Editors decry shrinking media freedom on the continent

Licenses for independent outlets are being revoked just months before a major election...

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African editors are demanding the release of imprisoned journalists and condemning the increasing weaponization of law against media professionals across the continent.

Key figures called for the release of journalists, specifically naming Borhan Bsaïess and Mourad Zghidi of Tunisia.
Organizations like the African Editors’ Forum (TAEF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) are raising concerns.
The situation in Ethiopia was highlighted, with multiple independent media outlets, including Addis Standard, Reuters, Deutsche Welle, and Wazema, facing sanctions and license withdrawals ahead of upcoming elections.

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