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Nigeria  Free Expression and The Law

AFEX Members in Nigeria Call on Government to Ensure Enabling Environment for Media Practice

This statement was originally published on ipcng.org on May 3, 2017. On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day 2017, a coalition of media...
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AFEX Freedom of Expression (FOE) Situation in Africa Report

The periodic Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa Report is an intervention by the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) that seeks to monitor...
Nigeria  Attacks

AFEX Condemns Gruesome Killing of Journalist by Unknown Assailants in Nigeria

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins its member, the International Press Centre (IPC), based in Lagos-Nigeria to strongly denounce the gruesome murder...
Burkina Faso  Attacks

Burkina Faso: Fans, Police, Attack Sports Journalists

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 24, 2017 On March 18, 2017, Algerian journalists who had travelled to Burkina Faso to cover...
Ghana  Attacks

Ghana: Journalist Assaulted for Filming Soldiers’ Brutality

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 23, 2017. A freelance journalist has alleged that he was brutally assaulted by some soldiers during...
Guinea  Attacks

Guinea: Bodyguards of Football Club President Assault Sports Journalist

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 24, 2017. A journalist with the Guinean state broadcaster, Radio Télévision Guinéenne (RTG), Boulbinet Mamoudou Diallo,...
Ghana  Free Expression and The Law

Ghana: Journalist Fined for Contempt

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 24, 2017. A journalist with the Daily Graphic, Ghana’s leading newspaper with nationwide circulation, has been sentenced...
Cote d'Ivoire  Free Expression and The Law

Cote d’Ivoire: Media Regulator Suspends Sports Paper over “Unproven Allegations”

This statement was published on mfwa.org on March 24, 2017. The print media regulator in Cote d’Ivoire, Conseil National de la Presse (CNP), has suspended...
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Freedom of Expression in Africa: 183 Killed by Security Agents in 3 Protests

A total of 183 deaths were recorded from July to December 2016 following clashes between protestors and security agents in three countries – Ethiopia,...
Sierra Leone  Free Expression and The Law

Update: Police in Sierra Leone have Returned Passport of Anti-Corruption Activist after 45 Days

Sierra Leonean police have returned the passport of Abdul Fatoma, the Chief Executive Officer of the Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI),...
Nigeria  Free Expression and The Law

Nigeria: 54 Radio and Television Stations Shut Down by Regulator

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 14, 2017. The licences of 54 broadcast stations in Nigeria have been revoked over failure to...
Gambia  Impunity

Ending Impunity: Minister Apologises to Journalist

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 11, 2017. Interior Minister of The Gambia, Mai Fatty has publicly apologised to Kebba Jeffang, the...
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