Nigeria: Stop the killings of protesters by security forces and end impunity
Responding to the news that Nigerian soldiers shot at peaceful and unarmed protesters in Lagos on 20 October, Fatou Jagne Senghore, Regional Director of ARTICLE […]
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Benin: The regulatory authority should not require the online media to register
ARTICLE 19 is urging the Haute Autorité de l’audiovisuel et de la communication (HAAC) in Benin to reconsider its decision to close all online media […]
Guinea: Government should not intervene in media regulatory body governance ahead of the election
Two weeks ahead of the presidential election, ARTICLE 19 warns that the government of Guinea by appointing a President of the media regulatory authority ‘Haute […]
Senegal: Police should face prosecution for assault of a media camerawoman
ARTICLE 19 strongly condemns the assault on camerawoman Adja Ndiaye of the online news site Dakaractu on Monday 28 September at a policestation near the police headquarters […]
West Africa: more transparency, accountability and access to information needed amidst the coronavirus pandemic
On 28 September 2020, the world is celebrating the International Day of Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). This year, the conditions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic […]