The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta not to sign into law a cybercrimes bill that was recently passed by the National Assembly because it will stifle press freedom. On April 26, 2018, the National Assembly approved the Computer and Cybercrimes Bill, 2017. The bill, among other provisions, criminalizes[Read More…]
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Anglophone West Africa’s Brightening Economic Prospects
The economic forecast for Anglophone West Africa is looking brighter according to analysis by Ecobank’s research team in the newly published Anglophone West Africa section of its flagship financial website, AfricaFICC . Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, is at last moving out of recession, Ghana’s growth continues to be strong, and[Read More…]
Liberia: Journalist Found Stabbed And killed In Monrovia
Liberian authorities should thoroughly investigate the killing of Tyron Brown, a video editor and camera operator with Super Communications, a privately owned outlet that runs Super FM and Super Television, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. A black vehicle was seen by at least one witness dropping the journalist’s[Read More…]