Africa

September 13, 2024

Southern African Journalists Launch United Front Against Disinformation

September 13, 2024 – Botswana –  Journalists from nine Southern African countries have formed a regional alliance to combat the growing threat of disinformation and misinformation, […]
September 3, 2024

Sierra Leone’s Exiled Journalist Faces Persistent Cyber-Harassment, RSF Warns of Deepening Impunity

September 03, 2024 – Sierra Leone –  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned a sustained campaign of cyber-harassment and death threats against Sierra Leonean investigative journalist […]
August 29, 2024

Sudanese Paramilitary Group Kidnaps Journalist, Demands Escalating Ransom

August 29, 2024 – Sudan –  Freelance journalist Aladdin Abu Harba, based in East Nile, Khartoum, was abducted by armed men affiliated with the paramilitary Rapid […]
August 8, 2024

Kenyan Police Accused of Widespread Violence and Impunity as RSF Demands Justice for Targeted Journalists

August 08, 2024 – Kenya –  Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned multiple incidents of police violence against journalists in Kenya, demanding immediate accountability and disciplinary […]
August 6, 2024

Nigerian Journalists Brutalized While Covering Protests as Press Freedom Faces Violent Clampdown

August 06, 2024 – Nigeria –  Nigerian security forces launched a violent crackdown on journalists covering nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests, with at least 56 media workers assaulted, […]
June 7, 2024

Sudanese Paramilitary Forces Kill Journalist Makawi Mohamed Ahmed and His Brother Amid Escalating War Crimes

June 07, 2024 – Sudan –  Elements of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed the village of Wad Al‑Noura in Al Jazirah state, south of Khartoum. […]
May 8, 2024

Family Denounces ‘Sham’ Inquiry into Killing of Journalist Christopher Allen in South Sudan

May 08, 2024 – Sudan –  26-year-old photojournalist Christopher Allen, a dual British–American citizen, was shot dead while covering conflict in Kaya, South Sudan, near the […]