Countries Calls for peace as Kenya awaits results of tight presidential race Nairobi – Kenyans prayed for peace on Sunday as they waited anxiously for the final outcome of the presidential... Read more 15 Aug, 2022
Countries US calls on South Sudan to free detained VOA freelancer Juba – The United States on Tuesday urged South Sudan to release a freelance journalist with the state-owned broadcaster... Read more 10 Aug, 2022
Countries DRC intelligence service frees detained journalist Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s intelligence service freed journalist Joseph Kazadi after 22 days in detention on... Read more 5 Aug, 2022
Countries Nigeria fines broadcasters over BBC bandit documentary Abuja – Nigerian regulators have fined three broadcasters the equivalent of $12 000 each for airing a BBC documentary... Read more 4 Aug, 2022
Countries CPJ says Ethiopia’s war has worsened press freedom Addis Ababa – The war in northern Ethiopia has accelerated the deterioration of press freedom, erasing progress made by... Read more 2 Aug, 2022
Countries Al Jazeera slams Egypt as journalist marks year behind bars Doha – Al Jazeera on Monday said the health of their journalist Rabie el-Sheikh was declining after a year... Read more 2 Aug, 2022
Countries Rights groups urge DRC to release journalist Kinshasa – Dozens of rights groups have urged the Democratic Republic of Congo to release a Congolese journalist detained... Read more 23 Jul, 2022
Business Standard Bank cuts ties with one of SA’s oldest publishers Sekunjalo Independent Media Group Cape Town – Standard Bank has reportedly issued a notice to sever its relationship with one of South Africa’s... Read more 22 Jul, 2022
Burkina Faso Burkina arrests man after death threat to top journalist Ouagadougou – Cybercrime police have arrested a man suspected of making death threats on social media against one of... Read more 19 Jul, 2022
Countries DRC intelligence agents detain US journalist Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s intelligence service has detained US journalist Stavros Nicolas Niarchos after he allegedly... Read more 18 Jul, 2022