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Nigeria's Zamfara state orders media to close for covering political rally

By Garba Muhammad 17 Oct 2022

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Meta has 7 days to comply with Kenya's cohesion watchdog

1 Aug 2022

Image via : A woman is reflected next to a poster outside a community hall hosting a night vigil for kidnapped photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed, on January 18, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Community members, friends, family and colleagues of photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed held a night vigil at the Lenasia South Civic Centre. Mohamed was abducted in Syria on 10 January while working with the aid mission Gift of the Givers. (Photo by Gallo Images / Dino Lloyd)

South African journalist Shiraaz Mohamed, kidnapped in January 2017, is shown alive in new video

Jonah Dylan 2 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Reporting on China in Africa is too binary

Yu-Shan Wu 30 Apr 2019

Soldiers stand guard on April 2, 2019, in Moroni, the capital of the Comoros. Journalists have been detained and newspapers have been disrupted surrounding the country's recent presidential election. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Youssouf Ibrahim.

Comoros authorities detain journalist, censor newspapers amid political crisis

15 Apr 2019

Military police patrol the streets of Gorongosa, in central Mozambique, on November 19, 2013. A radio journalist in Mozambique has been held in pretrial detention since January, 2019. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Grant Lee Neuenburg.

Mozambique National Journalist's Day marred by detention

12 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Attack on Zim 263 Chat website a blatant attempt to muzzle the media

12 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity.com 8 Apr 2019

Still missing: Azory Gwanda.

#WhereIsAzory campaign launched to find missing Tanzania journalist

5 Apr 2019

Gendarmerie officers stand guard on March 24, 2019, in Moroni, Comoros. Two journalists have been detained without trial in the country since February. Credit: CPJ/Gianluigi Guercia/AFP.

Two journalists held in pretrial detention since February in Comoros

3 Apr 2019

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Bizcommunity.com 2 Apr 2019

#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

19 Mar 2019

Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, also known as Shawkan, center, is hugged by his parents at his home in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 4, 2019. Shawkan was released after five years in prison. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Amr Nabil.

Egyptian photojournalist Shawkan finally free

5 Mar 2019

An electoral worker prepares identity card and biometric verification readers, at the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano, northern Nigeria, on February 14, 2019. CPJ joined a call for Nigeria to ensure that internet and social media services remain connected during the upcoming elections. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Ben Curtis.

Nigeria urged not to cut social media during elections

15 Feb 2019

Zimbabwe must be held accountable for rights abuses

Zimbabwe must be held accountable for rights abuses

28 Jan 2019

The Accra International Conference Centre screened a documentary by undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in Accra, Ghana, on June 7, 2018. Ahmed Hussein Suale Divela, who was involved in the film, was murdered on January 16. Credit: CPJ - Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.

Investigative journalist Ahmed Divela shot dead in Ghana

18 Jan 2019

Protesters block the main route to Zimbabwe's capital Harare from Epworth township on January 14, 2019, after the government more than doubled the price of fuel. On January 15, CPJ joined more than 20 rights organizations and the #KeepItOn Coalition to call for authorities in Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media services. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Jekesai Njikizana.

CPJ joins call for Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media access

16 Jan 2019

Number of journalists murdered in reprisal for reporting nearly doubles

Number of journalists murdered in reprisal for reporting nearly doubles

4 Jan 2019

Hundreds of jailed journalists the new norm, CPJ census finds

Hundreds of jailed journalists the new norm, CPJ census finds

13 Dec 2018

87% of journalists in the Middle East, Africa and Asia view the industry negatively

87% of journalists in the Middle East, Africa and Asia view the industry negatively

12 Dec 2018

Josephine Achiro Fortelo.

Freedom of speech award for South Sudan journalist

29 Nov 2018

A screen shot from December 2017 displaying the front pages of Tanzanian newspapers Mwananchi and The Citizen, calling on the Tanzanian government to help find missing journalist Azory Gwanda.

Where is journalist Azory Gwanda?

22 Nov 2018

Angela Quintal of the CPJ. Image ©

My nasty encounter with Tanzanian repression

Angela Quintal 14 Nov 2018

Jennifer Thomas is an assistant professor in the department of media, journalism, and film at Howard University. © .

The best of times and the worst of times for journalism

Juanita Pienaar 14 Nov 2018

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

Leigh Andrews 12 Nov 2018

Muthoki Mumo and Angela Quintal, Committee to Protect Journalists' Africa team.

Detained CPJ staffers released in Tanzania

9 Nov 2018

Media activist Angela Quintal reported to be safe

Media activist Angela Quintal reported to be safe

Louise Marsland 8 Nov 2018

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

Leigh Andrews 15 Oct 2018

(c) Damir Khabirov -

Threats to media freedom in Africa: some old methods and some new

George Ogola 4 Oct 2018

Free course: Working towards a free, independent African media

Free course: Working towards a free, independent African media

17 Sep 2018

CPJ produces safety kit for journalists

CPJ produces safety kit for journalists

13 Sep 2018

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Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Reporting on China in Africa is too binary

Yu-Shan Wu 30 Apr 2019

Soldiers stand guard on April 2, 2019, in Moroni, the capital of the Comoros. Journalists have been detained and newspapers have been disrupted surrounding the country's recent presidential election. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Youssouf Ibrahim.

Comoros authorities detain journalist, censor newspapers amid political crisis

15 Apr 2019

Military police patrol the streets of Gorongosa, in central Mozambique, on November 19, 2013. A radio journalist in Mozambique has been held in pretrial detention since January, 2019. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Grant Lee Neuenburg.

