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The African Editors Forum retweeted
Promoting media viability is a critical piece for democratic growth
The 2026 Annual Editors’ Convention is here!
Uganda’s leading gathering of editors, newsroom leaders, and media stakeholders returns this July–August in Jinja.
Want to know more about the convention & how to be part?
Read more here:
ugandaeditorsguild.org/news/…
#UEGConvention2026
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The African Editors Forum retweeted
Statement of the Chairperson of the ACHPR, Hon. Comm. Idrissa Sow at the Closing Ceremony of the #ACHPR87OS
Watch Live Here: youtube.com/live/V_wPTGWvG5A…
#AfricanCharterat40 #HumanRinghtsinAfrica
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As the #ACHPR87OS closes, one message is clear: Africa’s defence of free expression, media freedom and civic space must now fully include digital rights. Online or offline, the right to speak, publish, organise and hold power to account must be protected. #ACHPR #DigitalRights
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The African Editors Forum retweeted
Join our team! CPJ is #hiring a remote communications associate to develop and implement communications strategies to maximize the impact of CPJ’s work in defense of press freedom worldwide.
🗓️ Deadline is May 18, 2026.
Apply today: cpjorg.bamboohr.com/careers/…
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The African Editors Forum retweeted
[PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS] State Parties address at the ongoing #ACHPR87OS.
Watch here: youtube.com/live/F728YlcAO9A…
#AfricanCharter #AfricaHumanRights
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As #ACHPR87OS draws to a close, TAEF is building alliances and structures to ensure that freedom of media in Africa is just not about good bytes, but concrete and substantial actions that accrue real benefits to journalists” - TAEF President @OtienoC
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Brian Kagoro was due to speak at the #AfricaEditorsCongress but was blocked by this unacceptable action. The LSK’s intervention has our full support. Civic actors must not be subjected to arbitrary detention, opaque deportation or intimidation. Due process is not optional.
LSK PUBLIC INTEREST WATCH: LSK JOINS REGIONAL BARS TO CHALLENGE
UNLAWFUL DETENTION AND DEPORTATION OF ADVOCATE
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Ethiopia to host the 2027 Africa Media Convention the-star.co.ke/news/2026-05-…
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📢 TAEF heads to the 87th Ordinary Session of the @The_ACHPR!
📍 11 – 20 May 2026 in Banjul, The Gambia. Our focus:
🔹State of press freedom
🔹ACHPR Resolutions 630 & 631 on digital accountability
🔹Safeguards against theft of journalistic work by big tech.
#ACHPR #PressFreedom
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May 5
[ON AIR] The African Editors’ Forum (TAEF) expressed its concern following the arrest and detention of veteran journalist Zied El Heni by the Tunisian authorities on 24 April 2026. El-Heni’s detention comes amid a broader pattern of escalating judicial harassment of journalists in Tunisia. @otienoc - @Taefeditors President on #TheNationalBriefing #sabcnews
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It was meant to happen at RightsCon. Instead, some of us who were headed to Lusaka met in Kampala. Grateful to @PollicyOrg for bringing Uganda’s digital rights community together and reminding us that community matters as much as the work.
On to Data Tamasha Africa in Zanzibar!
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The African Editors Forum retweeted
May 7
African agency matters!
May 6
Difficult to top the succinctness of The Africa Editors Forum's comment about the cancellation of RightsCon in Lusaka due to China pressuring/bullying Zambia.
"Africa does not need governments that host the world with one hand and silence it with the other."
impact.sn/TAEF-condemns-the-…
@ForumTaef @otienoc
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Constant vigilance
May 5
In session : Quick fire Voices for Media Freedom .
@CODE_DigiEthics @SAEditorsForum @PressCouncil_SA @Taefeditors @_FreeExpression
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The African Editors Forum retweeted
May 5
In session : Quick fire Voices for Media Freedom .
@CODE_DigiEthics @SAEditorsForum @PressCouncil_SA @Taefeditors @_FreeExpression
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The African Editors Forum retweeted
Lusaka hosts the 4th annual Africa Media Convention this week in celebration of @UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day. This edition, themed 'Shaping a Future at Peace: Towards Safe, Sustainable, and Trusted Journalism,' focuses on building a resilient and independent media ecosystem for Africa's future. #WPFD2026 #AfricaMediaConvention
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African media boycott Lusaka events after RightsCon fallout | Daily Nation nation.africa/kenya/news/afr…
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The TAEF delegation led by Secretary-General @SbuNgalwa and former President @JovialRantao presented a letter to the Tunisian Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa to petition for the release of our brother Zied El Heni who is languishing in a Tunisian jail.
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El Heni was locked up two weeks ago for expressing views on governance in a Facebook post. The letter is addressed t Tunisia President, Mr Kaïs Saïed and was received by the Office of the Deputy Head of Mission.
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Our position regarding the dictatorial cancelling of the @RightaCon planned for Lusaka, Zambia
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Editors of Africa will never support muzzling
of any voice. We don’t defend speech because we
agree with all of it. We defend it given
democracy demands that societies hear, test,
contest, and answer all voices in the public
square. @rightscon @accessnow @ea_editors @TAEFEditors
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