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State of Right to Information Report 2017

The Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) has put together a comprehensive report on the State of #RighttoInformation for 2017 covering 18 African Countries. Kindly...
Sierra Leone  Digital Rights

Sierra Leone Joins Global Trend: Shuts Down Internet and Mobile Services during Elections

The government of Sierra Leone has joined the trend of government-mandated Internet shutdowns during important national events such as elections. Several reports show that...
Ghana 

Baseline Report on Women’s Rights Online Issues in Ghana

The Media Foundation for West Africa has put together a baseline report highlighting issues of women's rights in Ghana's cyberspace. The report identifies challenges...
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...
GhanaLiberiaNigeriaSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanUgandaZimbabwe  Digital Rights

African Internet Governance Stakeholders Urge Governments to Put Premium on Digital Rights of Citizens

The membership of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) and other African internet governance stakeholders attending the Sixth African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF)...
BurundiCameroonDemocratic Republic Of CongoEgyptEthiopiaGuineaMauritaniaNigeriaSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSudanTanzaniaUganda  Attacks

Stakeholders to Prioritise Safety of Journalists and Issues of Impunity in Africa

Communiqué A one-day Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity was held in Juba, South Sudan, on Monday, December 11,...
GhanaNigeriaSomaliaSouth AfricaUgandaZimbabwe 

Baseline Study on Internet Freedom in Africa

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has launched its maiden Internet Freedom in Africa Report at the sixth African Internet Governance Forum on...
Gambia  Impunity

Fighting Impunity: Major Breakthrough in The Gambia

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on November 6, 2017. In what is a major breakthrough in the long fight against impunity in The...
Nigeria  Impunity

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: IPC Demands “Urgent Justice” for Attacked Journalists in Nigeria

This statement was originally published on ipcng.org on November 2, 2017. The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has said there should be urgent justice for...
Ghana  Access To Information

MFWA, Partners to Intensify Efforts on Combating Impunity for Crimes against Journalists as the World Marks IDEI

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on November 2, 2017. As the world marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists...
Nigeria  Attacks

State Actors on Rampage: 64 days of Physical Attacks, Censorship and Detention

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on October 3, 2017. Over a period of two months (July 12-September 16, 2017), state actors in Nigeria...
Nigeria  Attacks

Photo Journalist Attacked in Nigeria

This statement was originally published onon September 5, 2017. A Benin-based freelance photo journalists, Mr. Lucky Agie, was on Monday night attacked by suspected armed...
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