Mozambique National Journalist's Day marred by detention

12 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Attack on Zim 263 Chat website a blatant attempt to muzzle the media

12 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity.com 8 Apr 2019

Still missing: Azory Gwanda.

#WhereIsAzory campaign launched to find missing Tanzania journalist

5 Apr 2019

Gendarmerie officers stand guard on March 24, 2019, in Moroni, Comoros. Two journalists have been detained without trial in the country since February. Credit: CPJ/Gianluigi Guercia/AFP.

Two journalists held in pretrial detention since February in Comoros

3 Apr 2019

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Bizcommunity.com 2 Apr 2019

#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

19 Mar 2019

Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, also known as Shawkan, center, is hugged by his parents at his home in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 4, 2019. Shawkan was released after five years in prison. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Amr Nabil.

Egyptian photojournalist Shawkan finally free

5 Mar 2019

An electoral worker prepares identity card and biometric verification readers, at the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano, northern Nigeria, on February 14, 2019. CPJ joined a call for Nigeria to ensure that internet and social media services remain connected during the upcoming elections. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Ben Curtis.

Nigeria urged not to cut social media during elections

15 Feb 2019

Zimbabwe must be held accountable for rights abuses

Zimbabwe must be held accountable for rights abuses

28 Jan 2019

The Accra International Conference Centre screened a documentary by undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in Accra, Ghana, on June 7, 2018. Ahmed Hussein Suale Divela, who was involved in the film, was murdered on January 16. Credit: CPJ - Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.

Investigative journalist Ahmed Divela shot dead in Ghana

18 Jan 2019

Protesters block the main route to Zimbabwe's capital Harare from Epworth township on January 14, 2019, after the government more than doubled the price of fuel. On January 15, CPJ joined more than 20 rights organizations and the #KeepItOn Coalition to call for authorities in Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media services. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Jekesai Njikizana.

CPJ joins call for Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media access

16 Jan 2019

Number of journalists murdered in reprisal for reporting nearly doubles

Number of journalists murdered in reprisal for reporting nearly doubles

4 Jan 2019

Hundreds of jailed journalists the new norm, CPJ census finds

Hundreds of jailed journalists the new norm, CPJ census finds

13 Dec 2018

87% of journalists in the Middle East, Africa and Asia view the industry negatively

87% of journalists in the Middle East, Africa and Asia view the industry negatively

12 Dec 2018

Josephine Achiro Fortelo.

Freedom of speech award for South Sudan journalist

29 Nov 2018

A screen shot from December 2017 displaying the front pages of Tanzanian newspapers Mwananchi and The Citizen, calling on the Tanzanian government to help find missing journalist Azory Gwanda.

Where is journalist Azory Gwanda?

22 Nov 2018

Angela Quintal of the CPJ. Image ©

My nasty encounter with Tanzanian repression

Angela Quintal 14 Nov 2018

Jennifer Thomas is an assistant professor in the department of media, journalism, and film at Howard University. © .

The best of times and the worst of times for journalism

Juanita Pienaar 14 Nov 2018

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

Leigh Andrews 12 Nov 2018

Muthoki Mumo and Angela Quintal, Committee to Protect Journalists' Africa team.

Detained CPJ staffers released in Tanzania

9 Nov 2018

Media activist Angela Quintal reported to be safe

Media activist Angela Quintal reported to be safe

Louise Marsland 8 Nov 2018

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

Leigh Andrews 15 Oct 2018

(c) Damir Khabirov -

Threats to media freedom in Africa: some old methods and some new

George Ogola 4 Oct 2018

Free course: Working towards a free, independent African media

Free course: Working towards a free, independent African media

17 Sep 2018

CPJ produces safety kit for journalists

CPJ produces safety kit for journalists

13 Sep 2018

Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, looks on behind bars in his trial on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, on May 31, 2016. Shawkan was sentenced to five years in prison on September 8, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/CPJ.

Egypt sentences photojournalist Shawkan to five years

10 Sep 2018

Investigative journalism is evolving as newsrooms continue to shrink

Investigative journalism is evolving as newsrooms continue to shrink

6 Sep 2018

Toussaint Alain, African Daily Voice CEO.

New pan-African news agency launched

14 Aug 2018

Analysis of Zimbabwe's "online propaganda war"

Analysis of Zimbabwe's "online propaganda war"

Dumisani Moyo 2 Aug 2018

How to deal with the troll armies

How to deal with the troll armies

Louise Marsland 31 Jul 2018

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#Mandela100: Using the spirit of Ubuntu to address knowledge gaps on Wikipedia

Leigh Andrews 20 Jul 2018

Amal Khalifa Idris Habbani, a freelance journalist and contributor to the Sudanese news outlet Al-Taghyeer.

2018 International Press Freedom Award winners

18 Jun 2018

CPJ joins 64 NGOs in calling on Tanzanian government to respect human rights

CPJ joins 64 NGOs in calling on Tanzanian government to respect human rights

16 May 2018

R2K reflect on issues affecting the media on World Press Freedom Day

R2K reflect on issues affecting the media on World Press Freedom Day

3 May 2018

#WorldPressFreedomDay: Freedom to do journalism

#WorldPressFreedomDay: Freedom to do journalism

Guy Berger 3 May 2018

The World Press Freedom Index 2017 by .

#FairnessFirst: Grave press freedom violations in Africa

Leigh Andrews 9 Apr 2018

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