Countries Zimbabwe moves army chief to sports docket Harare – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday reassigned the head of the country’s army to the sports ministry,... Read more 26 Mar
Burkina Faso Burkina journalists held after defending freedom of speech – media body Abidjan – Authorities detained two journalists in Burkina Faso on Monday after the media body to which they belong... Read more 25 Mar
World Israel says Hamas militant killed in strike Jazeera said hit journalists Israel — The Israeli military said on Thursday it had “eliminated” a Hamas militant in an air strike in... Read more 2 Aug, 2024
Countries Libya authorities free detained journalist Libya – Prominent Libyan journalist Ahmed Sanussi has been released by the authorities after spending three days in detention,... Read more 15 Jul, 2024
World Colombia investigates journalist’s harassment claims Bogota — Colombian prosecutors opened an investigation on Wednesday after a well-known journalist alleged that she was being trailed... Read more 1 Jun, 2023
Countries Rwanda acquits three journalists detained for four years Kigali – A Rwandan court on Wednesday acquitted three journalists who had been detained for four years for allegedly... Read more 6 Oct, 2022
Countries Two journalists arrested in Ethiopia Addis Ababa – Two Ethiopian journalists working for YouTube channel Ethio-Forum have been arrested this week, one of them... Read more 1 Jul, 2022
Countries Zimbabwe court rejects bid to dismiss case against NYT freelancer Bulawayo – A court in Zimbabwe on Tuesday rejected a bid to dismiss a case against New York Times freelancer... Read more 15 Mar, 2022
News Comoros minister sorry for ‘bastard’ journalist remark Moroni – The new finance minister of the Comoros island nation off the southeast African coast has apologised to journalists... Read more 28 Sep, 2021
News Congolese journalist questioned over UN experts’ murder Kinshasa – A Congolese journalist is being held for questioning by police over the 2017 killing of two UN experts... Read more 22 Sep, 2021