Saturday, August 16, 2025
HomeWest Africa

West Africa

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...
Liberia 

Liberian Government Restricts movement of Journalists covering COVID-19

The Press Union of Liberia has accused the administration of former soccer legend George Weah of “restricting movement of journalists” in the ongoing fight...
Benin  Freedom of Expression Violations

MFWA, National Partners Petition ACHPR Special Rapporteur to secure the release of Beninois Journalist

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and its 15 National Partner organisations in West Africa have petitioned the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of...
Nigeria  Freedom of Expression Violations

MRA Calls on Nigerian Government to Ensure Safety, Release of Kidnapped Radio Presenter

Lagos, Wednesday, May 6, 2020: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned Monday’s abduction of Ms Chinenye Iwuoha, a presenter with the Pacesetter FM station...
1...111213...26Page 12 of 26

AFEX is a continental network of some of the most prominent African freedom of expression and media rights advocacy organisations that are also members of IFEX, a global free expression network.

FOLLOW US

32 Otele Avenue,     East Legon, Accra, Ghana.     Tel: +233 30 255 5327     Email: info [@] africafex.org     Contact us

About us

Our network

On the issues

Our newsletter

Subscribe to our newsletter

To be updated with all the latest news, offers and special announcements.

© 2023 African Freedom of Expression Exchange