Africa

January 26, 2025

Victor Osimhen Launches Legal Battle After Assault Allegations by Turkish Journalist

January 26, 2025 – Turkey/ Nigeria –  Nigerian football star Victor Osimhen has filed a defamation lawsuit against Turkish journalist Tolga Bozduman, following allegations that the […]
January 25, 2025

BBC Liberia Correspondent Moses Garzeawu Manhandled by Police During Sports Event

January 25, 2025 – Liberia –  BBC Liberia correspondent Moses Garzeawu was forcibly handled by a Liberia National Police (LNP) officer while covering Liberia’s National County […]
January 23, 2025

Somaliland Releases Journalist Shafii Shaaciye After a Week in Detention

January 23, 2025 – Somalia –  Somaliland authorities have released freelance journalist Shafi’i Abdi Mohamed, known professionally as Shafii Shaaciye, after holding him in detention for […]
January 22, 2025

Sudanese Journalist Yahya Hamad Fadlallah Dies After Torture in Army Custody

January 22, 2025 – Sudan –  Sudanese journalist Yahya Hamad Fadlallah died on January 13, 2025, just days after being released from nearly a month-long detention […]
January 21, 2025

Tanzanian Journalist Maria Sarungi Tsehai Abducted and Released in Nairobi, Sparking Press Freedom Outcry

January 21, 2025 – Tanzania –  Tanzanian journalist and activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai was abducted in Nairobi, Kenya, by four unidentified men—some posing as police officers—before […]
January 21, 2025

Nigerian Police Accused of Ignoring Court Order to Pay N50 Million Compensation for Journalist’s Death

January 21, 2025 – Nigeria –  Human rights advocates and the family of slain journalist Alex Ogbu marked five years since his killing by accusing the […]