Women-only media start-up wants to fight stigma in Somalia
Mogadishu – Armed with mobile phones, tripods and laptops, the crew at Bilan Media, a Somali start-up staffed entirely... Read more
9 Jul, 2022
Kenyan fury over Fox News host’s jibe on pregnant women voters
Nairobi – A prominent Fox News television presenter has triggered outrage in Kenya after she suggested that pregnant women... Read more
8 Jul, 2022
Media watchdog sounds alarm over Burkina Faso journalist
Ouagadougou – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Burkina Faso to act after one... Read more
2 Jul, 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 NYT freelancer convicted over ‘fake’ press cards
Bulawayo – A court in Zimbabwe on Tuesday found Jeffrey Moyo, a New York Times freelance reporter, guilty of... Read more
15 Jun, 2022
Tunisian journalist in custody after comments about army
Tunis – A Tunisian military court has placed a journalist in custody after he made comments about the army during... Read more
13 Jun, 2022
Algeria media boss sentenced to six months in prison
Algiers – The director of an Algerian radio station and news website was sentenced to six months in prison... Read more
8 Jun, 2022
Arrested Ethiopian journalists ‘incited violence’, police say
Addis Ababa – Ten media workers arrested in Ethiopia stand accused of fomenting ethnic and religious conflict as well as... Read more
2 Jun, 2022
Dozen journalists held in Ethiopia crackdown
Nairobi – At least a dozen journalists have been detained in a wave of arrests in Ethiopia, media workers... Read more
27 May, 2022
Nine media workers arrested in Ethiopia raids, outlets say
Nairobi – At least nine media workers in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region have been arrested by local authorities, their... Read more
23 May, 2022
