IFEX - Africa http://www.ifex.org/africa/all/ Africa en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:50:35 GMT Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:50:35 GMT 100 <![CDATA[Nigeria - Airport officials lock out journalists, hold equipment]]> http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/02/09/journalists_locked_out/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/02/09/journalists_locked_out/ <![CDATA[Mauritania - ANHRI condemns detention of activist]]> http://www.ifex.org/mauritania/2012/02/09/biran_detained/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/mauritania/2012/02/09/biran_detained/ <![CDATA[South Sudan - Journalist assaulted in Parliament]]> http://www.ifex.org/south_sudan/2012/02/09/ngor_assaulted/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:24:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/south_sudan/2012/02/09/ngor_assaulted/ <![CDATA[Uganda - Court acquits “Daily Monitor” editors]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/02/08/monitor_editors_acquitted/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:33:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/02/08/monitor_editors_acquitted/ <![CDATA[Nigeria - French journalists detained, thrown out of restive state]]> http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/02/07/french_journalists_detained/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:47:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/02/07/french_journalists_detained/ <![CDATA[Cameroon - Coup charges against writer dropped, still faces military tribunal]]> http://www.ifex.org/cameroon/2012/02/07/coup_charges_dropped/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:52:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cameroon/2012/02/07/coup_charges_dropped/ <![CDATA[Malawi - New report highlights ongoing press freedom challenges, says MISA]]> http://www.ifex.org/malawi/2012/02/06/ongoing_challenges/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:59:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/malawi/2012/02/06/ongoing_challenges/ <![CDATA[Zimbabwe - Foreign newspapers to be banned]]> http://www.ifex.org/zimbabwe/2012/02/06/foreign_newspaper_ban/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:47:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/zimbabwe/2012/02/06/foreign_newspaper_ban/ <![CDATA[Côte d'Ivoire - Two detained journalists released]]> http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2012/02/03/sanga_coulibaly_released/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:37:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2012/02/03/sanga_coulibaly_released/ <![CDATA[Djibouti - Radio journalist threatened and tortured for 24 hours]]> http://www.ifex.org/djibouti/2012/02/03/hildid_tortured/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:50:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/djibouti/2012/02/03/hildid_tortured/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - More journalists get jail time on anti-terrorism charges]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/02/01/heavy_sentences_for_terrorism/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:59:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/02/01/heavy_sentences_for_terrorism/ <![CDATA[Somalia - Journalist's murder highlights country's notoriety as most dangerous place in Africa for media]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/02/01/abdi_killed/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:55:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/02/01/abdi_killed/ <![CDATA[Kenya - WiPC interview with Robert Wanyonyi on witnessing and reporting on crime]]> http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2012/02/01/wanyonyi_interview/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:36:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2012/02/01/wanyonyi_interview/ <![CDATA[Kenya - ARTICLE 19 publishes analysis of Freedom of Information Bill]]> http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2012/02/01/foi_bill/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:30:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2012/02/01/foi_bill/ <![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo - Un journaliste interpellé par les services de sécurité pour avoir relayé un appel de l'opposition]]> http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2012/02/01/diyi_interpelle/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:51:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2012/02/01/diyi_interpelle/ <![CDATA[Côte d'Ivoire - Newspaper editor arrested for publishing "confidential information"]]> http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2012/02/01/sanga_arrested/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:02:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2012/02/01/sanga_arrested/ <![CDATA[Senegal - Rights activist detained over opposition protests]]> http://www.ifex.org/senegal/2012/01/31/tine_detained/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:36:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/senegal/2012/01/31/tine_detained/ <![CDATA[Somalia - NUSOJ outraged over live radio broadcast that exposed journalists to danger]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/01/31/rbk_radio_endangers_journalists/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:02:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/01/31/rbk_radio_endangers_journalists/ <![CDATA[Somalia - Senior journalist murdered]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/01/30/abdi_killed/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:55:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/01/30/abdi_killed/ <![CDATA[Central African Republic - Editor sentenced to 10 months in jail on libel charge]]> http://www.ifex.org/central_african_republic/2012/01/27/samba_sentenced/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:58:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/central_african_republic/2012/01/27/samba_sentenced/ <![CDATA[Somalia - Information minister speaks out against NUSOJ's Annual Report]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/01/27/nusoj_harassed/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:51:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/01/27/nusoj_harassed/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Blogger risks death penalty as judge confirms charges]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/26/charges_confirmed/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/26/charges_confirmed/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - CORRECTION: Death penalty for blogger, prison for journalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/26/kifle_death_sentence/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:15:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/26/kifle_death_sentence/ <![CDATA[Zimbabwe - Charges against MMPZ staffers reduced]]> http://www.ifex.org/zimbabwe/2012/01/26/mmpz_charges_reduced/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:05:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/zimbabwe/2012/01/26/mmpz_charges_reduced/ <![CDATA[Uganda - Police officer shoots at