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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kristin Skare Orgeret and Bruce Mutsvairo

Media polarisation risks press freedom and peace in conflict-hit Mali and Ethiopia

Demonstrators in Bamako hold a sign reading
Demonstrators in Bamako hold a sign reading "Death to France and its allies", during a protest against sanctions imposed on Mali over delayed elections. Photograph: Florent Vergnes/AFP/Getty Images

The media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released the 20th edition of its World Press Freedom Index last week, in which it underscored “a twofold increase in polarisation amplified by information chaos.”

Media polarisation is emerging as one overarching hurdle inhibiting progress in conflict-marred regions of Africa, where it is also fast becoming an open threat to peace and security.

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