FAIR Announces 2013 African Investigative Journalism Award
The Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) has announced the opening of entries for the 2013 African Investigative Journalism Awards.
Journalists from print and electronic media are invited to submit applications for the awards. The submitted journalistic...
IFEX Members in Africa Form Regional Network
Freedom of expression organizations in Africa that are members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) last month decided to establish a regional network to be known as the African Freedom of Expression...
FOC Launches Joint Statement on COVID-19 and Internet Freedom
The Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) has launched a “Joint Statement on COVID-19 and Internet Freedom” in which the Coalition’s members committed to refraining from adopting or implementing laws and policies that may negatively affect...
APAI Welcomes Adoption of Model Law on Access to Information for Africa
The Working Group of the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) working group has welcomed the adoption of the African Union’s “Model Law on Access to Information for Africa” by the African Commission...
MRA Makes FOI Request to Nigerian Export Promotion Council
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has made a request under the Freedom of Information Act, 2011 to the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), asking for the organization’s records and documents relating to its assets and...
National Council on Information Urges States to Implement FOI Act
The National Council on Information (NCI), an annual meeting of government information managers, has called on states to implement the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act rather than enact state versions of the law.
The Council,...
Media Bodies, CSOs Demand Investigation into Journalist Detention and Prosecution of...
The undersigned media organisations, media associations and professional bodies as well as civil society organisations wish to express our deep concern and strong condemnation...
