The Economic and Political Effects of Twitter Ban in Nigeria
On June 5, 2021, the Nigerian government shut down the social media platform Twitter. Despite several condemnations from regional and…
Press Freedom Situation in Africa- April- June 2021
Journalists killed, respectively in DRC, Somalia and Nigeria, Burkina Faso, including a social media activist in Ghana during the period…
Reflecting on the State of Access to Information in Uganda and COVID-19
Since its inception, the right to information, even during crises, has always implicitly existed under Article 19 of the Universal…
State of Access to Information in Liberia
Liberia’s passage of the Freedom of Information Act 2010 was an epoch-making event as it signaled a clean break from…
Press Freedom Deteriorating in Egypt
Over the past four years, Egypt has witnessed an increase in the brutal repression of press freedom under the regime…
The State of Press Freedom in Somalia
This report highlights press freedom violations recorded in the country from January 2018-September 2020. Kindly click here to read the…
CSOs in Cameroon Demand an End to Attacks Against Human Rights Defenders and Journalists
Since 2014, Cameroon has experienced an unprecedented security and social crisis, with the Islamist sect Boko Haram, incursions by Central…
Annual Internet Rights Report 2019
Africans use the internet for various purposes including for communication, entertainment, commerce as well as for the enjoyment of democratic…
Analytical Report on Safety of Journalists and Press Freedom in Uganda
Uganda’s media landscape has since the early 1990s been liberalized with the proliferation of both print and electronic media outlets….
AFEX Denounces Conviction of Burundian Journalists, Calls on Authorities to Overturn Ruling
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) denounces the jailing of four journalists by authorities in Burundi. Four journalists, Christine…
Analytical report on Freedom of Expression Situation in Zimbabwe – January 2017-August 2019
This report sets out the trends of freedom of expression violations in Zimbabwe, mainly by analysing violations against media practitioners…
Analytical Report on the Safety of Journalists in Nigeria – January 2017 to May 2019
The Analytical Report on the Safety of Journalists in Nigeria – English produced by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) highlights the…