November 04, 2014
Africa: Strongmen Thrive on their Ability to Keep People in Fear
The following is the 2014 Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture delivered on Wednesday, November 4, 2014 at the FNB Building, Wits University by Rafael Marques de Morais, publisher of… Read more »
October 11, 2014
Africa: Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize for AllAfrica's Amadou Mahtar Ba
Amadou Mahtar Ba, executive chair and AllAfrica co-founder, is recipient of the Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize (LAAP) by the Millennium Excellence Foundation for his… Read more »
October 08, 2014
West Africa: Journalists Must Avoid Mass Hysteria Over Ebola
Journalists need to up their game in the way they report the impact of Ebola on Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, says Bernadette Paolo, writing for AllAfrica. Arguing against the… Read more »
June 21, 2014
South Africa: 'Expose Us When We Abuse State Resources' - Deputy President
South Africa's Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has told the country's editors to "be critical" and "speak your minds" but also to provide the context within which news happens… Read more »
June 16, 2014
South Africa: Radio Personality Eddie Zondi Dies
Popular South African radio station Metro FM has confirmed that one of their most popular DJs, Eddie Zondi, died. Read more »
June 07, 2014
Nigeria: Media Owners Condemn Harassment & Seizure of Newspapers
Statement By The Newspaper Proprietors Association Of Nigeria On The Siege On The Media Read more »
Nigeria: Army Intensifies Assault on DAILY TRUST Titles
Statement by Management, Media Trust Ltd. (Publishers of DAILY TRUST, WEEKLY TRUST, SUNDAY TRUST, AMINIYA) Read more »
June 06, 2014
Nigeria: Army Confiscates DAILY TRUST Newspapers
The following news release was sent to AllAfrica by the Management of Media Trust Ltd., publishers of DAILY TRUST in Nigeria Read more »
May 03, 2014
Ethiopia: Kerry Backs Journalists Ahead of World Press Freedom Day
United States Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken out publicly against the Ethiopian government's use of anti-terrorism laws "as mechanisms to be able to curb the free… Read more »
April 17, 2014
Africa: World's Media Chiefs Press African Leaders on Freedoms
Editors and publishers from across the world have singled out the governments of Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa and Swaziland for threatening free expression and media freedom. Read more »
April 16, 2014
Ethiopia: Stop Arresting Journalists, Say World Editors, Publishers
The text of a resolution of the General Assembly of the International Press Institute calling on the Ethiopian government to review its use of anti-terrorism laws against… Read more »
South Africa: Press Leaders Struggled to Get Visas for Congress
The text of a resolution of the General Assembly of the International Press Institute expressing deep concern that South African diplomatic missions were obstructive in responding… Read more »
South Africa: Send 'Secrecy Bill' for Court Review, Says IPI
The text of a resolution of the General Assembly of the International Press Institute calling on South Africa's president to send the 'secrecy bill' for constitutional review: Read more »
Eswatini: IPI Calls On Swazi Govt to Free Editor
The text of a resolution of the General Assembly of the International Press Institute calling on Swaziland's government to drop charges against jailed editor and human rights… Read more »
April 13, 2014
Africa: From North to South, East to West, Media Freedom in Africa Under Challenge
The executive director of the International Press Institute (IPI), Alison Bethel McKenzie, delivered a wide-ranging report on press freedom in the world to the institute's world… Read more »
December 30, 2013
Africa: Journalists Killed in Somalia in 2013
Biographies from the Committee to Protect Journalists of the media workers killed in Somalia in 2013: Read more »
Egypt: Journalists Killed in Egypt in 2013
Biographies from the Committee to Protect Journalists of the media workers killed in Egypt in 2013: Read more »
Africa: Egypt One of Most Dangerous Countries for Journalists
Egypt has become one of the deadliest places in the world for journalists, says the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Read more »
November 30, 2013
Africa: AllAfrica's Amadou Mahtar Ba Named One of 'Most Influential' Africans
AllAfrica co-founder and chair Amadou Mahtar Ba has been named for the third successive year as one of the 100 most influential Africans. Read more »
November 11, 2013
Ethiopia: Journalist's Plight Evokes Apartheid 'Terrorism' Law
The continued detention of Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega, who is serving an 18-year sentence as a convicted terrorist in Kaliti prison outside Addis Ababa, is emblematic of… Read more »
October 16, 2013
Africa: Free Speech Equals Better Governance, Says Report
The more freely Africans can speak their minds, the more confident they are in the performance of their governments, says a report published today. Read more »
October 03, 2013
Eswatini: Mbeki to Step in Over Nation's Judiciary
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki is headed to Swaziland in response to concerns expressed by local lawyers about the state of the country's judiciary. Read more »
September 11, 2013
Africa: The Western Media and Rwanda
Yolande Makolo, the communications director at the Presidency in Rwanda, reflects on Western coverage of Africa, with particular reference to a recent New York Times interview with… Read more »
September 10, 2013
Kenya: How to Follow Hague Trial
Excerpted from an announcement of the International Criminal Court: Read more »
August 21, 2013
Ethiopia: African Media Leaders Must Boycott Ethiopia
Ethiopian journalists have come to expect the worst from our government. Read more »