Ahead of the 2021 World press Freedom Day on May 3rd, tagged information as a public good, a series of events organized by the United nations educational, scientific and cultural organization UNESCO are underway.
Its 30 years since the Windhoek declaration in Namibia which is aimed at safeguarding the rights of journalist and media professionals.
On Thursday in Dakar – the Senegalese capital, the civil society coalition on safety of Journalists hosted a conference on the Windhoek Declaration and the safety of journalists: captioned the past, present and future.
Pa Louis Thomasi, Head of secretariat, the federation of African Journalists, speaking to WADR, highlighted issues challenging the rights of journalists especially during the time of a pandemic.