Burundi journalist jailed for four years gets parole
Nairobi – A Burundian journalist detained since April 2024 and sentenced to four years in prison in January was... Read more
5 Mar
Burundi sentences journalist to four years in prison
Nairobi – A Burundian journalist held since April 2024 was sentenced to four years in prison, one of her... Read more
15 Jan
Algeria upholds 7-year jail term for French sports journalist
Tizi-Ouzou – An Algerian appeals court on Wednesday upheld a seven-year prison term for French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes,... Read more
4 Dec, 2025
Two journalists’ newsroom arrests spark outcry in Senegal
Dakar – The arrest of two Senegalese journalists this week in their newsrooms over their interviews of a wanted... Read more
30 Oct, 2025
Burkina frees 2 journalists kidnapped last year
Abidjan – Two journalists kidnapped in Burkina Faso and missing for more than a year have been freed, their... Read more
18 Sep, 2025
Concern over freedom of expression under Senegal’s new leaders
Dakar – With a journalist convicted of “offending” the prime minister, commentators jailed and political opponents under pressure, freedom... Read more
16 Sep, 2025
Watchdog demands Ivory Coast probe journalist’s handover to Benin
Abidjan – Reporters Without Borders on Monday urged Ivory Coast to launch an investigation into the “manifestly illegal extradition”... Read more
19 Aug, 2025
WATCH | Caught red-handed! – Suspended IDT CEO tries to bribe journalist with R60k bag of cash
Cape Town –In a striking act of investigative journalism, Pieter‑Louis Myburgh of Daily Maverick staged a sting that exposed... Read more
7 Aug, 2025
Star anchor quits Newzroom for govt gig
Cape Town – Journalist and broadcaster Aldrin Sampear has officially exited Newzroom Afrika, marking the end of his tenure... Read more
5 Aug, 2025
Ivory Coast extradites journalist critical of Benin’s president
Cotonou – Ivory Coast has arrested and extradited to Benin a journalist critical of the small west African country’s... Read more
15 Jul, 2025
