Why Gabon has stayed Not Free for 12 years
Gabon scores 58.1/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #94 globally. Freedom House rates it Not Free (20/100). Context: pop 2.2 million, GDP $16.66B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
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Gaza Strip Freedom House scorecard: 8/100 across 12 years
Gaza Strip is not rated by the RSF index; Freedom House classifies it as Not Free with a total score of 8/100.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Egypt press freedom: RSF 33.4, last of 5 in the southern shore Mediterranean
Egypt scores 33.4/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #166 globally. Freedom House rates it Not Free (18/100). Context: pop 100.4 million, GDP $303.18B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Equatorial Guinea’s RSF score rose to 50.4 in 2023
Equatorial Guinea scores 50.4/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #120 globally. Freedom House rates it Not Free (5/100). Context: pop 1.4 million, GDP $11.03B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Why Eritrea’s press freedom rose in 2023
Eritrea scores 27.9/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #174 globally. Freedom House rates it Not Free (3/100). Context: pop 6.3 million, GDP $2.07B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Eswatini’s RSF score rose to 52.7 in 2023
Eswatini scores 52.7/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #111 globally. Freedom House rates it Not Free (17/100). Context: pop 1.1 million, GDP $3.79B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Ethiopia press freedom is down 17.2 points since 2019
Ethiopia scores 47.7/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #130 globally. Freedom House rates it Not Free (20/100). Context: pop 112.1 million, GDP $96.11B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Inside Eastern Donbas: political rights 0/40, civil liberties 4/60
Eastern Donbas is not rated by the RSF index; Freedom House classifies it as Not Free with a total score of 3/100.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Djibouti: 12 years classified Not Free by Freedom House
Djibouti scores 35.9/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #162 globally. Freedom House rates it Not Free (24/100). Context: pop 974K, GDP $3.32B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Crimea press freedom: Freedom House Not Free, 2/100
Crimea is not rated by the RSF index; Freedom House classifies it as Not Free with a total score of 2/100.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk