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…
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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…
Somalia’s Attorney General, Dr Suleiman Mohamed Mohamud, has appointed a special prosecutor for crimes against journalists. The prosecutor will probe and prosecute “those who carried out…
The promise to free the two reporters in detention came on the heels of the World Press Freedom Day 2020 being held globally to canvass freedom for journalists.
At least eight journalists have been killed since 2017, and at least eight more fled the country fearing for their lives, Amnesty said.