Africa

July 25, 2025

Murder of Lokoja Photojournalist and Suspect’s Apparent Suicide Shake Nigeria’s Media Community

July 25, 2025 – Nigeria –  Ayo Aiyepekun, a photojournalist working for Inside Story in Lokoja, Kogi State, was brutally murdered by a close friend and colleague, […]
July 24, 2025

Ghanaian Journalists Assaulted During Election Coverage Spark National and International Outcry

July 24, 2025 – Ghana –  Three journalists covering the parliamentary by-election rerun in Ablekuma North, Ghana, were physically attacked in separate incidents involving both a […]
July 15, 2025

Burkinabé Journalist Reappears After Year‑Long Abduction; RSF Demands Clarity on Other Disappearances

July 15, 2025 – Burkina Faso – Kalifara Séré, a columnist for the private television channel BF1, has reappeared in Ouagadougou after being missing for over […]
July 14, 2025

Ivorian “Trap” Leads to Forced Extradition and Imprisonment of Refugee‑Journalist Hugues Comlan Sosoukpe

July 14, 2025 – West Africa –  In a case that has alarms ringing across West African press freedom circles, Beninese investigative journalist and rights defender […]
July 10, 2025

Morocco Expels Spanish Journalists and Activist from Laayoune

July 10, 2025 – Spain/Morocco –  Moroccan authorities expelled two Spanish journalists—Leonor Suárez and Óscar Allende—and human rights activist Raúl Conde from occupied Laayoune on July 8, 2025. They were […]