Dar es Salaam
In East Africa, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has been managing projects in Tanzania and Kenya from 1991. Since the early 1990s, Tanzania has been going through a political and economic transition process towards a pluralistic political system and a free market economy.
The Foundation supports its partners to build political leadership and party structures. We assist in strengthening civil society for democratic legitimate governance that guarantees and protects freedom of opinion, freedom of assembly, accountability and that creates opportunities for development and growth. The Foundation supports political partners to foster pluralistic societies and multiparty political
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East Africa Needs a Liberal Restart to Protect and Promote Civil Liberties
The past year has been hard for East Africans. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the health and economies of our nations. As the threat of further waves persist and international travel, tourism and business remains largely on hold, things will continue to be difficult. We face a long road ahead in navigating a path to economic recovery and a challenging vaccine roll-out.
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Tanzania – protecting the rights of women and children
In Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region, many human rights abuses affecting women and children give rise to concern. Customary law, which is still applied by traditional chiefs, exacerbates the situation as it neither protects nor strengthens the rights of these groups in need of protection.
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Results of the Africa Freedom & Covid-19 survey
Support for the anti-virus measures is widespread across Africa, but there are concerns about the safeguarding of freedoms. Africans are sharply divided over government intrusion in economic freedoms and civil liberties, they don’t blame the crisis on globalization and free trade, and they are angry about corruption and dishonest government putting health systems at risk.
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"Africa – State Control of Internet and Fake News in Times of Covid-19”
Fake news and disinformation are a growing problem in the digital age. Messenger services and social media make the distribution of such unchecked information, which is often associated with emotional images or videos, fast and easy. "The opportunities for spreading fake news are almost unlimited," explains Agnieszka Walorska, a German technology innovation expert. It is difficult to tell whether the information is verified and based on facts.
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LGBTQ Rights in sub-Saharan Africa
As of June 2019, 32 out of 54 African countries outlaw same-sex activity, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) (Komane, 2019). The situation in Africa differs signi cantly from Europe where same-sex activity has been legalised across the continent, and 28 of the 44 countries recognise either same-sex marriage or civil unions (WEF, 2019).
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We ask, how can women better reach their goals in society, politics or at work? Penda Ndao is a project manager at the African Agency for Trade and Development (2ACD). On a political level, she is the national secretary for the National Female Youth of her party. She is also a member of the national secretariat of her party and a member of the communication unit. In her #FemaleForward profile, Penda says she told herself that she wanted to change the status quo in her country. To do this, she needed to be politically active. She currently holds a masters degree in Audit and Management Control and a masters degree in Financial Institution Management with Banking option. In this series we feature 15 female politicians who are participants of the Africa Liberal Network’s Women’s Empowerment Programme for 2021. The programme trains female politicians from ALN member parties to develop knowledge and skills in order to win candidate nominations and upcoming elections, or to be elected to internal party leadership positions. The programme also aims to dismantle barriers to women’s political participation and selection as candidates. #FemaleForward https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa/focus/female-forward
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Is enough being done socially in your country to cater for minority rights such as the right to self-identify? Welcome to the sixth broadcast of Check Your Freedom, a new mini TV series that airs on Mindset Learn (Mindset is a 24/7 channels on DStv SA 319, DStv Africa, Open View HD, and Star Sat). Gugu Radebe, Tinashe Goko and Rudo Mudzingwa join host Thando Xaba to discuss the issue of self-identity. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HERE: https://youtu.be/mZRAp6mmgCc You too are also invited to take part in the programme discussions and by taking up the Check Your Freedom quiz to find out how liberal you are: www.checkyourfreedom.tv Check Your Freedom. Do the QUIZ!
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As a campaigner for women’s rights and press freedom, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in sub-Saharan Africa has in the past few years increased support for various initiatives around increasing gender equality in the newsroom and how women are portrayed in African media. FNF Africa is partnering with the Graça Machel Trust’s Women in Media Network for a series of strategy and planning workshops focusing on enhancing and growing the footprint of women in media. The WIMN has 34 members from at least 15 countries in Africa.
