Category : African News

Greater Regional Efforts Needed to Protect Population, Improve Accountability (Johannesburg, September 18, 2024) – Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso have escalated their attacks on civilians, massacring...

At least eight journalists have been arrested, prosecuted, or detained under Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act since the amendment of its articles that violated press freedom seven...

Drop Charges; Ensure Due Process; End Crackdown on Dissent (Abuja, September 6, 2024) – Nigerian authorities have charged 10 protesters who were arrested during protests across Nigeria...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the online attacks on Chernoh Alpha M. Bah for his reports on corruption and embezzlement involving senior government officials. Threats...

By the Africa Center for Strategic Studies August 13, 2024 Fatalities linked to militant Islamist violence in Africa have surged by nearly 60 percent since...

After nearly two years in prison, Floriane Irangabiye is about to be released. Pardoned by Burundi’s President on 14 August, the journalist was serving a...

Afrobarometer Inaugural Flagship Report Reveals African youth prefer democracy to any kind of authoritarian alternative but are more likely than their elders to be dissatisfied...

Thirteen journalists have been arrested and at least 16 others attacked while covering major protests against the cost of living crisis in Nigeria. Reporters Without...