Reporters Without Borders: Press Freedom Index

Abstract

The 2014 World Press Freedom Index spotlights the negative impact of conflicts on freedom of information and its protagonists. The ranking of some countries has also been affected by a tendency to interpret national security needs in an overly broad and abusive manner to the detriment of the right to inform and be informed. This trend constitutes a growing threat worldwide and is even endangering freedom of information in countries regarded as democracies

http://rsf.org/index2014/en-africa.php

type

National
Social Indicators

source

Government
Multilateral

keyword

democracy
freedom
information
security

country

Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Congo, Rep.
Cote d'Ivoire
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Kenya
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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