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Africa: World Day for Decent Work – ‘Journalists Should Recognise Themselves As Workers and Fight for Our Collective Struggles,’ Says IFJ

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago08 mins

According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), decent work means dignity, equality, fair remuneration and safe working conditions. However, all too often these conditions are not met in the media sector. Journalists and media workers often sacrifice their right to decent working conditions in the name of their vocation as a journalist, i.e. to serve…

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Africa: IFJ Rejects Government Proposal to Register Journalists and Social Media Users

eriinfo.com6 months ago03 mins

On 8 April, the GPU held an emergency meeting with stakeholders from the media industry and civil society organisations to discuss the new regulations. Those present agreed that introducing a controlled registration and accreditation system would grant the government and the regulatory authority unlawful and arbitrary powers to decide who can and cannot practise journalism….

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Africa: IFJ Backs Calls On Government to Take Next Steps to Enhance Media Freedom

eriinfo.com8 months ago02 mins

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…

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Africa: 111 Journalists Killed This Year, According to the IFJ

eriinfo.com11 months ago011 mins

Since 1990 and the launch of its annual Killed list, the IFJ has recorded 3,156 deaths worldwide, an average of 91 deaths per year, and 859 in the last ten years The Federation has also released the list of 533 journalists in jail: the Republic of China stands out as the world’s biggest jailer. For…

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Africa: Ivory Coast – IFJ Demands Immediate Release of Exiled Journalist Extradited to Benin

eriinfo.com1 year ago04 mins

Journalist Hugues Comlan Sossoukpe, who has refugee status and is a vocal critic of the Beninese government, has been in exile in Togo since 2019. According to local media reports, he was invited by the Ivorian Ministry of Digital Transition and Digitalisation to attend a forum on new technologies in Abidjan,Ivory Coast, from 9 to…

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Africa: IFJ Voice / July 2025 – Informing the Public, a Task More Necessary Than Ever

eriinfo.com1 year ago03 mins

One thing concerns us in particular: the growing trust placed by some of the public in “influencers”, such as the podcaster Joe Rogan in the United States. These influencers now position themselves as the new voices of authority, with no legitimacy other than their audience size. We must acknowledge a reality: our readers, listeners and…