September 11
Mali: Mali Junta Suspends TV5 Monde for Three Months, Citing 'Lack of Balance' in Reporting
Mali's ruling junta has imposed a three-month suspension on the French-language channel TV5 Monde, citing a lack of 'balance' in a news report. Read more »
August 25
Mali: Mali Suspends French News Channel for Two Months
Mali's military-led government has suspended broadcasting by French private news channel LCI on its territory for two months, alleging "false accusations" were made on air against… Read more »
August 13
Senegal: Media Blackout in Senegal As Publishers Denounce Government Threats
No newspapers were published in Senegal on Tuesday while television and radio broadcasts went dark as media organisations called a national blackout to protest threats to press… Read more »
May 03
West Africa: Military Regimes Have Turned the Sahel Into a 'Black Hole' of Information
In the central Sahel, journalists and reporters have seen their working conditions deteriorate ever since the countries were taken over by military juntas, reports by international… Read more »
March 23
Congo-Kinshasa: Freed DRC Journalist Says He Was Imprisoned As Warning to Others
Prominent Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera, released from prison this week after spending six months behind bars, has accused the government of seeking to intimidate… Read more »
February 27
Ethiopia: French Journalist Arrested in Ethiopian 'Assault On Press Freedom' - RSF
A French journalist has been arrested and detained in Ethiopia since 22 February on suspicion of conspiring "to create chaos" in the country, his employer announced on Monday. Read more »
November 02, 2023
Mali: Ten Years Ago, RFI Reporters Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Were Murdered in Mali
RFI reporters Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon were shot dead in northern Mali on 2 November 2013 after concluding an interview with a Tuareg leader. Ten years later, questions… Read more »
August 20, 2023
Cameroon: Struggling English-Language Papers Call On President for Bailout
Publishers of English-language newspapers in Cameroon are calling on President Paul Biya to establish a special fund to help them recover from the devastating effects of the… Read more »
May 18, 2023
Mali: French Army Failed to Stop Journalist's Kidnapping in Mali - Investigation
French forces tried to use a journalist's visit to northern Mali to track a jihadist leader but failed to prevent the reporter from being kidnapped by the militants, a joint… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Call for Investigation After Head of DR Congo Broadcasting Body Attacked in Paris
The Head of the broadcasting body in the DR Congo, Christian Bosembe, was attacked in Paris while on a tour to meet with European media and francophone institutions.The Congolese… Read more »
West Africa: Sahel Region Increasingly Difficult Work Area for Journalists - Report
Paris-based media watchdog Reporters without Borders (RSF) says in its latest report that journalists are facing growing difficulties to freely cover events in the Sahel region,… Read more »
March 12, 2023
Mali: Has the French Government Forgotten Hostage Olivier Dubois?
French journalist Olivier Dubois was taken hostage in Mali nearly two years ago. His family and support group regularly contact the French authorities and try to raise public… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Morocco: French Journalists in Court Over Alleged Blackmail of Moroccan King
Two French journalists have gone on trial in France on charges of trying to blackmail the king of Morocco - allegedly demanding money to hush purportedly damaging revelations about… Read more »
December 04, 2022
Burkina Faso: RFI Denounces 'Unfounded' Suspension of Broadcasts By Junta
Radio France Internationale has denounced the suspension of its broadcasts in Burkina Faso's military government, describing accusations that it had contributed to "a desperate… Read more »
October 23, 2022
Kenya: Journalist Wins Prize for Report On GMO Cotton
Kenya-based correspondent Victor Moturi has been named among the prize winners at the Open Forum on Agriculture Technology 2022 Awards for his radio report aired on RFI's Africa… Read more »