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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Burkina Faso 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
Countries 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
Countries 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