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Africa: Exploding Enclosures in Africa and Europe (on Charlie Hebdo and Boko Haram)
African Arguments, 15 January 2015
This is the first of two essays on the theme of Islam in Europe and Africa. The second will appear after the Nigerian elections of 14 February and assess their possible impact on… Read more »
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Mali: Hero of Paris Attack to Get French Nationality
RFI, 15 January 2015
A Malian described as a "hero" after he saved the lives of 20 hostages in the Paris Kosher supermarket which was attacked by a terrorist last week is to be awarded French… Read more »
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Africa: Journalism After 'Charlie' - in Paris, Unesco Hosts Day of Reflection, Free Speech Debate
UN News, 14 January 2015
In the wake of last week's attack against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the United Nations agency mandated to protect free expression today hosted at its Paris… Read more »
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Africa: Onward With the Struggle for Free Speech
SACSIS, 15 January 2015
There likely aren't many journalists, bloggers, cartoonists or comedians anywhere in the world who don't feel a connection with the massacred staff of French satirical publication… Read more »
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Somalia: Somalis Respond to Paris Attacks, Denounce Violence
Sabahi, 12 January 2015
News coverage around the world of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris last week has ignited debate about the limits of freedom of expression and the right to offend, with Somalia's… Read more »
Africa Reacts to Killings of French Cartoonists
Journalists, national and religious leaders and fellow cartoonists have condemned the attack on the satirical French publication Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead.
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Tunisia: Attack On Charlie Hebdo in Paris - Caid Essebsi Signs Condolence Book
Tunis Afrique Presse, 12 January 2015
President Beji Caïd Essebsi, on Monday, signed a condolence book at the residence of the French ambassador in Tunis, after the terrorist attack carried out, on January 7,… Read more »
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Mauritius: PM Condemns Terrorist Attack On Charlie Hebdo
Government of Mauritius, 12 January 2015
The Mauritian Government has condemned the 'outrageous' terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine and against the values of freedom of expression, when 12 persons were killed on 7… Read more »
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Liberia: Ellen Consoles France On Recent Shooting Incident
Heritage, 12 January 2015
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has sent a message of condolence to the Government and People of the Republic of France following a horrendous shooting incidence on Wednesday,… Read more »
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Liberia: Ellen Consoles France
NEWS, 12 January 2015
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has sent a message of condolence to the Government and people of the Republic of France following a horrendous shooting incidence on Wednesday,… Read more »
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North Africa: Paris Attacks May Distort Western Policy Focus
Chatham House, 9 January 2015
Following the terror attacks in France, Western governments should avoid the temptation to see relations with MENA solely through the lens of counterterrorism. Read more »
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South Africa: Cartoons and the Prophet Muhammad
GroundUp, 13 January 2015
The question of whether Prophet Muhammad can be depicted in Islam is something that perhaps most Muslims have failed to explain. With every cartoon or drawing, most people wonder… Read more »
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South Africa: Charlie Hebdo - Let's Not Fall Into the Politically Correct Trap
GroundUp, 13 January 2015
Charlie Hebdo journalist Laurent Leger is no stranger to South African newspaper readers. Over the last ten years or so, as a freelancer, Laurent has written several reports for… Read more »
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Seychelles: Seychelles' President Michel Expresses Solidarity With Charlie Hebdo Victims in French Embassy Visit
Seychelles News Agency, 13 January 2015
The President of Seychelles, James Michel, this morning visited the French Embassy in a show of solidarity with the people of France after the multiple killings at the offices of… Read more »
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Egypt: Awqaf Ministry Condemns Charlie Hebdo Attack
Egypt Online, 9 January 2015
Egypt's Awqaf Ministry (Ministry of Religious Endowments) has urged the world's wise men to should their responsibilities towards humanity by pooling efforts to confine the… Read more »
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Africa: The Struggle Continues, Despite the Barbaric and Cowardly Act
Liberian Observer, 8 January 2015
They acted in truly terrorist fashion--killed innocent people in cold blood, then ran away, too cowardly to face the consequences of their heinous crime. Read more »
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Nigeria: Don't Be Discouraged By Paris Killings, Jonathan Tells Journalists
Independent (Lagos), 9 January 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan has extended Nigeria's condolences to President Francois Hollande and the people of France, as they mourn the victims of Wednesday's terrorist attack on… Read more »
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South Africa: Condemn Paris Media Massacre, Cartoonist Says
SAPA, 9 January 2015
The murder of staff of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo demands the strongest condemnation as well as assurances of future protection of media freedom, South Africa's… Read more »
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South Africa: Charlie Hebdo - Responses From South Africa
The Daily Vox, 8 January 2015
The devastating attack on satirical french magazine Charlie Hebdo has provoked shock and anger across the world, and rekindled a debate about the boundaries of free expression, the… Read more »
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South Africa: Analysis - What Will Freedom of Expression Look Like Post-Charlie Hebdo?
Daily Maverick, 8 January 2015
Wednesday's deadly attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo forces publishers and media practitioners worldwide to consider how far they are willing to go to uphold… Read more »
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South Africa: Free Speech to Honour Dead - Press Club
SAPA, 9 January 2015
The best way to honour those killed in the attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo's Paris office would be to campaign for freedom of expression around the world, the Cape Town… Read more »
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South Africa: The Paris Attacks Were Not About Freedom of Expression
The Daily Vox, 9 January 2015
I am a writer, a journalist, even a satirist sometimes. I understand the value of freedom. And I also understand that part of our responsibility is to defend most precisely that… Read more »
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Africa: For Charlie Hebdo, Nothing Was Sacred, Especially the Sacred
Daily Maverick, 7 January 2015
On Wednesday, three hooded gunmen entered the offices of the French satirical newspaper named after Charlie Brown. When they fled, twelve people lay dead. By RICHARD POPLAK Read more »
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Morocco: HM King Mohammed VI Offers Condolences to French President On Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack
MAP, 7 January 2015
HM King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences and solidarity to French President François Hollande, following the terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo editorial… Read more »
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Africa: Today, We Are All Charlie
Daily Maverick, 7 January 2015
The media murder spree in Paris that left the world speechless took the lives of a dozen innocents. But it was not only an attack against people and the idea of freedom of speech,… Read more »
The cover of an issue of Charlie Hebdo depicting a Muslim man kissing one of the newspaper's cartoonists (file photo).
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Nigeria: Nigeria Commiserates With France Over Terrorist Attack
Guardian, 8 January 2015
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has described the Wednesday's dastardly attack on the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, as cruel, gruesome and cowardly. Read more »
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Tunisia: Ministry of Religious Affairs Describes As 'Heinous Crime' Attack Against 'Charlie Hebdo' Magazine
Tunis Afrique Presse, 7 January 2015
The Ministry of Religious Affairs described as "heinous crime" the attack perpetrated, Wednesday, against the "Charlie Hebdo" magazine, that killed 12 including police officers and… Read more »
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Africa: 'Silence Must Not Be Allowed to Win'
GroundUp, 7 January 2015
Today GroundUp publishes this image in solidarity with journalists all over the world following the attack in Paris on the staff of Charlie Hebdo, in which ten journalists and two… Read more »
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Egypt: Al-Azhar Condemns Attacks On Satirical French Newspaper
Aswat Masriya, 7 January 2015
Egypt's highest religious institution, al-Azhar, condemned on Wednesday the attack on the headquarters of satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo that resulted in at least 12… Read more »
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During the same week as attacks in France, Boko Haram kiled an estimated 2,000 people in north-eastern Nigeria. But how much coverage have the Nigerian attacks had, and "where is ... Read more »
