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A December to remember: Africa's dire press freedom record

A December to remember: Africa's dire press freedom record

3 Jan 2018

Ahmed Abba to be freed

Ahmed Abba to be freed

21 Dec 2017

Record number of journalists imprisoned globally

Record number of journalists imprisoned globally

13 Dec 2017

Christiane Amanpour.

Journalists honoured for courageous reporting

20 Nov 2017

#NEWSWATCH: Zimbabwe uncertainty as state TV remains under control of military

#NEWSWATCH: Zimbabwe uncertainty as state TV remains under control of military

Louise Marsland 15 Nov 2017

Honouring courageous journalism

Honouring courageous journalism

7 Nov 2017

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

6 Nov 2017

Impunity in the murders of journalists creates intractable cycle

Impunity in the murders of journalists creates intractable cycle

1 Nov 2017

Threats to media after Uganda parliamentary brawl

Threats to media after Uganda parliamentary brawl

28 Sep 2017

Cameroon uses anti-terror law to silence critical press

Cameroon uses anti-terror law to silence critical press

21 Sep 2017

Egypt blocks dozens of websites, including media sites

Egypt blocks dozens of websites, including media sites

31 Aug 2017

Kenyan journalists harassed, detained, reporting on election violence

Kenyan journalists harassed, detained, reporting on election violence

19 Aug 2017

The Gathering 2017 Media Edition.Credit: Ashraf Hendricks, GroundUp.org.za.

How to save SA from state capture and media elitism

Louise Marsland 4 Aug 2017

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Fake news is ‘weaponised social media'

Louise Marsland 3 Aug 2017

Cameroon reporter Ahmed Abba given 10-year prison sentence

Cameroon reporter Ahmed Abba given 10-year prison sentence

4 May 2017

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

24 Apr 2017

AU called on to intervene in Cameroon internet shutdown

AU called on to intervene in Cameroon internet shutdown

20 Apr 2017

Somalia journalists targeted with violence

Somalia journalists targeted with violence

7 Apr 2017

Life in ‘No-internet Cameroon'

Life in ‘No-internet Cameroon'

Monique Kwachou 29 Mar 2017

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UN urges Cameroon to restore internet services

14 Feb 2017

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Condemnation for attack wounding seven journalists in Somalia

27 Jan 2017

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Cameroon clamp down on media freedoms

16 Jan 2017

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Two journalists sentenced in Ethiopia on terror charges

5 Jan 2017

Angola: new media law threatens free speech

Angola: new media law threatens free speech

1 Dec 2016

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Congolese journalist murdered in own home

21 Nov 2016

Abdiasis Mohamed Ali

Radio Shabelle reporter shot in Somalia

13 Oct 2016

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US strongly condemns assassination of Somali journalist

30 Sep 2016

Eritrea called on to provide info on jailed journalists

Eritrea called on to provide info on jailed journalists

19 Sep 2016

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Police should protect journalists in Africa

16 Sep 2016

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Zimbabwe government controls over social media criticised

11 Aug 2016