A/HRC/41/41/Add.1 Mozambique 15. JOL Case no: MOZ 2/2018 (Mozambique), sent on 18 September 2018, no reply. Allegations concerning media decree 40/2018, issued by the Council of Ministers, which came into force on 22 August 2018, and which imposed exorbitant fees on local and foreign media operating in the country. Sierra Leone 16. JOL Case no: SLE 1/2019 (Sierra Leone), sent on 22 February 2019, reply received on 1 March 2019.Allegations concerning the Development Cooperation Framework (DCF) (2019-2023), which defines the overall objectives and principles surrounding the development partnership as well as undertakings by the various partners supporting development process in the country and recently submitted to the Cabinet. South Sudan 17. JAL Case no: SSD 1/2019 (South Sudan), sent on 27 February 2019, no reply. Allegations concerning the arrest, arbitrary detention and investigation of Mr. Peter Biar Ajak. Sudan 18. JUA Case no: SDN 1/2019 (Sudan), sent on 15 February 2019, reply received on 20 February 2019. Allegations concerning the excessive use of force by security forces and crackdown against protestors, human rights defenders and journalists in Sudan. Uganda 19. JOL Case no: UGA 3/2018 (Uganda), sent on 11 September 2018, no reply. Allegations concerning legislative amendments introducing the Over-The-Top tax on telecommunication companies, severely restricting the right to freedom of opinion and expression, as well as the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association online in Uganda. 20. JAL Case no: UGA 5/2018 (Uganda), sent on 19 October 2018, no reply. Allegations concerning the killings of civilians, excessive use of force against protestors and attacks against journalists and media outlets by military forces in Uganda. Zimbabwe 21. JUA Case no: ZWE 1/2019 (Zimbabwe), sent on 29 January 2019, reply received on 30 April 2019.Allegations of the violent repression of protests and excessive use of force by Zimbabwean security forces and the arrest of a number of human rights defenders, including Mr. Japhet Moyo. Responses to communications 22. During the present reporting period, the Special Rapporteur sent 21 communications to 16 countries in the Africa region, receiving responses to 8 of them. He gladly notes an increased response rate from the region of 38 per cent, a notable improvement on the figure of 12.5 per cent noted during the last reporting period. The Special Rapporteur encourages States to continue with their increased engagement with the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council and with his mandate. The Special Rapporteur furthermore strongly urges States who have not responded to do so without further delay. 4