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New appointments at Champion Newspapers

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0200

The Board of Champion Newspapers Limited (CNL) in Nigeriahas announced new appointments in a bid to reposition the company.
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IFJ backs FAJ call for action to protect journos

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:39:00 +0200

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Friday, 27 January 2012, joined its African regional organisation, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), in calling on the Federal Government of Nigeria to protect journalists as the increased violence by Islamist group, Boko Haram, continues to claim lives of citizens and threatens to ignite a wider conflict.
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African journo awards extends deadline

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:02:00 +0200

CNN International and MultiChoice announced at the end of last week that the deadline for entries for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Awards have been extended to Wednesday, 22 February 2012, and the judging to take place in April this year.
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Gambian journalist charged with defamation

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:07:00 +0200

BANJUL, GAMBIA: A journalist has been arrested and charged with defamation in the tiny west African nation of Gambia, police said yesterday, 12 January 2012, after he wrote an article accusing a local chief of mismanaging public funds.
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Press regulators halt publication in Benin

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:36:00 +0200

Reporters Without Borders is perplexed at the indefinite closure of a daily newspaper by the High Authority for Broadcasting and Communication (HAAC) on 8 December and warns of the risk of further abuses.
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CPJ report: 52 journalists jailed in Africa

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:05:00 +0200

There are currently 52 journalists imprisoned in Africa, in nine countries. More than half the jailed journalists are held in that scourge of media freedom - Eritrea. The most disturbing news to come out of CPJ's recent report on journalists behind bars, is that the trend of imprisoning journalists - often on trumped-up charges - has seen a sharp increase over the last decade. And if the Protection of State Information Bill is passed next year, the 2012 CPJ report could very well see South African journalists join their colleagues across the continent in serving prison time for doing their job.
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Ghanaian journo nominated for intl prize

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:48:00 +0200

Nominees for the 2011 Lorenzo Natali Prize for Journalism have been announced by the European Commission (EC). Ghanaian journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, an investigative journalist at the privately owned, Crusading Guide, is among the list of nominees released by the EC.
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Niger's president endorses Table Mountain Declaration

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:42:00 +0200

NIAMEY, NIGER: The president of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, has become the first African head of state to endorse the Declaration of Table Mountain, which calls for repeal of criminal defamation and 'insult' laws and for putting press freedom higher on the agenda in Africa.
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Go and sin no more - court orders media houses

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0200

Criminal Court 'A'Judge James W. Zotaa, has strongly warned proprietors of three local media houses recently shutdown by government for allegedly broadcasting hate messages and misinformation not to repeat such act.
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SA memorial service for Alan McClarty this week

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:34:00 +0200

The South African memorial service for the late Alan McClarty, who died from complications caused by cerebral malaria beginning of November 2011, will be held this Wednesday evening, 16 November, at the offices of Primedia Unlimited in Sandton, Johannesburg.
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