October 31, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Detain, Charge Two Journalists for WhatsApp Messages
On October 13, 2022, police officers at Ilorin, the capital of the southern Kwara State, detained Abdulrasheed Akogun with his brother Dare Akogun on criminal charges for comments… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Journalist Ayodeji Adebayo Detained for 6 Days Over Report About Local Politician
On September 29, 2022, two police officers arrested journalist Ayodeji Adebayo at the office of the privately owned newspaper The Nation in Wuse, a commercial hub in Nigeria's… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Togo: Togolese Liberté Newspaper Suspended for 3 Months, Continues Publishing Amid Appeal
On October 5, 2022 a court in Lomé suspended the privately owned Liberté newspaper for three months and fined the company and two of its staff members a total of 12… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Arrest Newspaper Distributor in Place of Journalist in Hiding
Authorities in Nigeria should immediately drop any criminal libel investigation into journalist Ifreke Nseowo or TheMail Newspaper and pay damages to the newspaper distributor whom… Read more »
Guinea: Five Guinean Journalists Attacked By Demonstrators While Covering Protests
Guinean authorities should investigate the attacks on five journalists while they covered protests, hold those responsible to account, and ensure the press can work freely and… Read more »
August 15, 2022
Sierra Leone: Soldiers Beat Broadcast Journalist Maada Jessie Jengo
On July 2, 2022, four Sierra Leone soldiers slapped, punched, and kicked broadcast journalist Maada Jessie Jengo on various parts of his body, and also slashed his face with a… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Nigeria: Authorities Fine 4 Broadcasters Over Reporting On Security Issues
Nigerian authorities should immediately drop the fines recently issued to four media outlets, and should ensure that the press can work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Politician Shoves Journalist Abdulai Gbla in Parliament
On June 28, 2022, Abdul Muniru Lansana, a member of Sierra Leone's parliament, pushed Abdulai Gbla, CEO of the privately owned broadcaster Gbla TV Online, as the journalist filmed… Read more »
July 29, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: Journalist Noël Konan Jailed Overnight, Fined Over a Tweet
On July 18, 2022, a court in Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast, convicted investigative reporter Noël Kouadio Konan of defamation under Article 89 of the country's press law… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Arrest, Briefly Detain 5 Staff Members of Peoples Gazette in Abuja
Nigerian authorities should cease harassing employees of the Peoples Gazette and reform the country's laws to decriminalize defamation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Journalist Sorie Saio Sesay Detained for 6 Days
Authorities in Sierra Leone should drop their investigation into journalist Sorie Saio Sesay, return his mobile phone, and allow him to work freely, the Committee to Protect… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Senegal: Ruling Party Member Calls for Attacks On Walfadjri Media Company, Journalists
Senegalese authorities should investigate a call by Talla Sylla, a member of the ruling Alliance for the Republic (APR) party's youth branch, to burn down the privately owned… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Foundation for Investigative Journalism Receives Threatening Messages
On May 15 and June 3, 2022, the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), a privately owned Nigerian investigative news website, received threatening messages to the outlet's… Read more »
June 29, 2022
Gambia: Media Defence Group Urges Govt to Act on Crimes Against Journalists
Gambian authorities should adopt the reforms recommended by the country's Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC)- including ensuring journalists are not… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Guinea: Police Detain, Question Journalist Mamadou Sagnane
Guinean authorities should drop any ongoing investigation into journalist Mamadou Sagnane and ensure that the press can work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Publisher Olamilekan Hammed Adewale Bashiru Granted Bail With Strict Conditions
Nigerian authorities should release EagleForeSight publisher Olamilekan Hammed Adewale Bashiru and ensure that overly stringent bail conditions are not used as a tool to keep him… Read more »
June 13, 2022
Ghana: Two Ghanaian Journalists Attacked At Benya FM, One Left Unconscious
On May 16, 2022, at around 7:30 p.m., three men forced their way into privately owned Ghanaianbroadcaster Benya FM in the town of Elminaon the southern Takoradi highway, attacked… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Sierra Leone: Journalist Sorie Saio Sesay Detained for 6 Days
Authorities in Sierra Leone should drop their investigation into journalist Sorie Saio Sesay, return his mobile phone, and allow him to work freely, the Committee to Protect… Read more »
June 13, 2022
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Journalist Luc Pagbelguem Says Prime Minister's Bodyguard Attacked Him
Burkina Faso authorities should investigate the recent attack on journalist Luc Pagbelguem and hold that person to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. Read more »
May 31, 2022
Sierra Leone: Publisher Chernoh Alpha Bah Threatened With Death, Charges of Treason
Sierra Leone authorities must cease their harassment of the Africanist Press news site and its publisher, Chernoh Alpha Bah, and should investigate the death threats against him,… Read more »
May 18, 2022
Senegal: Senegal Broadcasters Sen TV and ZIK FM Suspended 72 Hours Over Alleged Breach of Ethics
On March 31, 2022, Senegal's official broadcast media regulator, the National Council for Audiovisual Regulation (known by its French acronym, CNRA), announced a 72-hour suspension… Read more »
May 09, 2022
Liberia: CPJ Calls for Investigation of Fire at Radio Kintoma
Liberian authorities should investigate the recent fire at Radio Kintoma FM to determine if it was an arson attack and make the findings public, the Committee to Protect… Read more »