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Uganda 

COVID-19: HRNJ-UGANDA Urges All Stakeholders to Prioritise Safety of Journalists

Since the outbreak of the CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) in different countries of the world and subsequently Uganda, several measures have been undertaken to contain its...
Kenya 

Kenyan Blogger Arrested Over COVID-19 Post

A blogger in Kenya, Robert Alai has been charged with publishing false information after he made a post on social media about the COVID-19...
BurundiChadEthiopia 

Burundi, Chad, Ethiopia and Sudan Revoke YouTube Access Throughout 2010s

YouTube is an important part of African online space because it offers a platform for both traditional media and independent producers to livestream and...
Uganda 

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. Currently, the country is...
Burundi 

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 Kamikazi, Agnès Ndirubusa, Egide...
Democratic Republic Of CongoUganda 

AFIC presents the Shadow Report on the Status of Implementation of the Access to Information Act 2005 in Uganda.

This statement was originally published on africafoicentre.org.   AFIC presents The Shadow Report on the Status of Implementation of the Access to Information Act 2005...
LesothoUganda 

AFIC advocates for healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages through access to information

Citizens’ access to information plays a vital role in promoting the realization of their right to health. It facilitates freedom of choice and quality...
Tanzania 

Analytical Report on the Safety of Journalists in Tanzania – 2017 to 2019

The Analytical Report on the Safety of Journalists in Tanzania - 2017 to 2019 produced by  the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA Tanzania)...
Democratic Republic Of CongoSouth SudanUganda 

Building Digital Literacy and Security Capacity of Women Refugees in Uganda

This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on December 9, 2019. By Ashnah Kalemera | Statistics on the prevalence of cyber harassment of women in Africa remain...
GuineaNigeriaSudan 

Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa – April – Spetember 2019

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) recorded a total of 139 freedom of expression (FOE) violations were recorded in 23 African countries from...
Sudan 

AFEX Welcomes Reopening of Al Jazeera’s Khartoum Office, Urges Sudanese Authorities to Uphold Press Freedom

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the reopening of the Khartoum Office of Qatar-based, Al Jazeera a couple of months ago after...
Somalia 

AFEX Condemns Continued Detention of Journalist in Somaliland

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) urges authorities in Somaliland to immediately and unconditionally release journalist and social media activist, Abdimalik Muse Oldon...