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Survey Reveals Africans Back Media's Watchdog Role, But Freedom Is Slipping – The Standard Newspaper

By Omar Bah Africans overwhelmingly want the media to police their governments but they just don’t agree on whether that media is free, according to a latest Afrobarometer survey.   The new Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile, based on 45,600 interviews in 38 countries in 2024/2025, revealed that the continent supports press freedom, but governments are choking it.  At least 72% of Africans say the media must hold governments accountable. Support f…
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The Standard Gambia broke the news in Gambia (the) on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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