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AFEX reminds African leaders of possibility to chart new course around FoE (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 1, 2019

Against the backdrop of World Press Freedom Day commemorations in Ethiopia this year, the AFEX network is reminding African governments to actively promote and defend freedom of expression on the continent.
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