The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has condemned the coordinated and sustained targeting of journalists by the Israeli security forces in the ongoing…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed charges against former Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed at the Federal High Court in Ilorin. Nonetheless, journalists…
The Mozambican chapter of the regional press freedom organisation MISA (Media Institute of Southern Africa) has “noted with great concern the emergence of another wave of…
The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Benin Republic, Ugochukwu Favour, has urged the arrest of journalist Umar Audu. Audu went undercover…
Supporters of a prominent Malian TV and radio journalist welcomed on Tuesday his acquittal of charges of “faking crimes… and inventing evidence for a non-existent crime.”…
Recent riots in Senegal have triggered a government crackdown on the country’s media, placing journalists in a precarious position amidst violence and threats. Walf TV has…
Every year on May 3, the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day to raise awareness of the critical part that press freedom plays in advancing democracy…
Reports indicate that at least two journalists were hurt during the most recent round of anti-government demonstrations in Nairobi and other parts of Kenya. A videographer…
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has raised concerns about the increase in instances of press harassment in Kenya, as the August 9 elections draw closer.…
A group of sixteen journalists have signed a petition denouncing Ethiopia’s government for the media crackdown in the East-African nation, which they blame on the country’s…