United States is strongly committed to protecting and advancing freedom of expression and freedom of the press around the world.

AFEX the Africa Freedom of Expression Exchange network is established today in Accra to defend and promote freedom expression in Africa.

BBC News - Nigeria row over Obasanjo letter to Goodluck Jonathan bbc.in/1bYBRC2

Sign up! RT DFID "Do you want to #endFGM in a generation? Only 1 day left to take a stand & join" ow.ly/tiHkM

"The OGP model provides some valuable lessons for negotiators of the post-2015 UN agreement."- Joe Powell MP trust.org/item/201402061… #OpenGov

AfDB Officially Unveils Its Africa Information Highway Platform in South Africa allafrica.com/c/-56ZJD via allAfrica.com

Multistakeholder sprit in Sierra Leone OGP process.

Great turnout at Open Gov Hub for Carter Center FOI implementation tool release: Gilbert Sendugwa freedominfo.org Nicolás Dassen Jorge Romero León

#Nigeria's missing billion: see how it could have been spent. By Global Witness w/ @okfn globalwitness.org/shellagm/ Cc BudgIT Nigeria #ShellAGM

Also good to see #ogpdublin being recognised as 'likely the most important peer learning event to date’ tisne.org/2014/05/27/the… Martin Tisné

"The #G7 must act on transparency and corruption" says Mo Ibrahim from Mo Ibrahim Foundation via @beyondbrics on.ft.com/1kLbxtz

First #Africasummit event - good chat on OGP in Africa w/ Al Kags Rakesh Rajani @MukelaniDimba Gilbert Sendugwa Emmanuel S Abdulai PhD Paul Maassen

why Global Partnership for Social Accountability Note 4 on strategic partnerships 4 #socacc cites @ACIJ_FID U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre work? thegpsa.org/sa/Data/gpsa/f… cc Gilbert Sendugwa

Thanks@NMCountry @askyourgov is an initiative of opm supported by afic operador de nicks Hurinet-U

Solidarité avec #ChalieHebdo

This is the year we all decide to make the world better. Join in: action2015.org #action2015

Panel discussion on counter-terrorism and human compliant monitoring #ACHPR57

Ab’e masaka balindiridde Mbabazi atandikira wabwe. #NTVKUSSAAWAEMU

@MukelaniDimba has he counted wife(s) children, brothers, Inlaws? Read why M7 sacked his PM & ammended party constitution!!!!

Okunoonya akalulu: Abawagira Mbabazi bakwatiddwa NTVUganda shar.es/15dcln via @NTVUganda