October 18
Kenya: Video Allegedly Showing Kenyan Deputy President Gachagua Castigating Luhya and Luo Communities Misleading
Africa Check
Video allegedly showing Kenyan deputy president Gachagua castigating Luhya and Luo communities misleading Read more »
Liberia: Liberian Journalist Unveils Qnet's True Nature After Malaysia Visit
Liberian Observer
QNET, a global wellness and lifestyle direct selling company, has faced ongoing challenges with misrepresentation and the misuse of its brand. Read more »
October 17
Uganda: Military Warns Against Security Misinformation Spread
Nile Post
I want to pass this information to Ugandans; if you are doing your fake news, you can afford to do it elsewhere but don't do it with the military because we are responsible for the… Read more »
Uganda: UCC Warns Against Offensive Content On Media Platforms
Nile Post
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has raised concerns over the increasing broadcast of inappropriate content across various media platforms, including television, radio,… Read more »
Uganda: UCC, Police Strengthen Efforts Against Misinformation
Nile Post
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has announced plans to strengthen its collaboration with law enforcement to combat the spread of fake news. Read more »
South Africa: Call for Proactive Regulations in the Media Sector
SAnews.gov.za
The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) has called for proactive regulations to deal with matters of platform accountability, competition and cases of acquisitions in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Falana, Falz Write Bobrisky, Demand Retraction of Defamatory Statement
Vanguard
Human Rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, and his son, Folarin, aka Falz, have asked popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye also known as Bobrisky, to immediately retract the defamatory… Read more »
Nigeria: Smile Communication Repositions, Appoints New CEO, GMD
This Day
Smile Communication, a pan African telecommunications group with presence in Nigeria, has repositioned its operations for better services delivery, with the appointment of Abhulime… Read more »
October 16
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Ranks Lowest for Internet Freedom Among 17 African Nations
Addis Standard
Ethiopia has received the lowest internet freedom score among 17 African nations assessed in Freedom House's "Freedom on the Net 2024" report, scoring 27 out of 100 and earning a… Read more »
Chad: Chad Media Regulator Restricts Online Broadcasts Under Threat of Shutdown
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Chadian authorities to reverse a directive announcedon October 9 by Abderamane Barka, president of the High Authority for Media and… Read more »
October 15
Tanzania: Tanzania's Regulator Bans Media Outlets As Journalists Harassed
CPJ
Instead of providing the latest news updates, the homepages of three leading Tanzanian newspapers are focused on their own suspension over a video seen as critical of the… Read more »
West Africa: Fighting Impunity in West Africa - MFWA Assembles 14 Lawyers to Defend Journalists, Activists
MFWA
In response to the persistent trend of legal harassment against journalists and civic activists in West Africa, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has put together a… Read more »
Sudan: Study Scrutinises Gender Bias in Sudan Media Coverage
Dabanga
A recent study highlights a severe gender disparity in Sudanese media institutions, with over 90 percent of these organisations displaying a significant lack of female… Read more »
Mozambique: Observers and Journalists Prevented From Observing District Count
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Journalists and observers have been barred from attending some counts of the results at district level in Inhambane, Gaza, Niassa and Nampula. Read more »
Nigeria: Daily Trust Foundation Trains Journalists On Broadcast Investigations
Daily Trust
The Daily Trust Foundation, with support from the MacArthur Foundation, has organised a three-day training session in Sokoto for journalists from the Northwest subregion, focused… Read more »