journalist]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/01/26/kasamani_shot_at/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:42:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/01/26/kasamani_shot_at/ <![CDATA[Central African Republic - Editor jailed in politicised case]]> http://www.ifex.org/central_african_republic/2012/01/26/samba_jailed/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:28:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/central_african_republic/2012/01/26/samba_jailed/ <![CDATA[The Gambia - Former minister gets life sentence for seditious T-shirt]]> http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2012/01/25/janneh_jailed/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:52:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2012/01/25/janneh_jailed/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Following fact-finding mission, RSF reports on press freedom situation in the country]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/25/mission_report/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:44:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/25/mission_report/ <![CDATA[Nigeria - Journalist killed while covering terrorist bombings]]> http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/25/akogwu_killed/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:44:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/25/akogwu_killed/ <![CDATA[Namibia - Newspaper faces defamation charges]]> http://www.ifex.org/namibia/2012/01/25/katiti_defamation_claim/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:35:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/namibia/2012/01/25/katiti_defamation_claim/ <![CDATA[Uganda - Radio journalist attacked at gunpoint in front of his family]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/01/25/tugume_attacked/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/01/25/tugume_attacked/ <![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo - Community radio station back on air after three-month suspension ]]> http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2012/01/24/rctk_suspension_lifted/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:38:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2012/01/24/rctk_suspension_lifted/ <![CDATA[Cameroon - Writer detained, faces up to 50 years in prison]]> http://www.ifex.org/cameroon/2012/01/24/meyomesse_detained/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:19:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cameroon/2012/01/24/meyomesse_detained/ <![CDATA[Senegal - Two journalists given suspended prison terms]]> http://www.ifex.org/senegal/2012/01/23/journalists_sentenced/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:35:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/senegal/2012/01/23/journalists_sentenced/ <![CDATA[Nigeria - TV reporter killed while covering Kano suicide bombings]]> http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/23/journalists_killed/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:58:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/23/journalists_killed/ <![CDATA[Uganda - Three journalists assaulted as police arrest opposition politicians]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/01/23/journalists_assaulted/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:38:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2012/01/23/journalists_assaulted/ <![CDATA[Somalia - Al-Shabaab militant group conducts illegal raid on radio station, abducts journalist]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/01/20/dalmar_abducted/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:01:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/01/20/dalmar_abducted/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Journalists convicted under anti-terror legislation ]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/20/journalists_convicted/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/20/journalists_convicted/ <![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo - JED dénonce la sanction injuste d’un média par le CSAC au Katanga]]> http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2012/01/20/rtlj_suspendue/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:57:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2012/01/20/rtlj_suspendue/ <![CDATA[Senegal - Jailed opposition activist receives presidential pardon ]]> http://www.ifex.org/senegal/2012/01/19/seck_pardoned/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/senegal/2012/01/19/seck_pardoned/ <![CDATA[The Gambia - Former minister gets life imprisonment for demanding an end to the dictatorship]]> http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2012/01/19/janneh_life_imprisonment/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2012/01/19/janneh_life_imprisonment/ <![CDATA[Somalia - Independent journalists arrested in unprecedented numbers]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/01/18/horn_cable_tv_arrrests/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:47:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/01/18/horn_cable_tv_arrrests/ <![CDATA[Sudan - Two private newspapers shut down by authorities]]> http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/01/18/newspapers_suspended/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:46:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/01/18/newspapers_suspended/ <![CDATA[Nigeria - Call for release of labour activists]]> http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/17/ugwu_charged/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:02:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/17/ugwu_charged/ <![CDATA[Nigeria - #OccupyNigeria protesters take on news media coverage]]> http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/17/occupy_nigeria/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:29:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/17/occupy_nigeria/ <![CDATA[Liberia - "National Chronicle" editor briefly detained, faces criminal complaint]]> http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/01/17/mortee_charged/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:58:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/01/17/mortee_charged/ <![CDATA[Ghana - National security officials violently assault photojournalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/ghana/2012/01/16/lawson_assaulted/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:57:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ghana/2012/01/16/lawson_assaulted/ <![CDATA[Somalia - TV station raided, journalists detained]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/01/16/horn_cable_tv_closed/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:55:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/01/16/horn_cable_tv_closed/ <![CDATA[Somalia - Journalists released]]> http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/01/16/journalists_released/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:39:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2012/01/16/journalists_released/ <![CDATA[Equatorial Guinea - Concern about rights violations on eve of Africa Cup]]> http://www.ifex.org/equatorial_guinea/2012/01/16/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:54:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/equatorial_guinea/2012/01/16/