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Articles - Niger

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Niger

New media decree gags foreign journalists

Foreign journalists and media outlets must now seek clearance from Niger's communications ministry and pay large, non-refundable fees prior to entering the country to work on films or documentaries, reports the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). This new media law, issued on 3 June, also stipulates that journalists must submit final versions of their work to the ministry.

Niger

LIBERAN A PERIODISTA MOUSSA KAKA

Niger

LE JOURNALISTE MOUSSA KAKA EST LIBÉRÉ

Niger

JOURNALIST MOUSSA KAKA FREED

IFEX members hailed the provisional release of Moussa Kaka, a local reporter for Radio France International (RFI) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), who has been freed after spending more than a year in jail on charges of collaborating with rebels in northern Niger.

Niger

¡ACTÚE! PETICIÓN POR LIBERTAD DE MOUSSA KAKA DE NÍGER

Niger

AGISSEZ ! PÉTITION POUR FAIRE LIBÉRER MOUSSA KAKA DU NIGER

Niger

CENSURAN A EQUIPO DE BBC POR INFORMAR ACERCA DE HAMBRE

Niger

UNE ÉQUIPE DE LA BBC EST CENSURÉE À CAUSE D'UN REPORTAGE SUR LA FAIM

Niger

BBC CREW CENSORED FOR REPORTING HUNGER

The government of Niger is trying to censor media coverage of hunger and malnutrition in parts of the country reportedly hit by a food shortage, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says. Officials have been ordered not to speak to the media about the possibility of famine after authorities withdrew accreditation from a BBC television crew who reported last week on hunger in the central region of Maradi.

Niger

LES MÉDIAS SUBISSENT DES PRESSIONS À PROPOS DE LA CRISE ALIMENTAIRE

Niger

PRESIONAN A MEDIOS POR CRISIS DE ALIMENTOS

Niger

MEDIA PRESSURED OVER FOOD CRISIS

In Niger, where the U.N. has stepped in to provide food aid in response to a serious food crisis, authorities have been pressuring journalists to toe the government line and penalizing those who report critically on the situation, report the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and the International Press Institute (IPI).

Niger

RADIO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR PROMUEVE LA PAZ

Niger

UNE RADIO ALIMENTÉE À L?ÉNERGIE SOLAIRE DÉFEND LA PAIX

Niger

SOLAR-POWERED RADIO PROMOTES PEACE

Can solar-powered wind-up radios help bring peace to a war-torn country? An innovative project by the Freeplay Foundation in Niger is certainly giving the idea a chance, reports Internews. In co-operation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the government of Niger, the South Africa-based organisation has set up a program to donate solar-powered wind-up radios to rural communities as part of a wider effort to secure peace and identify local development priorities.