarmerie sénégalaise a arrêté et traduit en justice un journaliste accusé d’avoir fait de fausses allégations contre la force paramilitaire.
Cheick Yerim Seck, ancien...
Eastern AfricaSouthern AfricaWest Africa Digital Rights
Coalition of Civil Society Groups Launches Tool to Track Responses to Disinformation in Sub Saharan Africa
The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) together with Global Partners Digital (GPD), ARTICLE 19, PROTEGE QV and the...
Cote d'Ivoire Freedom of Expression Violations
Cote d’Ivoire: Prison Officers Assault and Detain Journalist in Prison Cell
A journalist who had gone to a prison facility in Abidjan to interview a warden about allegations of extortion of prisoners by one of...
Nigeria Freedom of Expression Violations
IPC Demands Recall of Journalist Suspended over Facebook Post on Non-Payment of Salary
The International Press Centre Lagos has described as unjust and inhuman the suspension of Vivian Ottih, a lawyer and senior editor with the government-owned...
Nigeria
IPC Demands Recall of Suspended IBC Female Journalist
The International Press Centre Lagos has described as unjust and inhuman the suspension of Vivian Ottih, a lawyer and senior editor with the government-owned...
Nigeria Safety of Journalists
Media/Civil Society Groups Demand Action as Study Reveals Poor Attention to Safety of Journalists Covering COVID-19
Journalists covering the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria have said they lack sufficient protection and are not adequately catered for.
The journalists disclosed this in a...