July 08
Guinea: RSF Stages Protest Against Media Censorship
After demonstrating in support of journalists in Conakry in March, the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Sub-Saharan Africa desk protested in Dakar on 27 June, calling on Mamadi… Read more »
June 19
Guinea: RSF Calls on ECOWAS to React to Media Shutdowns in Guinea
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the Guinean government’s illegal decision to strip six privately-owned independent broadcasters – four radio stations and two… Read more »
May 15
Gambia: Swiss Court Convicts Former Interior Minister For Crimes Against Humanity, Including Torture of Two Journalists
A court in Switzerland has convicted a Gambian former top official for crimes against humanity and has sentenced him to 20 years in prison. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Senegal: TV Channel Suspended, Internet Access Restricted Amid Violence Protests
Political unrest and violence in Senegal must not be used as grounds for restricting the right to report the news, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF), condemning a TV… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroonian Journalist Zogo's Murder Was a State Crime, Official Confesses
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has learned that many Cameroonian intelligence officers have been arrested in connection with journalist Martinez Zogo’s murder, and that a… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Senegal: Senegalese Journalist Pape Alé Niang Released Conditionally
The Senegalese judicial authorities finally freed Dakar Matin website editor Pape Alé Niang conditionally yesterday (10 January) following a major campaign for his release.… Read more »
January 23, 2006
Mozambique: Journalist's Killer Gets 30-Year Prison Sentence But Mysteries Remain
Reporters Without Borders welcomed the 30-year jail sentence passed on 20 January 2006 to Anibal Antonio dos Santos Junior ("Anibalzinho"), for leading the commando that… Read more »