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EthiopiaGhanaMozambiqueNigeriaSouth SudanTanzaniaZimbabwe  Free Expression and The Law

AFEX Appeals to African Governments to Actively Promote and Defend Freedom of Expression ahead of World Press Freedom Day Celebration

In the next few days, hundreds of stakeholders across the globe will converge in Africa in the Ethiopian capital and host city of the...
ChadDemocratic Republic Of CongoMozambiqueNigeriaSudanTanzania  Attacks

AFEX Denounces Increasing Attacks on Journalists in Africa, Calls for an End to Impunity for Such Crimes

Resolution of the Seventh General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held in Berlin, Germany, on April 7, 2019. The Seventh General...
GhanaNigeriaSomalia 

Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa – 208 Violations Recorded in 30 Countries only 14 Redressed in 2018

There was widespread impunity for freedom of expression (FOE) violations recorded in 2018 with only 14 out of the 208 violations recorded received some...
Nigeria 

MRA Criticizes President Buhari’s Refusal to Assent to Digital Rights and Freedom Bill

This statement was originally published on mediarightsagenda.net on March 22, 2019.  Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has criticized the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill into...
Nigeria  Digital Rights

AFEX Joins Global Press Freedom Organisations Urging Nigeria to Keep the Internet on during Election Period

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has joined other global press freedom organisations to call on the government of Nigeria to ensure that...
Burkina FasoCameroonCote d'IvoireEthiopiaGhanaKenyaLesothoMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaRwandaSomaliaSouth SudanSwazilandTanzaniaUgandaZimbabwe  Attacks

Stakeholders Call for a Coordination Mechanism on Safety of Journalists in Africa

Representatives from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Africa, including the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), and government institutions have agreed to establish a...
GhanaGuineaNigeriaSomaliaZimbabwe  Attacks

Killing of Journalists and Protesters in Guinea and Somalia in Third Quarter of 2018 Remain Unaddressed

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the continuing impunity in Guinea and Somalia where the police and other judicial...
Nigeria  Impunity

International Day to End Impunity – MFWA Demands Justice for Four Murdered Journalists

The United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/68/163  in 2013 to proclaim November 2 each year as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes...
Nigeria 

Civil Society Leaders Attacked for Initiating Public Awareness Campaign

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on August 29, 2018. Thugs allegedly hired by a member of Nigeria’s  House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Garba, have...
Nigeria 

Nigeria and the Obsession to Regulate Social Media

This article was originally published on mfwa.org on July 18, 2018. By Vivian Affoah, Senior Programme Officer for Freedom of Expression On June 26, 2018, the...
CameroonDemocratic Republic Of CongoEthiopiaGhanaNigeriaZimbabwe  Digital Rights

Citizens Voices Grow Online Despite Repressive Environment: State of Internet Freedom in Africa

Accra, Ghana, Tuesday, 26 June, 2018:  Countries across Africa continued to witness progressive deterioration in the online environment in 2017 as a result of...
Democratic Republic Of CongoEthiopiaMaliNigeria  Attacks

Pervasive Culture of Impunity in Africa: 95% of Freedom of Expression Violations Left Unpunished

Over 95% Freedom of Expression (FOE) violations recorded in 19 countries in Africa have been left unaddressed by authorities in Africa according, to the...
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