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Algeria:
'Get Them All Out!' the Panama Papers Connections to Algeria's Latest Revolution
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, 3 May 2019
To celebrate the third anniversary of the Panama Papers - and to mark World Press Freedom Day - we're speaking with reporters from around the world about the investigation each… Read more »
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South Africa:
World Press Freedom Day - SA Drops in International Rankings
Daily Maverick, 3 May 2019
Reporters Without Borders has dropped South Africa's ranking three places after confirming 'that press freedom has yet to be consolidated in South Africa'. Read more »
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South Africa:
Why Restoring Accuracy Will Help Journalism Win Back Credibility
The Conversation Africa, 2 May 2019
As a journalist and a media academic, I have always assumed that I'm a fairly savvy media consumer. I know when something is genuine, and when what I'm looking at misinformation,… Read more »
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Africa:
Press freedom essential for democracy and development in Africa, says Songwe
UNECA, 2 May 2019
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2, 2019 (ECA) – Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Thursday celebrated World Press Freedom Day by… Read more »
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Africa:
2019 World Press Freedom Day: Journalism in Times of Disinformation
UNESCO, 2 May 2019
The relationship between the press and democracy will be the main theme of this year's edition of World Press Freedom Day (3 May) jointly organized by UNESCO, the Ethiopian… Read more »
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Uganda:
Govt Clamps Down On Journalists for Reporting On Bobi Wine Case
DW, 2 May 2019
Uganda's communications commission has suspended over 30 journalists for their roles in reporting about the arrest of opposition figure Bobi Wine. He faces trial for staging a… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Fragile New-Found Press Freedom Must Be Buttressed in Law and Practice
Addis Standard, 2 May 2019
Ahead of this year's World Press Freedom Day, the Ethiopian authorities must do more to ensure press freedom is entrenched both in practice and in law. Read more »
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Rwanda:
Paul Kagame - an Enemy of the Media Parading As a Statesman
DW, 2 May 2019
Paul Kagame's rigorous suppression of the media has made him Rwanda's unchallenged leader. So don't buy it when he suddenly says journalists should not be jailed for insulting the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari Hails Nigerian Journalists On World Press Day
Premium Times, 2 May 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted Nigerian journalists as they join their professional colleagues across the world to mark World Press Freedom Day. Read more »
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Namibia:
Editors Forum Namibia Welcomes Recent Media Freedom Developments
Namibia Economist, 25 April 2019
The past 10 days have been marked by three major events in the area of media freedom in the country, namely: Namibia's slight improvement on the Reporters Without Borders' (RSF)… Read more »
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West Africa:
Bleak Outlook for Press Freedom
IPS, 23 April 2019
When former footballer George Weah became president of Liberia in 2018, media practitioners felt they had in him a democrat who would champion media freedoms. "But we were… Read more »
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Benin:
Internet Shutdown Repeats Pattern of Government Censorship Across Africa
VOA, 30 April 2019
When authorities in Benin turned off the country’s internet during parliamentary elections Sunday, they became the ninth African government to restrict access this year. Read more »