July 21
Africa: Kenya - FAJ Strongly Condemns Assaults On Kenyan Journalists, Calls for Immediate Action
During the anti-government protests in Nakuru, journalist Catherine Kariuki was shot three times by police in what appears to be a targeted attack. Meanwhile, veteran journalist… Read more »
June 27
Africa: Journalists Attacked By Police During Protest in Nairobi
Collins Olunga, a journalist with AFP in Nairobi, suffered an injury caused by a teargas canister thrown at him by police and was transferred to a hospital. Kenya Broadcasting… Read more »
August 18, 2023
Somalia: Journalist Arrested After Exposing Alleged Corruption Within Police
The IFJ-affiliate noted that the detained journalist is being singled out due to the performance of his journalistic duties and was operating well within the framework of his… Read more »
August 08, 2023
Tanzania: Tanzania - Journalists Assaulted While Covering Political Rally
According to a statement issued by JOWUTA, party militants "beat and stole the phones of the [mentioned] journalists", who were reporting on the preparations for a public rally of… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Somalia: Journalist Killed in Mogadishu Car Bomb Explosions
Hassan is the second journalist to be assassinated in Somalia this year, after reporter Ahmed Mohamed Shukur was killed in a landmine blast on September 30. Read more »
May 03, 2011
Eritrea: Journalists Call on Afewerki to Release Detainees
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today joined its African group, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) to mark World Press Freedom Day by sending a letter to… Read more »