Although media capture is a global issue, it is a particularly significant problem in sub-
Saharan African countries like Ghana. Media capture occurs when media organisations …

This paper analyzes original survey data (N= 241) to investigate Ghanaian journalists'
attitudes toward libel law protections, Right to Information legislation, and professional roles …

As a crucial pillar of society, the media can play a vital role in unmasking abuses of power
and calling for accountability. However, when the media is controlled by power and capital …

This study investigated the effectiveness of the Egyptian Law in Communicable Diseases
No. Law 152 of 2021, which is sought to regulate procedures and measures necessary to …

Abstract The Freedom of Information Act 12/2020 represents another milestone in the
construction of constitutional governance in Kuwait. The legislation forms one element of the …

Drawing from 63 reports from journalists and non-governmental agencies spanning 25
countries, we qualitatively examine regressive trends that erode freedom of information …

This study investigated the effectiveness of the Egyptian Law on Communicable Diseases
No. Law 152 of 2021, which sought to regulate procedures and measures necessary to fight …

The movement in Ghana since the early 1990s from an authoritarian environment to a
democratic one has seen the rise of civil society groups jostling for space in the policy …

Having trained as a librarian in the mid-1960s and having worked for a few years in a
special library in South Africa, I went to France in 1970 to study French literature and …

Access to information in Kenya was not adequately catered for in law. It has taken too long to
enact an access to information law thus leaving room for violation of the right of access to …