RSF urges Sahel States to sign declaration protecting journalists’ right to information

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is urging Sahel authorities to endorse a new declaration on press freedom and the right to information as violence against journalists in the region escalates.

At the summit organized by UNESCO and the African Union in Addis Ababa between 6 and 9 November,  RSF highlighted the alarming realities facing journalists across Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad, and Niger.

Journalists in Burkina Faso, for instance, face…