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Uganda Marks IDUAI 2025 with a Call for Digital Accessibility to Public Information
The music filled the room with warmth. The rhythm within began to bring the place...
Sénégal : La promulgation de la loi sur l’accèsà l’information, une étape importante pour la transparence
Déclaration conjointe : ARTICLE 19 Sénégal et Afrique de l'Ouest et Centre africain pour la...
JOINT STATEMENT: AFIC and ARTICLE 19 WEST AFRICA
Senegal: Access to Information Law will support transparency and accountability As the world commemorated...
AFIC to Commemorate the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) 2025
Every year on 28th September, the world celebrates the International Day for Universal Access to...
UN Experts Call on UNCAC States Parties to Protect Civic Space
A group of UN human rights experts recently issued a joint statement urging States Parties...
Celebrating IDUAI 2025: AFIC members champion Access to Information across Africa
As the world prepares to commemorate the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI)...
Driving Collective Impact: AFIC and members Launch Working Groups to Tackle Africa’s Governance Challenges
Across Africa, communities are demanding transparency, accountability, and inclusion in governance. Yet, despite growing commitments...
Beyond the Statistic: Ugandan Youth Demand Real Opportunities on International Youth Day 2025
On International Youth Day 2025, the Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) joined partners Twaweza...
Rubanda district: Strengthening Uganda’s democracy through Access to Information
Between 4 and 8 August 2025, the Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC), with support...
Artificial Intelligence and safety of Journalism in Uganda; Stakeholder’s dialogue
Artificial Intelligence continues to profligate the very fabrics of society. The Information ecosystem is no...
Victory for the Press: Court Backs Journalist’s Right to Public Information
In a historic legal ruling that reverberates far beyond Sierra Leone’s borders, the High Court...
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Uganda’s Slippery Media Landscape in 2024
The Human Rights Network for Journalists (HRNJ-Uganda), a proud member of the Africa Freedom of...
“We’re Not Enemies”: Journalists and police at the Same Table
It started with tension in the room. On one side of the room, uniformed police...
83rd ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS
📍 Banjul, The Gambia🗓 2–22 May 2025 (Public Session: 2–12 May | Closing Ceremony: 22...
AFIC EMBARKS ON A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN (2025-2030).
In a bid to enhance promotion of access to information, transparency, accountability, inclusive and sustainable...
Uganda Commemorates the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
3 December, 2024 On 4 November 2024, UNESCO, UNHCR in partnership with the Africa Freedom of...
Kampala Set to Host Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Crimes Against Journalists
Stakeholders Prepare to Address Impunity against Journalists at November 2 Event Kampala, October 30...
AFIC Congratulates Senegal on Adopting the Access to Information Law!
The Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) warmly congratulates the Government and people of Senegal...
Data is Power, but Who Controls It? – Dialogue on Data Governance
"Who owns your data?" - a question that has become increasingly pertinent in Uganda's rapidly...
Empowering Women in Public Procurement: A Transformative Initiative by AFIC, PPDA
Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) is collaborating with The Public Procurement and Disposal of...
AFIC, Ministry Of ICT, Twaweza Welcomes The Gambian Delegation
Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) joined the Ministry of ICT and National guidance, and...
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