Rwanda’s ruling class needs to foster freedom of thought even if it comes at the cost of the citizenry becoming critical of how affairs of the State are run.
Internet shutdowns have remained widespread despite the proliferation of a wide range technologies, including sophisticated ones, used by Governments for censorship, propaganda and surveillance.
Press freedom advocates say that there has been more foreign influence into the narrative of what’s happening in Sudan than is the case internally, and this further fuels the crisis.
The outgoing head of Eastern Africa Editors Society spoke to NewsPaper Africa about issues that still plague the practice of independent journalism in East Africa.
States in Africa ought to promote a conducive economic environment in which all media can flourish, including through provision of financial or other public support.
