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
News Algerian journalist accused of belonging to a terrorist group remanded in custody Algiers – An Algerian journalist from a local French-language newspaper has been remanded in custody, accused of belonging to a... Read more 15 Sep, 2021
News Senegalese TV cast handed suspended jail terms over racy trailers Dakar – A Senegalese court handed suspended jail terms to a television producer and five actors on Friday over racy... Read more 4 Sep, 2021
Politics Burundi leader condemned for tirades against journalist Nairobi – Media rights group Reporters Without Borders condemned Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Thursday for virulent public tirades against... Read more 3 Sep, 2021
Politics Three journalists held, radio station shut in South Sudan Juba – Security officials briefly detained three journalists in South Sudan and shut down their radio station on Friday in... Read more 28 Aug, 2021
News Algeria, Morocco intensify crackdown on journalists Tunis – Although they are bitter rivals on many issues, North African neighbours Morocco and Algeria appear to have one... Read more 19 Jul, 2021
Politics Release detained journalists, group tells Ethiopian govt Nairobi – Campaign group Reporters Without Borders called on Monday for the immediate release of 12 journalists detained in... Read more 12 Jul, 2021