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August 17, 2018
Nigeria: Govt Must Drop Charges Against Journalist, Says World Press Group
IPI condemns pattern of forcing journalists to reveal their sources Read more »
July 23, 2018
Africa: A Report on the 2018 IPI World Congress, Abuja, Nigeria
Under the title "Why Good Journalism Matters: Quality Media for Strong Societies", the 2018 IPI World Congress was held in Abuja, Nigeria, from June 21 to 23, 2018. Organized in… Read more »
July 03, 2018
Ghana: Ghana's Anas Anas Is Out to 'Name, Shame and Jail'
Frequently named one of Africa's most controversial journalists, undercover investigative reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas has won fame across the continent for his self-described… Read more »
June 21, 2018
Africa: Good Journalism Matters, Nigeria President Says At IPI Congress
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari today opened the 2018 International Press Institute (IPI) World Congress in Nigeria by underscoring the importance of quality journalism to… Read more »
June 03, 2018
Nigeria: The World's Top Media are Coming to Nigeria!
Top representatives from some of the world’s most prestigious news outlets, including the BBC, The Associated Press and Al Jazeera, are headed to Abuja, Nigeria this June for… Read more »
April 30, 2018
Nigeria: Channels TV Embraces Digital Future
In just over two decades, the private Nigerian broadcaster Channels TV has grown from a small, 15-person newsroom to a media powerhouse with over 400 staff members. It is now the… Read more »
April 19, 2018
Gambia: IPI Chair Visits Senegal, Gambia to Promote World Congress
The chairman of the International Press Institute, a global network of editors, journalists and media executives, will join a high-level delegation of political, business and media… Read more »
February 05, 2016
Guinea: El Hadj Mohamed Diallo, Guinea
Journalist El Hadj Mohamed Diallo, who worked for the private Guinee7 news website and the weekly L'Independant, was gunned down on Feb. 5, 2016 while covering clashes between… Read more »
December 10, 2015
Nigeria: Controversial Nigeria Social Media Bill Draws Concern
IPI welcomes presidential veto pledge, urges revision Read more »
September 28, 2015
Nigeria: IPI Mourns Former Board Member Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf
Pioneering Nigerian journalist was also respected women's rights advocate. Read more »
August 20, 2015
Ghana: Samuel Nuamah, Ghana
Ghanaian Times Presidential Correspondent Samuel Nuamah died on Aug. 20, 2015 in a traffic accident. He and other journalists were returning to Accra after covering President John… Read more »
July 27, 2015
Nigeria: Nigerian Media Seeks to Cope With Boko Haram Threat
Lack of training and equipment add to risk of covering violent militant group Read more »
June 09, 2015
Burkina Faso: African Court to Probe Journalist's 1998 Death
The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed the African Court for Human and People's Rights (ACHPR)'s decision to reopen the investigation into the death of Norbert… Read more »
March 31, 2015
Nigeria: IPI Calls On Nigerian Military to Immediately Release Al Jazeera Journalists
Pair confined to hotel for over a week after covering military operations against Boko Haram Read more »
February 25, 2015
Africa: #ipiwoco Preview - Agahi Founder Puruesh Chaudhary
Pakistani media professional to speak on responsible information sharing Read more »
December 11, 2014
Burkina Faso: African Rights Court Rejects Imprisonment in Defamation Cases
Landmark ruling orders Burkina Faso to change law; IPI urges other states to follow suit Read more »
October 22, 2014
West Africa: Ebola Epidemic Affects Press Freedom in West Africa
A recently-released report by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), "Ebola and Freedom of Expression in West Africa", covers an overlooked challenge of the Ebola outbreak:… Read more »
January 11, 2013
Gambia: Intelligence Agency Frees Journalist
After three days in detention, The Gambia's National Intelligence Agency has freed journalist Abdoulie John. Read more »
September 04, 2009
Gambia: Six Journalists Released
The International Press Institute (IPI) warmly welcomes news of the release of six Gambian journalists sentenced to a two-year prison term in early August on charges of seditious… Read more »
July 29, 2009
Gambia: Months-Old Court Case Against Editor Rearrested on New Charges in June Revived
‘The Point’ Editor Pap Saine Is One of Six Recently-Detained Gambian Journalists on Trial for Sedition and Defamation, Following the Acquittal of a Seventh Reporter Read more »
June 22, 2006
Gambia: IPI Welcomes Millennium Challenge Corporation's Suspension of Gambia
According to information provided to IPI, on 19 June, the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), an organisation providing US congressional aid to… Read more »
August 02, 2005
Sierra Leone: Letter to President of Sierra Leone
H.E. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Office of the President State House Freetown Sierra Leone Read more »
June 01, 2005
Sierra Leone: IPI Condemns Seditious Libel Charges Against Two Sierra Leonean Journalists,Calls for Release of Paul Kamara
At Court No.1 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 27 May, Magistrate Sam Margai charged managing editor Sydney B. Pratt and reporter Dennis Jones of the independent weekly Trumpet with… Read more »
March 22, 2005
Africa: 2005 IPI World Congress to Focus On Developments in Africa
The IPI World Congress and 54th General Assembly will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 21-24 May 2005 - the third time, after 1968 and 1981, that IPI will hold its annual general… Read more »
March 11, 2004
Cote d'Ivoire: IPI World Press Freedom Review 2003 Highlights Sacrifices Made By War Reporters
The Deadly Cost of Reporting War Read more »
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