Africa

February 25, 2025

Zimbabwe: Journalist Arrested Under Cyber and Data Protection Act

February 25, 2025 – Zimbabwe –  Zimbabwean journalist Blessed “Dhara” Mhlanga was arrested under the country’s Cyber and Data Protection Act (CDPA), marking a significant moment […]
February 19, 2025

Caught Between Bullets and Broadcasts: Journalism Under Siege in Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis

February 19, 2025 – Cameroon –  For nearly a decade, Cameroon’s Anglophone regions—the Northwest and Southwest—have been engulfed in a violent conflict between separatist groups and […]
February 18, 2025

Zimbabwean Journalist Blessed Mhlanga Faces Legal Challenges Amidst Press Freedom Concerns

February 18, 2025 – Zimbabwe –  Zimbabwean journalist Blessed Mhlanga, associated with Heart and Soul TV (HStv), has recently been at the centre of legal and […]
February 17, 2025

Dutch Journalist Detained in Sierra Leone Amid Espionage Allegations

February 17, 2025 – South Africa/Netherlands – Dutch journalist Sophie van Leeuwen, an Africa correspondent for RTL Nieuws, was detained by Sierra Leonean authorities on suspicion […]
February 12, 2025

RSF Condemns Unlawful Detention of Journalist Fernand Cello

February 12, 2025 – Madacasgar –  Investigative journalist Fernand Cello, affiliated with the daily newspaper Basy Vava, was arrested at his home in Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, […]
February 11, 2025

Guinean Journalist Habib Marouane Camara Still Missing Months After Abduction

February 11, 2025 – Guinea –  Guinean investigative journalist Habib Marouane Camara was violently abducted in Conakry by men wearing gendarme uniforms. Camara, founder of the […]
February 10, 2025

Assassination of Investigative Journalist Edmondo Bahati Monja in Democratic Republic of Congo

February 10, 2025 – Congo –  Edmondo Bahati Monja, an investigative journalist for Radio Maria in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was tragically shot and […]
February 10, 2025

Two Somali Journalists Freed After Illegal Detention by Security Agency and Clan Militia

February 10, 2025 – Somalia –  Somali journalists Sharif Abdi and Omar Yusuf Mohamed (also known as Omar Guux) were released after being unlawfully detained by […]