90-year-old South African journalist Frans Hugo delivers news in the desert
Calvinia – Armed with a flask of coffee, some boiled eggs and a towel to shield his bare legs... Read more
3 Jan, 2023
Senegalese journalist ‘extremely strained’ after hunger strike
Dakar – A Senegalese journalist and prominent anti-government critic is “extremely strained” after a two-week hunger strike he launched... Read more
3 Jan, 2023
Prominent Algeria journalist placed in pretrial detention
Algiers – A prominent Algerian journalist was remanded in custody on accusations of illegally collecting donations for propaganda activities,... Read more
30 Dec, 2022
Nearly 1 700 journalists killed over past 20 years: RSF
Paris – Nearly 1 700 journalists have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years, an average of more... Read more
30 Dec, 2022
Tunisia electoral board threatens media rights, rights groups say
Tunis – Tunisian rights groups on Tuesday accused the electoral authority of “threatening” press freedom, after it sued bloggers... Read more
28 Dec, 2022
Hunger-striking Senegal journalist taken to hospital, says attorney
Dakar – Pape Ale Niang, a prominent Senegalese journalist and government critic who has been on a hunger strike... Read more
26 Dec, 2022
Ex-TV chief in Cameroon given 12 years in high-profile trial
Yaounde – A former head of Cameroon’s state TV and radio station was handed a 12-year term for graft... Read more
22 Dec, 2022
Senegal journalist back in jail in high-profile case
Dakar – A Senegalese court on Tuesday ordered prominent journalist and government critic Pape Ale Niang to be put... Read more
21 Dec, 2022
Media condemnation in Burkina Faso after France’s RFI suspended
Ouagadougou – Media organisations in Burkina Faso have accused the ruling junta of a clampdown after Radio France Internationale... Read more
20 Dec, 2022
Egypt tycoon dies serving sentence for sexually assaulting minors
Cairo – Egyptian businessman Mohamed el-Amin has died while serving a three-year sentence for trafficking and sexually assaulting girls... Read more
19 Dec, 2022
