Trump Freezes U.S.-Funded Media Outlets Including Voice of America
RFI
President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday began making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming, with the organization's director… Read more »
Journalists Reporting On Elections Brutalised By Security Forces [press release]
IFJ
Journalists Hasifah Nanvuma from Nation Media Group, Hassan Wasswa of NBS Television, and Francis Ijjo from NTV Uganda were brutally assaulted by the security forces while… Read more »
Research Finds Amharic Language Used to Evade Tiktok Moderation
Addis Standard
Addis Abeba- A study by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) found that the Amharic language is being used on TikTok to "bypass moderation" and "evade hate speech detection"… Read more »
Ugandan Journalists Announce Boycott of Security Activities
Independent (Kampala)
Joint organizations advocating for journalists' rights have announced a boycott of all security agency-related activities. This is in response to the violence against journalists… Read more »
Parliament's Statement on Hacking of Its Social Media Channels [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
We have identified a security breach affecting one of Parliament's 25 YouTube streaming services, which is integrated with its official social media accounts. This breach resulted… Read more »
Kremlin Disinformation Campaigns Aim to Discredit French Military in Sahel, Analysts Say
VOA
On Feb. 20, Ivory Coast became the latest African nation to expel French troops, taking control of the last remaining French military base in the country. Read more »
Govt 'Regrets Attacks' On Journalists in Kawempe By-Election
Nile Post
Minister of ICT and National Guidance Dr Chris Baryomunsi acknowledged the distressing nature of the violence but called for a full account of events from all sides. Read more »
DR Congo Crisis - Journalist's Investigation Debunks Narrative Linking Rwanda to Coltan From Rubaya
New Times
The route between Rubaya in eastern DR Congo's North Kivu Province and Rwanda which is alleged to be used to supply coltan minerals to tech giant Apple does not exist and cannot… Read more »
Escalating Attacks On Journalists Raise Press Freedom Concerns
Nile Post
The growing number of attacks on journalists by armed forces in Uganda has sparked alarm among media rights organisations, human rights activists, and the press community. Read more »
Court Discharges Influencer Hawa Hunt [press release]
MFWA
The Media Foundation for West Africa welcomes the release of Hawa Hunt, from two months' incarceration and the dropping of all charges against the social media influencer by a… Read more »
Rwanda-Backed M23 Target Journalists, Activists
HRW
Armed Group Threatens, Harasses, Attacks Civilians in Occupied East Read more »
Two Journalists Detained in One Week, Amid Broader Crackdown [press release]
IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, L'Union des Journalistes Tchadiens (UJT), in condemning the latest arbitrary detentions, which constitute a… Read more »
MFWA Calls for Release of Activist Ahmed Ould Samba [press release]
MFWA
The Media Foundation for West Africa condemns the arrest and intimidation of Mauritanian human rights activist Ahmed Ould Samba and calls for his release. Read more »
UDP Condemns Arrest of Luis Boutanos, Calls for 'Immediate' Release [press release]
The Point
The United Democratic Party (UDP) strongly condemns the arrest of Mr. Luis Boutanos, a Gambian citizen, on 17th February 2025, for expressing his frustration with the Barrow… Read more »
Journalist Mhlanga's Bail Appeal Hearing Indefinitely Adjourned After State Failed to Produce Evidence
New Zimbabwe
Alpha Media Holdings journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who is currently locked up on allegations of publishing information inciting violence, had his bail appeal hearing indefinitely… Read more »
