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Guinea  Attacks

Journalist Detained for Erroneous Report

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on June 30, 2017. Gendarmes in Guinea have arrested and detained a journalist for two days after he...
Ghana  Digital Rights

MFWA, Stakeholders to Discuss Digital Gender Gap in Ghana

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on May 22, 2017. Stakeholders from government, telecommunications industry, academia, civil society organisations, media and the general public...
Gambia  Impunity

Ending Impunity: Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Suspects of Deyda Hydara’s Murder

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on May 19, 2017. A Magistrates’ court in the Gambian capital, Banjul has issued an arrest warrant for...
Nigeria  Free Expression and The Law

AFEX Members in Nigeria Call on Government to Ensure Enabling Environment for Media Practice

This statement was originally published on ipcng.org on May 3, 2017. On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day 2017, a coalition of media...
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AFEX Freedom of Expression (FOE) Situation in Africa Report

The periodic Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa Report is an intervention by the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) that seeks to monitor...
Nigeria  Attacks

AFEX Condemns Gruesome Killing of Journalist by Unknown Assailants in Nigeria

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins its member, the International Press Centre (IPC), based in Lagos-Nigeria to strongly denounce the gruesome murder...
Burkina Faso  Attacks

Burkina Faso: Fans, Police, Attack Sports Journalists

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 24, 2017 On March 18, 2017, Algerian journalists who had travelled to Burkina Faso to cover...
Ghana  Attacks

Ghana: Journalist Assaulted for Filming Soldiers’ Brutality

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 23, 2017. A freelance journalist has alleged that he was brutally assaulted by some soldiers during...
Guinea  Attacks

Guinea: Bodyguards of Football Club President Assault Sports Journalist

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 24, 2017. A journalist with the Guinean state broadcaster, Radio Télévision Guinéenne (RTG), Boulbinet Mamoudou Diallo,...
Ghana  Free Expression and The Law

Ghana: Journalist Fined for Contempt

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 24, 2017. A journalist with the Daily Graphic, Ghana’s leading newspaper with nationwide circulation, has been sentenced...
Cote d'Ivoire  Free Expression and The Law

Cote d’Ivoire: Media Regulator Suspends Sports Paper over “Unproven Allegations”

This statement was published on mfwa.org on March 24, 2017. The print media regulator in Cote d’Ivoire, Conseil National de la Presse (CNP), has suspended...
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Freedom of Expression in Africa: 183 Killed by Security Agents in 3 Protests

A total of 183 deaths were recorded from July to December 2016 following clashes between protestors and security agents in three countries – Ethiopia,...
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