April 03
Nigeria: Nigerian Soldiers Hit and Detain Journalist Dele Fasan, Thugs Attack 3 Journalists Covering Election
On February 23, at least seven soldiers arrested and handcuffed journalist Dele Fasan and hit him with a gun as he filmed at the scene of a planned protest in Nigeria's southern… Read more »
March 01
Senegal: Record Number of Journalists in Senegal's Jails Amid Political Turmoil
Senegalese reporter Ndèye Maty Niang, also known as Maty Sarr Niang, would have likely jumped at the chance to report on the political crisis gripping her country since the… Read more »
February 05
Senegal: What Sall's Govt Has Done Since Delaying Election
Senegalese authorities must restore mobile internet access in the country and the broadcasting license of Walf TV, investigate and hold accountable those responsible for briefly… Read more »
January 22
Sudan: CPJ Calls for Immediate Release of Sudanese Journalist Haitham Dafallah and His Brother
The Committee to Protect Journalists is shocked by reports that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudanese paramilitary group, arrested journalist Haitham Dafallah and his brother… Read more »
January 19
Sudan: CPJ Calls for Immediate Release of Sudanese Journalist Ogail Ahmed Naime
The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudanese paramilitary group, arrested journalist Ogail Ahmed Naime and calls for… Read more »
December 22, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Journalists Pascal Mulegwa and Réné Mobembo Attacked During Election Coverage, Broadcaster Ordered Off Air
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo must allow the press to report freely on the country's elections, swiftly investigate and hold accountable those responsible for… Read more »
November 13, 2023
Ghana: Ghanaian Soldiers Beat and Arrest Journalist Nicholas Morkah, Wipe Phone
Ghanaian authorities must swiftly complete their investigation into the soldiers who attacked and detained journalist Nicholas Morkah last month and hold the perpetrators to… Read more »
September 15, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Governor Bans the Post Over Military Coup Headline
Cameroonian authorities should immediately lift an indefinite ban against The Post newspaper in the Southwest Region and stop any retaliatory action against the privately owned… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Niger: Niger Journalist Samira Sabou Arrested By Unidentified Men
The Committee to Protect Journalists called for the immediate release of Nigerien online journalist Samira Sabou after her arrest by unidentified men on September 30. Read more »
October 05, 2023
Ethiopia: Three Journalists Detained in Ethiopia, Transferred to Military Camp
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to immediately release three journalists detained in late August and early September, and expressed… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Ethiopia: Three Ethiopian Journalists Beaten and Detained While Covering Protest in Tigray
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to hold to account security personnel who assaulted at least three journalists and to desist from… Read more »
July 19, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Ban Radio Show By Displaced Journalists
Leaders of the M23 rebel movement occupying Rutshuru in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, should immediately reverse the latest ban on "Sauti ya Wahami," a radio show… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Indefinitely Suspends France 24 Over Al-Qaeda Interview
Authorities in Burkina Faso on Monday indefinitely suspended French public broadcaster France 24 over an interview with the head of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, according to… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Journalists Face Death Threats As M23 Rebels Advance, Flee for Safety
As nearly two dozen Congolese journalists fled the eastern cities of Kiwanja and Rutshuru late last week out of fear for their lives, the Committee to Protect Journalists on… Read more »
August 01, 2022
Ethiopia: Journalists Face Growing Hostility as Civil War Persists
Ethiopia's 21-month-old civil war is accelerating the deterioration of press freedom in the Horn of Africa nation. The conflict between the federal government and the rebel forces… Read more »
June 07, 2022
Mozambique: Proposed Amendment to Anti-Terror Law Threatens Press Freedom
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi should not sign amendments to the country's anti-terror legislation into law and should instead ask parliament to change a sweeping clause that… Read more »
June 06, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Three DRC Journalists Get Death Threats for Posts About Conflict in the Country's East
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must ensure the safety of journalists Stanis Bujakere, Steve Wembi, and John Lungila and investigate the threats made against… Read more »