Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 29-11-2017
The African Editors Forum (TAEF) has welcomed the political change in Zimbabwe saying it hopes that the presidency of Emmerson Mnangagwa will usher in a new era for media freedom in the country.
In a statement, Taef says the media in Zimbabwe has, for over three decades, published and broadcasted under extremely difficult conditions which included the detention and harassment of journalists as well as the attacks on publishers.
Taef says its will be working with the Southern African Editors Forum (SAEF) and editors in Zimbabwean to help achieve an environment where freedom of the media will reign.
“It is Taef’s hope that the new era for Zimbabweans will lead to one where all laws that are inimical to media freedom will be removed from statutes books by President Mnangagwa’s government.”
Taef also expressed concern at the discovery of modern slavery in Libya and condemned the 10-year jail sentence imposed on Cameroonian journalist Ahmed Abba by a military court for just doing his job.
It says it remains deeply concerned about the deteriorating media freedom in Zambia, Tanzania, Burundi, Somalia, and Ethiopia.
The organanisaion presented the President of Burkina Faso, Marc Roch Christian Kabore, with the “Friends of the African Media Award” for removing all laws that restrict media.
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