Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO)

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MRA, IPC and CEMESO adopt Lagos Plan of Action in collaboration with Global Rights

Nigerian media advocacy groups pledge to hold government accountable for media freedom violations through rigorous tracking and documentation of attacks on journalists.

IPC launches media monitoring coverage project ahead of Nigerian elections

The media monitoring project initiated by the International Press Centre is expected to identify shortcomings in reporting that can be used as points of engagement to improve professionalism in coverage of elections.

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45 days and counting: Cameroon’s internet shutdown

Within the past year, the government of Cameroon has shut down the internet in its attempt to clamp down on demonstrations in English-speaking regions of the country.

A still image taken from a video shot on 1 October 2017, shows protesters waving Ambazonian flags in front of a road block in the English-speaking city of Bamenda, Cameroon, REUTERS/via Reuters TV

Security forces kill unarmed protestors in anglophone regions of Cameroon

AFEX has denounced the brutality of Cameroon’s security forces against unarmed civilians, reportedly killing 12 people and injuring many more in the country’s English-speaking regions, as well as the government’s decision to shut down the internet for the second time this year amidst protests.

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, listens during the London Somalia Conference, at Lancaster House, in London, 11 May 2017, Jack Hill/Pool Photo via AP

New bill could compromise independence of Somalia Media Commission

If adopted, a new law will allow the Somali government to establish a statutory media regulatory body – the Somali Media Commission – by nominating, approving and appointing its 9 members, and compromising its independence.

Kem Ley, 4 June, 2016, AP/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pressure mounts on Cambodia a year after Kem Ley’s killing

On the one-year anniversary of the death of popular Cambodian activist Kem Ley, civil society organisations from around the world reiterated their call for an independent inquiry.

A journalists runs past a cloud of tear gas after riot police dispersed anti-corruption protesters during a demonstration in Nairobi, Kenya, 3 November 2016, REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Network of African free expression groups calls for end to impunity for crimes against journalists

AFEX deplores the increasing incidents of killings, physical attacks, arbitrary arrests and detentions, threats and harassment of journalists, media professionals and activists in Africa as a threat towards the enjoyment of free expression and the ultimate development of the continent.

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English-speaking Cameroonians get their internet back

What could cause a government to block the internet to specific regions for three months? In Cameroon’s case, it was a conflict over the imposition of the French language in anglophone areas.