October 30
Guinea: Guinean Journalist Bakary Gamalo Bamba Charged With Violating Judge's Privacy
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of journalist Bakary Gamalo Bamba, director of the bimonthly newspaper Le Baobab, who has been detained since October 20… Read more »
Kenya: No, Video Does Not Show Former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi Being Initiated Into Freemasonry
Africa Check
No, video does not show former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi being initiated into Freemasonry Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan President Not Accused of Spending Ksh1.5bn to Impeach His Deputy - Viral Graphic Not From People Daily Newspaper
Africa Check
Kenyan president not accused of spending KSh1.5bn to impeach his deputy - viral graphic not from People Daily newspaper Read more »
South Africa: Beware, South Africans, Videos of Politician Fikile Mbalula Have Been Taken Out of Context
Africa Check
Beware, South Africans, videos of politician Fikile Mbalula have been taken out of context Read more »
South Africa: Celebrating 15 Years - A Tribute to Truth, Tenacity and the Community Behind Daily Maverick
Daily Maverick
This year marks 15 years of groundbreaking journalism for independent news and investigations publisher Daily Maverick - a milestone achieved through the commitment of our… Read more »
October 29
West Africa: Monitoring of Indecent Campaign Language in Ghana - Findings From September
MFWA
This report presents findings from the daily monitoring of selected programs on 30 radio stations in Ghana. The data was collected from the 1st to the 30th of September 2024. It… Read more »
October 27
Nigeria: On Guardian's 'Desperate Choices'
Leadership
I was puzzled by the Guardian Newspapers' big story of Friday, October 25, 2024; colorfully accompanied by a front page cartoon of a military tanker surrounded by civilians, egging… Read more »
Nigeria: Group Advocates Access to Information
Leadership
The Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Foundation (MILID), supported by UNESCO, has commemorated this year's Global Media and Information Literary Week to… Read more »
Nigeria: GTCO - Police Deny Forcing Journalists to Make Confessional Statements
Leadership
A Chief Superintendent of Police, Michael Abu, has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that four journalists accused of publishing false information about Guaranty Trust Holding… Read more »
October 25
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Confirms Conscription of 3 Journalists, 1 Still Missing
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the forced conscription of journalists Serge Atiana Oulon, Adama Bayala, and Kalifara Séré, who went missing in… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Authorities Confirm the Conscription of Three Missing Media Professionals Amidst a Growing Crackdown on the Press [press release]
RSF
In front of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), the Burkinabe authorities broke their silence on the fate of three journalists who disappeared in June:… Read more »
Tunisia: Jailed Tunisian Commentator Sonia Dahmani Given Further 2-Year Sentence
CPJ
Tunisian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release political commentator Sonia Dahmani, who was sentenced on Thursday to two years in prison for spreading false… Read more »
Liberia: My Experience As a Journalist On the Trip to Pristina, Kosovo (October 1-5, 2024)
Liberian Investigator
Having the opportunity to visit Kosovo was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for which I am eternally grateful to the European Union for selecting me. Read more »
October 24
Mauritius: Five Journalists Targeted by Wiretapping in Mauritius: RSF Calls For An Independent Investigation [press release]
RSF
Over the past few days, excerpts of phone conversations between politicians, members of civil society and journalists in Mauritius have been leaked.. Five well-known journalists… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana: RSF Condemns the Assault of Three Environmental Journalists Reporting on a Mining Site [press release]
RSF
Erastus Asare Donkor, Majid Alidu and Nicholas Suantah, journalists for Multimedia Group Limited, were violently assaulted by a group of armed men while reporting on a mining site… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Charges Journalist, Others With Spreading Rumour of Plot to Remove Akpabio
Premium Times
The defendants were alleged to have published false information on 16 October that the State Security Service (SSS) laid siege to the National Assembly with a view to effect the… Read more »
Nigeria: Businessman Nasiru Danu Wins Defamation Suit Against Sahara Reporters
Premium Times
Justice Zubairu awarded additional N15 million to Nasiru Danu as aggravated and exemplary damages. Read more »
Southern Africa: Misa Engages ACHPR On Indiscriminate Attacks On Mozambican Journalists
MISA
In his letter to Commissioner Topsy-Sonoo, MISA Regional Chairperson Golden Maunganidze said the organisation was concerned the government had (at the time of writing of this… Read more »
Sudan: Online Newspaper Sudanile Back Online After 'Serious Hack'
Dabanga
Online Sudanese newspaper Sudanile is back online after a week-long blackout, following "a fierce campaign and repeated hacking attempts", the paper reported on Wednesday. The… Read more »
Egypt: Call for Egypt to Halt Expulsion of Sudanese Journalists
Dabanga
International journalism and press freedom advocacy group Reporters Without Borders has appealed to the authorities in Egypt halt the imminent deportation of four Sudanese… Read more »
Uganda: Ssemakadde, Predecessor Oundo Clash On X Over Financial Accountability
Nile Post
A leadership rift within the Uganda Law Society (ULS) has surfaced on social media, with newly elected President Isaac Ssemakadde criticising his predecessor, Bernard Oundo, over… Read more »
October 23
Africa: Being Mentally Flexible Might Influence Our Attitudes to Vaccination, a New Study Shows [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Making decisions about our health is a complex and sometimes difficult process. Read more »
Egypt: Egyptian Authorities Arrest Economic Commentator Abdel Khaleq Farouk
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Egyptian authorities to immediately release economic commentator and analyst Abdel Khaleq Farouk, who was arrested October 20 on… Read more »
South Africa: Press Council Expels Independent Media Group for Failing to Obey Rulings
GroundUp
Independent Media initially withdrew from the Press Council in 2016 and rejoined the Council in January this year. Read more »
Sudan: RSF Paramilitary Group Seizes Sudanese Journalist's Home in South Darfur
CPJ
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) must immediately return the home of journalist Ashraf Omer Ibrahim -- a South Darfur Radio and Television correspondent and a local Al-Zarqa… Read more »
