Nigeria: Nigerian Court Acquits Publisher Agba Jalingo of Cybercrime Charges

The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Monday's court decision in Nigeria acquitting Agba Jalingo, publisher of the privately owned CrossRiverWatch, of cybercrime charges. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Three Journalists Disappear, 3 Media Outlets Suspended in Burkina Faso

The Burkinabe authorities must do everything possible to find and ensure the safety of missing journalists Serge Atiana Oulon, Kalifara Séré, and Adama Bayala, and… Read more »

Mali: Malian Journalist Yeri Bocoum Missing After Covering Banned Protest

Malian authorities should urgently investigate the disappearance of journalist Yeri Bocoum and account for his whereabouts, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Ruling Party Supporters Assault Journalist Dokurugu Abubakar Ndeeya

On May 16, four supporters of Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) assaulted Dokurugu Abubakar Ndeeya, a reporter with the privately owned Zaa Multimedia, while he was filming… Read more »

Niger: Niger Reinstates Prison Sentences for Journalists for Defamation, Insult

Nigerien authorities must decriminalize defamation and ensure that the country's cybercrime law does not unduly restrict the work of the media, the Committee to Protect Journalists… Read more »

Cameroon: CPJ Alarmed By Cameroonian Authorities' Use of Administrative Detention Law

The Committee to Protect Journalists is highly concerned by a Cameroonian administrator's use of a law granting him the ability to indefinitely detain journalist Engelbert Mfomo in… Read more »

Guinea: Guinea Revokes Broadcast Licenses of 6 Media Outlets

Guinean authorities should immediately reinstate the media licenses for six blocked outlets and allow them to resume broadcasting freely after months of censorship, the Committee… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Journalist Jamil Mabai Detained By Religious Police While Seeking Interview

Nigerian authorities should swiftly and comprehensively investigate the detention of freelance journalist Jamil Mabai by religious police in northern Katsina State and hold them to… Read more »

Guinea: Guinea Suspends Journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita and Inquisiteur Website for 6 Months

Guinea's media regulator should lift its suspension of the Inquisiteur outlet and journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita and allow the press to report on matters of public interest… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Police Secretly Arrest Journalist Daniel Ojukwu Over Critical Report

Authorities in Nigeria should immediately release journalist Daniel Ojukwu and stop intimidating and arresting members of the press who investigate the government's spending of… Read more »

Niger: Journalist Idrissa Soumana Maïga Detained for 'Undermining National Defense' in Niger

Nigerien authorities must immediately release Idrissa Soumana Maïga, editor of the privately owned newspaper L'Enquêteur, and allow him to report freely, the Committee… Read more »

Ghana: Private Media Outlet Class Media Group Firebombed in Ghana

Authorities in Ghana should swiftly and comprehensively conclude their investigation of the April 25 firebomb attack on Class Media Group's office, hold those responsible to… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Investigate Nigeria's Foundation for Investigative Journalism After Corruption Coverage

Nigerian authorities should immediately drop their investigation into the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) and its founder, the award-winning undercover reporter,… Read more »

Mali: Mali's Media Regulator Bans Outlets From Covering Political Groups

The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Mali's media regulator to lift its ban on political reporting in the country and allow journalists to cover the news without… Read more »

Togo: Togolese Authorities Release Journalist Apollinaire Mewenemesse With Conditions

The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release of journalist and La Dépêche publishing director Apollinaire Mewenemesse and calls for Togolese authorities… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Soldiers Hit and Detain Journalist Dele Fasan, Thugs Attack 3 Journalists Covering Election

On February 23, at least seven soldiers arrested and handcuffed journalist Dele Fasan and hit him with a gun as he filmed at the scene of a planned protest in Nigeria's southern… Read more »

Togo: Togo Journalist Apollinaire Mewenemesse Detained for Defamation

Togolese authorities must release journalist Apollinaire Mewenemesse, drop all legal proceedings against him, and reform the country's laws to prevent journalists from being… Read more »

Senegal: CPJ Calls On Senegal's Presidential Candidates for Press Freedom Reforms As 5 Journalists Freed

Presidential candidates in Senegal's elections on Sunday should commit to decriminalizing journalism and dropping all legal proceedings against journalists, the Committee to… Read more »

Nigeria: CPJ Welcomes Acquittal of Nigerian Journalists Gidado Yushau and Alfred Olufemi and Calls for Legal Reform

The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed the February 14 decision by an appeal court in Nigeria's western Kwara State acquitting journalists Gidado Yushau and Alfred Olufemi… Read more »

Senegal: Record Number of Journalists in Senegal's Jails Amid Political Turmoil

Senegalese reporter Ndèye Maty Niang, also known as Maty Sarr Niang, would have likely jumped at the chance to report on the political crisis gripping her country since the… Read more »

Nigeria: CPJ Urges Nigerian Authorities to Investigate Attacks On Journalists Following Court Judgment

Nigerian authorities must comply with a federal high court judgment ordering the government to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for attacking journalists in… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroonian Journalist Bruno Bidjang Detained for Alleged 'Rebellion'

Cameroonian authorities must immediately release journalist Bruno François Bidjang, drop legal proceedings against him for alleged rebellion, and allow journalists to… Read more »

Senegal: At Least 25 Journalists Attacked, Detained, or Tear Gassed in Senegal Protests

Senegalese authorities must identify and hold accountable police officers who attacked, harassed, and tear gassed or detained at least 25 journalists reporting on protests over the… Read more »

Senegal: At Least 25 Journalists Attacked, Detained, or Tear Gassed in Senegal Protests

Senegalese authorities must identify and hold accountable police officers who attacked, harassed, and tear gassed or detained at least 25 journalists reporting on protests over the… Read more »

Senegal: CPJ Welcomes West African Lawsuit Against Senegal Internet Shutdowns

The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the recent lawsuit filed against Senegal at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice challenging… Read more »