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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
