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IFEX Africa Brief- World Press Freedom Day Special Edition

18 May, 2021
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Tabani Moyo and Zoe Titus discuss past, present, and future challenges facing press freedom and freedom of expression in Africa.

30 years after the signing of the landmark Windhoek Declaration, IFEX’s Reyhana Masters & David Christopher interview special guests Tabani Moyo from MISA Zimbabwe & Zoe Titus from the Namibia Media Trust on the past, present, and future challenges facing press freedom, and freedom of expression more broadly, in Africa.

Check out our Africa Brief Special Edition in celebration of World Press Freedom Day 2021!

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The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) was founded in 1992. Its work focuses on promoting, and advocating for, the unhindered enjoyment of freedom of expression, access to information and a free, independent, diverse and pluralistic media.

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