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Nigeria Freedom of Expression Violations

IPC decries threats against journalist; condemns invasion of radio...

Vivian - February 3, 2025 0

For immediate release, February 3, 2025 The Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) hub of the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos - Nigeria is...

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Amplifying the Resolution on the Protection of Women Against...

Vivian - February 3, 2025 0

Two and a half years after the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) adopted the Resolution on the Protection of Women Against...

Gambia Access To Information

GPU Begins Nationwide Sensitization on Access to Information, Media Self-regulation

February 17, 2021

The Gambia Press Union, with support from the British Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, is implementing a project aimed at strengthening ongoing efforts...

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World Radio Day 2021: MFWA Applauds the Resilience, Versatility of Radio in the Face of COVID-19

February 13, 2021

The theme for this year’s World Radio Day – New World, New Radio – highlights and celebrates the significance and resilience of radio in...

Liberia Access To Information

How Liberia’s Coronavirus Misinformation Spread Far More than the Virus Itself

November 12, 2020

On March 16, 2020, the first coronavirus case in Liberia was confirmed; a government official, Mr. Nathaniel Blama who traveled from Switzerland tested positive. ...

Somalia Access To Information

8 Journalists Killed in 3 Years: The Deplorable State of Press Freedom in Somalia

October 26, 2020

Somalia remains one of the most dangerous places for journalists across the globe. For the fifth year in a row, the country has maintained...

Niger Access To Information

Niger Passes New Law on Interception of Communications

September 1, 2020

By Simone Toussi and Thomas Robertson | In response to national security challenges related to terrorism, ethnic conflict and organized crime, Niger promulgated a new...

Ghana Access To Information

Media, Police Commit to Effective Collaboration to Promote Peaceful Elections in Ghana

August 31, 2020

Journalists and police officers in the Ashanti and Northern regions have committed to collaborating to promote peaceful elections in Ghana. The two groups made...

Zimbabwe Access To Information

Journalist Chin’ono Denied Bail Yet Again

August 24, 2020

Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was on 24 August 2020, denied bail yet again following his fresh bail application on the basis of changed circumstances. However, in...

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Ethiopia: AFEX Joins Call for Facebook to Act on Violence-Inciting Speech

August 13, 2020

The Africa Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has joined thirty-five other organisations to demand action from Facebook to prevent the use of its platform...

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