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Africa may have achieved political independence, but the continent’s biggest remaining challenge is economic liberation, according to the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). ALSO READ: Rwanda is where things get done, says AfCFTA’s Wamkele Mene Speaking at an international conference on Africa Day held in Kigali on Sunday, May 24,…
President Donald Trump raised hopes of an agreement between the US and Iran after days of escalation.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi | ISNA | WANA | Via Reuters Defense and geopolitical experts are skeptical that “Project Freedom,” the Trump administration’s new effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic, will succeed. “In my view, it’s not a solution at…
Dar es Salaam — MAJORITY of Tanzanians believe the country’s media operate freely, according to a new survey by Afrobarometer, which ranks Tanzania as the top performer in Africa on perceived press freedom. The report, which was released as the world marks Press Freedom Day today, shows that perceptions of media freedom vary widely across…
H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission (AUC), and Mr. Omar Faruk Osman, President of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), have issued the following joint statement to mark World Press Freedom Day 2026. 3 May 2026 – On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day…
Dear Fellow Africans: The African Union joins the global community in commemorating World Press Freedom Day 2026, observed annually on 3 May, marking the anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration of 1991, a landmark affirmation of the essential role of a free, independent, and pluralistic press in advancing democracy and sustainable development. This year’s theme, “Shaping…
The report exposes a pervasive crisis of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV). MISA has officially launched the sixth edition of the Southern Africa Press Freedom Report 2026, a comprehensive assessment of 11 countries that reveals a critical inflection point for the region’s media landscape. While constitutional guarantees of press freedom remain formally intact, the everyday reality…
But the Federation also pledged to continue to support SLAJ’s advocacy for further action to promote media freedom , especially with respect to Section 44 (2) of the Cyber Security and Crime Act which threatens freedom of expression and media rights. The IFJ also joined calls for the inclusion of a standalone chapter in the…
Listen to this article | 3 mins info A court in Hong Kong has sentenced pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail following his conviction under a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing. A summary document by the court on Monday said 18 years of Lai’s sentence should be served consecutively to the…
