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New law threatens freedom of expression in Togo - IFJ

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:46:00 +0200

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) denounced yesterday, 5 November 2009, the vote on Friday, 30 October 2009 by the National Assembly of a legislation reinforcing the powers of the High Authority of Audio-visual and Communication (HAAC) which allegedly threatens press freedom and freedom of expression in Togo.
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Niger editor arrested for defamation

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:22:00 +0200

The director of a weekly news magazine in Niger is being held by Nigerian authorities and faces charges of defamation. Journalist Ibrahim Gaoh was arrested on Sunday and could face several months in jail.
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Nigerian journalist shot dead

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:42:00 +0200

A journalist at a Nigerian daily newspaper has been shot dead by gunmen at his home in Lagos. Bayo Ohu, an assistant news editor at The Guardian, was shot earlier this week.
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Gambia: journalists freed

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:00:00 +0200

Six Gambian journalists who had been convicted of defamation and sedition were pardoned and released last week. They had been sentenced to two years in prison in August 2009 after calling on President Yahya Jammeh to recognise his government's responsibility for the unresolved murder in 2004 of journalist Deyda Hydara, an outspoken critic of Gambian media laws.
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Nigeria hosts journalism and new media conference

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:43:00 +0200

Registration has commenced for the forthcoming Conference on Journalism and New Media Technologies in Africa organised by the School of Media and Communication of the Pan African University in Lagos, Nigeria. The conference is scheduled in Lagos from 23 - 27 August 2009 at the Honeywell Group Auditorium of the Pan African University's Lekki, Lagos campus.
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The media: partnering for civil society

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:36:00 +0200

Although they need each other, the relationship between the media and civil society has not been at its best in post-apartheid South Africa, and both parties would do well to cultivate a more professional and respectful relationship.
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Recognition for West African journalists

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:02:00 +0200

Journalists from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Mauritania can apply for a prize that aims to promote investigation and research of political, economic, social and cultural issues.
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Niger strike over press freedom

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:54:00 +0200

Journalists in Niger have begun a one-week strike to protest against restrictions on the media. Radio stations and media houses accuse President Mamadou Tandja of stifling press freedom and democracy after he made a decree which empowers the head of the regulatory High Communications Council to take decisions independently.
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CPJ urges Nigeria to probe police harassment, assault

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:35:00 +0200

NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on national police Inspector General Mike Okiro to investigate reports that Delta state police harassed six journalists and attacked at least three of them last week.
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Telkom to improve business in Nigeria

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:40:00 +0200

JOHANNESBURG: The number one priority of Telkom is to improve business in Nigeria, the telecommunications giant said on Tuesday, 23 June 2009.
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