Authorities in Guinea must investigate the deaths of at least four people in detention and end a wave of arrests targeting at least 400 opposition and civil society members, ... Read more »

Leading pay-TV operator, MultiChoice, has said that the current TV licence fee system should be 'eradicated' and replaced with a 'public broadcasting levy' to be collected by the ... Read more »

Some Zanu-PF MPs say Zimbabwe's proposed Patriotic Bill should have clauses that impose a ban on local politicians who advocate sanctions against the country. The ruling party is ... Read more »

Veteran journalist and political analyst Karima Brown, 53, has passed away. In a career that saw her occupy a number of top posts in South African media, Brown was never far from ... Read more »

The Southern African Editors' Forum believes the deportation of British national Tom Bowker is part of a media crackdown which includes the firebombing of another media outlet and ... Read more »

The Burundi National Communication Council (CNC) has lifted a ban on Bonesha radio after talks between CNC and media owners early this month. Bonesha radio, a local radio station, ... Read more »

Ghanaian authorities must investigate the recent detention of three journalists, and hold to account the soldiers who interfered with their reporting, the Committee to Protect ... Read more »

"If reporting on Africa just caters to readers craving a glimpse into the strangeness of how the other half lives, we lose the chance for true internationalism," writes Mamka ... Read more »

With only a few days before the Uganda elections take place, tensions are rising as Ugandan security forces continue to beat and detain members of the press reporting on opposition ... Read more »

A group of independent human rights experts, reporting to the UN on the election process in Uganda, is calling for authorities in the country to end the arrest, detention and ... Read more »