Radio Journalist Wins Top Press Freedom Award
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has named Ahmed Abba as one of four journalists - and the only African - to be awarded its 2017 International Press Freedom Award.
Ahmed Abba
-
Cameroon:
In Cameroon, Ahmed Abba Sentenced to 10 Years in Jail
CPJ, 24 April 2017
A military court in Cameroon today sentenced Ahmed Abba, a correspondent for Radio France Internationale's (RFI) Hausa service, to 10 years in prison and ordered him to make a… Read more »
-
Cameroon:
Outrage Over Military Conviction of Cameroon Journalist
CAJ News, 26 April 2017
THE conviction and ten-year sentence a Cameroonian military court has imposed on a journalist for alleged terrorism has been denounced as a travesty to justice. Read more »
-
Cameroon:
Reporter Ahmed Abba to Appeal 10-Year Terrorism Sentence
Nation, 25 April 2017
A Cameroon journalist jailed for 10 years for terrorism will appeal the verdict, his lawyer said. Read more »
-
Cameroon:
RFI Correspondent Jailed for 10 Years
RFI, 25 April 2017
Ahmed Abba, an RFI correspondent in Cameroon, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. Abba, who works for RFI's Nigeria-based Hausa service, initially faced a possible death… Read more »
-
Cameroon:
Military Court Convicts Journalist Ahmed Abba
Al Jazeera, 21 April 2017
A military court in Cameroon has convicted Ahmed Abba, a journalist for Radio France Internationale's Hausa service, on charges of "non-denunciation of terrorism" and "laundering… Read more »
-
Cameroon:
Ahmed Abba is a Victim of Cameroon's War on Terror
allAfrica, 31 January 2017
Cameroon has remained in a protracted battle with the Boko Haram Islamist militant sect since 2014 when the group began attacking the government. The International Crisis Group… Read more »
-
Cameroon:
Prosecution Presents Case Against RFI Correspondent
Cameroon Tribune, 3 August 2016
Ahmed Abba on August 3, 2016 pleaded not guilty to charges of terrorist collusion and failing to report terrorist acts. Read more »