April 01
Uganda: Uganda - Journalist Abducted and Detained By Security Agents
According to media reports, journalist Arnold Anthony Mukose was abducted by " unidentified plain-clothed men" after coming out from a radio talk show on the Constitutional Court's… Read more »
March 09
Somalia: Somalia - Journalist Shot Dead in Kismayo
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), in condemning this brutal killing and calling for an urgent… Read more »
February 25
Nigeria: Journalist Held for Over a Week On Defamation Charges
According to media reports, journalist Ahmed Isah Sakpe was summoned to the police station following a complaint lodged by a protocol officer attached to the Niger State Governor,… Read more »
February 13
Mozambique: Journalist Survives Assassination Attempt
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Syndicato Nacional de Jornalistas (SNJ - Mozambique) in condemning in the strongest terms this barbaric… Read more »
January 29
Niger: Deutsche Welle Correspondent Arrested in Niamey
On 15 January the DW website published a report written by Tawasa about Nigerian refugees and migrants. The story published in the local Hausa dialect showed dozens of Nigerian… Read more »
December 22, 2025
Tanzania: Journalist Killed While Covering Post-Election Demonstrations
Following the general election in Tanzania in October 2025, in which incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan was re-elected with 97.66% of the vote, large-scale demonstrations… Read more »
December 10, 2025
Africa: FAJ Calls for Urgent Protection Amidst Growing Threats Confronting African Journalists
FAJ and its affiliated journalist unions and associations continue to document intimidation, arbitrary detention, online harassment, censorship and physical attacks against… Read more »
December 09, 2025
Africa: 111 Journalists Killed This Year, According to the IFJ
Since 1990 and the launch of its annual Killed list, the IFJ has recorded 3,156 deaths worldwide, an average of 91 deaths per year, and 859 in the last ten years Read more »
November 10, 2025
Niger: Three Journalists Arrested On Cybercrime Charges
The international Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns, in the strongest terms possible, this continued pattern of repression and intimidation meted out by the country's… Read more »
September 17, 2025
Kenya: Journalist Abducted and Brutally Assaulted Over Investigative Report
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ), in condemning this act of brutality against a journalist who was simply… Read more »
