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Africa: The Three Ways States Are Using COVID-19 to Curb Media Freedoms
African Arguments, 3 May 2020
We cannot afford for media freedoms to fall victim to COVID-19. Read more »
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Africa: World Press Freedom Day - Journalism Without Fear or Favour
IPS, 29 April 2020
MEDIA WORLDWIDE is facing crises on multiple fronts, exacerbated by the COVID19 pandemic. Reporters without Borders released its 2020 World Press Freedom Index on April 21st,… Read more »
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Africa: Freedom of the Press As a Guarantee for Human Dignity and Well-Being
IPS, 1 May 2020
United Nations has designated at least 170 specific days of the year as occasions to mark particular events or topics to promote the objectives of the Organization. 2 This might be… Read more »
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Somalia: Spate of Arrests, Intimidation of Journalists
HRW, 2 May 2020
Somali authorities have been stepping up their intimidation of journalists as the country faces a growing number of Covid-19 cases. Since mid-April 2020 alone, authorities… Read more »
The Crisis Hitting African Journalism in the Face of COVID-19
Journalists are facing an increasing number of challenges covering the coronavirus outbreak, with rights groups warning the pandemic could kill the truth. Journalists say the restrictions on the media have prevented them from accessing reliable information and producing independent facts.
Mirriam Kaliza, Deutsche Welle's correspondent in Malawi: "Every morning when I come into the office, before I interact with anyone, I need to wash my hands with soap. The secretary also has to give me a face mask and gloves. It's so difficult to type on the keyboard wearing gloves."
InFocus
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As of May 20, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,662,928 while over 298,026,398 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. ... Read more »
