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Spotlight: Uganda Attacks Censorship

President Museveni of Uganda hurls insults at the media

President Museveni of Uganda hurls insults at the media

19 June 2018
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

President Museveni's latest insults against the media during a live broadcast undermine media freedom and put journalists at risk.

Africa Highlights
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Kenya Access to Information Digital Rights

Ory Okolloh Mwangi: The Kenyan Pundit

Tech-savvy lawyer and activist Ory Okolloh Mwangi has combined her skills and passion to increase government transparency and accountability.

‎ IFEX‎12 June 2018

Liberia Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law

Liberian government suspends media operating licences

Citizens express outrage at the Liberian government's decision to suspend media operating licences and authorisations issued this year.

‎ Center for Media Studies & Peace Building (CEMESP)‎19 June 2018

Africa Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law

African NGOs to revise Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression

A Reference Group comprising ten African civil society organisations will lead the process of revising the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression under the direction and guidance of Commissioner Lawrence Mute, the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa.

‎ Media Rights Agenda (MRA)‎11 June 2018

Latest from Africa

Somaliland president urged to intervene in deteriorating free expression situation

‎ African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX)

Free Expression & the Law Somalia 11 June 2018
On digital rights, States and citizens stake opposing claims: May in Africa

‎ Reyhana Masters for IFEX

Africa Digital Rights Attacks 7 June 2018
Uganda's new law imposes tax on users of social media platforms

‎ African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX)

Uganda Digital Rights 3 June 2018
Threats and attacks from non-state actors becoming a worrying trend

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Ghana Attacks 1 June 2018
Journalist Emeka Ihiegbulem brutally attacked by array of security sector members

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Nigeria Attacks 1 June 2018
Lesotho Constitutional Court applauded for declaring criminal defamation unconstitutional

‎ Reyhana Masters for IFEX

Lesotho Free Expression & the Law 31 May 2018
Authorities harass private media outlets reporting on Somaliland

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Free Expression & the Law Somalia 30 May 2018
Broadcasting authority shuts down Benin's most popular newspaper

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Benin Free Expression & the Law 30 May 2018
Media clampdown intensified ahead of Burundi referendum

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Burundi Attacks Digital Rights 17 May 2018
Liberian president's media freedom assurances at variance with actions

‎ Reyhana Masters for IFEX

Liberia Attacks Free Expression & the Law 9 May 2018
Activists released & an RTI win, but internet shutdowns and journalist attacks continue: Africa in April

‎ Reyhana Masters for IFEX

Access to Information Africa Digital Rights 8 May 2018
Shadow report on Eritrea submitted to African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Access to Information Censorship Eritrea 28 April 2018
ACHPR 62: Forging forward on freedom of expression

‎ ARTICLE 19

Access to Information Africa Free Expression & the Law 24 April 2018
"Senegambian Iron Lady" Fatou Jagne Senghor: A passionate human rights and free expression advocate

‎ IFEX

The Gambia Free Expression & the Law Gender 16 April 2018
Kenya's draft Computer and Cybercrimes Bill could dramatically chill freedom of expression online

‎ ARTICLE 19

Kenya Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law 16 April 2018
New instant messaging app launched for journalists facing violations

‎ Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)

Zimbabwe Attacks 16 April 2018
Chadians unable to access social media platforms

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Digital Rights Chad 10 April 2018
Africa round-up: Internet censorship, Cambridge Analytica ripples and more

‎ Reyhana Masters for IFEX

Africa Digital Rights Attacks 8 April 2018
Niger journalist Baba Alpha released and immediately deported to Mali

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Free Expression & the Law Niger 5 April 2018
Journalist in Mozambique abducted in broad daylight and tortured

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Mozambique Attacks 3 April 2018
Journalists assaulted by police officers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Kenya Attacks 29 March 2018
Intelligence agents in the DRC shut down television channel

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Democratic Republic of Congo Free Expression & the Law 29 March 2018
Ethiopia's state of emergency allows for the arbitrary re-arrest of 5 journalists

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Ethiopia Free Expression & the Law 29 March 2018
Mauritania deports freelance photojournalist investigating slavery

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Mauritania Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law 28 March 2018
Nigerian journalist refuses to reveal source during detention

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Nigeria Free Expression & the Law 20 March 2018
MFWA and partners implement project on the African Governance Architecture

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Africa Free Expression & the Law 20 March 2018

At a glance

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Internet Freedom in Africa: Baseline Report of Eight Countries

Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) 11 January 2018
The West Africa Internet Rights Monitor: Monitoring Report for April-June 2017

MFWA has identified lack of effective internet-specific legal frameworks, inadequate infrastructure and high cost of data as major challenges in the internet sector in West Africa.

Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) 15 September 2017
OGP in Africa: Opportunities for open contracting and open data

This report presents a review of the efficacy and capabilities of the Open Government Partnership or OGP to promote Open Contracting through the National Action Plans of their African member–states.

Africa Freedom of Information Centre 20 April 2015

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