July 02
Africa: Lifetime Achievement Awards for Trailblazing Couple in African Journalism – Tami Hultman and Reed Kramer
allAfrica
Two co-founders of AllAfrica Global Media - Tami Hultman and Reed Kramer - were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards during the 2024 African Media Leaders Summit in Nairobi,… Read more »
July 01
Nigeria: I Did Not Expel Any Journalist From Press Briefing - Abia Speaker
Vanguard
Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Emmanuel Emeruwa,has debunked reports that he expelled a journalist from a press briefing at the conference hall of the state… Read more »
Southern Africa: Misa Will Not Be the Same Without Annie Musodza [press release]
MISA
She was indeed The Matriarch! Read more »
June 30
South Africa: The Defence of Journalism and Journalists Is a Social Justice Issue [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Journalism may be as old as the hills, as the saying goes, but in the 2020s it is facing an existential crisis. If journalism is made de facto extinct, left to thrive only in small… Read more »
June 28
South Africa: South African President Ramaphosa Did Not Snub Nigerian President Tinubu. Ignore Out-of-Context Video From Ramaphosa's Inauguration
Africa Check
South African president Ramaphosa did not snub Nigerian president Tinubu. Ignore out-of-context video from Ramaphosa's inauguration Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Tackles Abia Speaker Over Expulsion of Journalist From Press Briefing
Vanguard
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abia State chapter, has berated the speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Emmanuel Emeruwa, over the expulsion of a journalist from a… Read more »
Tunisia: ASBU, China Sign MOU in Audiovisual Sector
Tunis Afrique Presse
A memorandum of understanding and cooperation agreements in the audiovisual sector were signed Thursday in Tunis by the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) and China represented… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana to Host the 2024 Africa Facts Summit
Africa Check
The 2024 Africa Facts summit, scheduled for October 9-10 in Accra, Ghana, will bring together fact-checking organizations and experts from across the continent. Read more »
Liberia: Stage Media Gets IFCN Grant Alongside 38 Other Organizations
FrontPageAfrica
Liberia's first fact-checking media outlet, The Stage Media-Liberia is among 38 international fact-checking platforms to receive the "International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN)"… Read more »
June 27
Mali: Malian Journalist Yeri Bocoum Missing After Covering Banned Protest
CPJ
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 »
South Africa: False! Old Claim About Life-Saving Benefits of Drinking Hot Water Resurfaces in South Africa
Africa Check
False! Old claim about life-saving benefits of drinking hot water resurfaces in South Africa Read more »
Africa: Journalists Attacked By Police During Protest in Nairobi [press release]
IFJ
Collins Olunga, a journalist with AFP in Nairobi, suffered an injury caused by a teargas canister thrown at him by police and was transferred to a hospital. Kenya Broadcasting… Read more »
Uganda: May 2024 Photo of Ugandan MP Used to Falsely Claim That Kenyan Protestors Attacked Legislator in June
Africa Check
May 2024 photo of Ugandan MP used to falsely claim that Kenyan protestors attacked legislator in June Read more »
Uganda: Authorities Detain 2 Ugandan Journalists On Charges of Publishing Without License
CPJ
Ugandan authorities should release journalists Dickson Mubiru and Alirabaki Sengooba, drop all criminal charges against them, and take steps to reform laws that can be used to… Read more »
Nigeria: Premium Times Journalist to Speak At 2024 ICRN Forum in Portugal
Premium Times
The ICRN Forum is a bottom-up initiative of corruption researchers, ICRN members and past participants. Read more »
Nigeria: Journalist Charged Over Articles About Local Businessman [press release]
IFJ
Chukunonso was charged with 'conduct likely to cause breach of peace, provoking a breach of the peace by offensive publication and conspiracy to commit felony'. If found guilty, he… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimpapers Distributes Chicks to Schools
The Herald
In an effort to promote sustainable development in schools, Zimpapers (1980) Limited, through its vernacular newspaper, Kwayedza, and in partnership with the Zimbabwe Free Range… Read more »
June 26
Liberia: Community Radio Association Demands Reinstatement of Station Manager
New Dawn
The Association of Liberia Community Radios, or ALICOR, is demanding the reinstatement of Radio Kakata Manager Jerry Quoi following his suspension by the County Superintendent,… Read more »
Africa: Scam Alert! UN Children's Agency Unicef Not Running Promotions or Offering Loans On Facebook
Africa Check
Scam alert! UN children's agency Unicef not running promotions or offering loans on Facebook Read more »
Nigeria: Sexual Harassment - Media Experts Urge Tertiary Institutions to Address Knowledge Gap
Premium Times
The communique is signed by about 30 participants, including of the Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, Musikilu Mojeed. Read more »
Burkina Faso: MFWA Demands Release of Abducted Journalist
MFWA
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) expresses deep outrage over the abduction of journalist Atiana Serge Oulon on June 24, 2024, in Ouagadougou. Mr. Oulon, the… Read more »
West Africa: MFWA, CFI Train 32 Female Journalists in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire On Women Empowerment
MFWA
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) in partnership with the French media development agency, Canal France International (CFI), has trained 32 female journalists, including… Read more »
Kenya: Beware of an Ad for Fake Jobs At Giant Kenyan Retailer Naivas
Africa Check
Beware of an ad for fake jobs at giant Kenyan retailer Naivas Read more »
Africa: Misleading to Claim Shipping Regulations That Cut Sulphur Emissions and Increased Temperatures Disprove Human-Caused Global Warming
Africa Check
Misleading to claim shipping regulations that cut sulphur emissions and increased temperatures disprove human-caused global warming Read more »
Namibia: No, Video of 'Fun Moment' At 2019 Ugandan Music Festival Doesn't Show Marriage 'Cultural Practice' in Namibia
Africa Check
No, video of 'fun moment' at 2019 Ugandan music festival doesn't show marriage 'cultural practice' in Namibia Read more »