News and Press Releases

The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) in collaboration with UNESCO under the Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF) Project held a one- day…

On August 17, journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Bulbul, Editor in Chief of Kaab Somali TV, was arrested and taken into custody in Mogadishu after allegedly…

Journalists Fortune Francis and Sunday George were assaulted and their mobile phones stolen while covering a political rally on July 22 in the capital…

UPDATE 09.08.2023 Senegalese journalist Pape Ale Niang was arrested by the police on July 29 following a live-streamed video on YouTube commenting on…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Syndicat des professionnels de l’information et de la communication (SYNPICS)…

Investigative journalist and radio presenter Ralikonelo Joki was shot multiple times by several assailants on 14 May at around 10 pm at the gate of…

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), an affiliate of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) and its parent body the International Federation…

Several journalists and media workers were trapped for three days inside their workplaces after fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary…

French journalists Sophie Douce (Le Monde) and Agnès Faivre (Libération) were summoned separately for questioning by Burkina Faso's military…

MIS A JOUR LE 16.03.23 Le 13 mars, l’Assemblée des Représentants du Peuple (ARP) tunisienne a interdit aux médias et journalistes indépendants -…

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has published today its annual State of Media Report documenting on two killings, 95 attacks against…

Business tycoon and owner of L’Anecdote media group, Jean Pierre Amougou Belinga, was arrested “at dawn” on 6 February, in connection with the…

Rwandan journalist John William Ntwali, founder and editor - in –chief of Irene News.net and Pax TV Youtube channel which publishes investigative news…

The managing director of Yaounde-based radio Amplitude FM, Martinez Zogo, and host of popular daily programme, Embouteillages, was abducted on…

Six journalists from the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) were arrested by the National Security Services (NSS) on Thursday, 5 January over…