the Media community of East Africa

Somali journalists launch NUSOJ Kenya branch

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:33:00 +0200

NAIROBI: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) launched on Saturday, 17 October 2009, its Kenyan branch in the capital Nairobi to take care of the interests and welfare of its members who have fled and are now living as exiles. The branch, which was launched at Stanley Hotel, will also serve NUSOJ members who are working in Nairobi for the international media outlets.
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Somali journalist awarded International Press Freedom Award

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:17:00 +0200

MOGADISHU: Mustafa Haji Abdinur, an Agence France Press (AFP) correspondent in Mogadishu and editor-in-chief of independent radio station Radio Simba, has won the International Press Freedom Award, administered by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
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IFJ concerned by degradation of freedom of expression in Somaliland

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:11:00 +0200

MOGADISHU: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), late last week, expressed its concern over the continuous degradation of freedom of expression in Somaliland, following the publication of a new report by the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), an IFJ affiliate, on the state of freedom of expression and cases of violations of media freedom in Somaliland.
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Media censorship denounced in Uganda

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:52:00 +0200

International media rights groups have condemned the Ugandan government's actions against the press after last week's riots in Kampala. Four radio stations were closed and all live debate programmes were banned.
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Financial journalists urged to be pro-active

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:45:00 +0200

Ugandan journalists have been urged to be more pro-active to increase the level of awareness and deepen the understanding of events at home and worldwide. David Sseppuuya, a former editor-in-chief of the New Vision called on business and financial journalists to lay a foundation for economic financial reporting by being more analytical.
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Ugandan editors held over cartoon

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:56:00 +0200

Three editors from a Ugandan magazine were questioned yesterday over a cartoon criticising President Yoweri Museveni. The Criminal Investigations Directorate is investigating reports of sedition after a caricature of the president appeared in The Independent magazine last week.
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Press freedom threat in DRC

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:56:00 +0200

The assassination of a journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased concerns among media activists about press freedom in the country. An investigation has been launched into the murder of Bruno Chirambiza, a reporter from Radio Star in the Bukavu district, who was stabbed by eight men in an apparently premeditated attack on Saturday, 22 August 2009.
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NUSOJ condemns media rights violations in Somalia

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:03:00 +0200

MOGADISHU: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has strongly condemned mounting suppression and violation of media rights in Gedo region of southwestern Somalia by the Al-Shabaab Islamic group.
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UNESCO continues to support East African media

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:39:00 +0200

PARIS: Over the last 29 years UNESCO's International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) has been providing support to developing countries for projects related to freedom of expression, media pluralism and community media. The number of applications for IPDC funding from East African countries has increased since the last two years.
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IFJ condemns harassment against female journalist in Sudan

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:55:00 +0200

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), earlier this week, condemned the charges brought by Sudanese authorities against Amal Habani, a female journalist and editor of the column "Tiny Issues" in Ajrass Al Horreya newspaper for having denounced the prosecution of Sudanese women who wear trousers.
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