Reyhana Masters

A patrol car belonging to the Hawks, The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, is seen outside the compound of a controversial business family in Johannesburg, South Africa, 14 February 2018, WIKUS DE WET/AFP/Getty Images

Africa round-up: Internet censorship, Cambridge Analytica ripples and more

A roundup of key free expression news in Africa, based on IFEX member reports.

Ethiopian jounalist Eskinder Nega gestures from a car after being released from Kaliti Prison in Addis Ababa, 14 February 2018, YONAS TADESSE/AFP/Getty Images

Rights groups welcome release of Ethiopian journalists Eskinder Nega and Woubshet Taye

Media freedom advocates celebrated the release of Ethiopian journalists Eskinder Nega and Woubshet Taye after almost six years of wrongful and arbitrary imprisonment. Their release comes on the back of sustained campaigning by organisations across the globe.