Pan-African Conference Calls on African Governments to Adopt Measures to Protect Citizens’ Right to...
A Pan-African Conference on freedom of expression and access to information has called on African governments to adopt policy and legal measures to guarantee,...
International NGOs Say Ghana’s RTI Bill Inadequate, Offer Recommendations for Review
International Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) working to promote and protect the right to information have described Ghana’s Right to Information Bill as inadequate and highlighted...
MRA’s Director Advocates Review of OGP Action Plan, Outlines Implementation Proposals
The Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and former Co-Chair of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Nigeria, Mr. EdetaenOjo, has proposed a...
Conference on Safety of Journalists Holds on World Press Freedom Day
The School of Information and Communication Studies, University of Ghana is calling for submission of research abstracts for a one-day academic conference on the...
UNESCO Launches MOOC for Judiciary in Africa on Freedom of Expression
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in French, entitled “Standards Internationaux et Africains...
NBC Threatens to Sanction Ondo State TV for Alleged Hate Speech
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has threatened to sanction the Ondo State Television Service (OSTS) for allegedly broadcasting hate speech against Ekiti State Governor,...