Abidjan, August 5, 2015 – A journalist who was imprisoned for almost a week by authorities in the Ivory Coast has been charged with defamation, among other crimes, according to the jou... Read more
Nairobi, August 5, 2015 – Authorities in South Sudan have shut down three independent media outlets in the past five days, according to news reports and the outlets’ editors. The... Read more
Nairobi, August 3, 2015 – Burundi security forces detained and beat a journalist on Sunday while he was covering the assassination of a top general in the capital, Bujumbura, according... Read more
There were loud cheers as host country the Netherlands were drawn in their respective groups. The Dutch men are in Group G and will play the tournament opening game against Northern Ireland.... Read more
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been criticised by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) for showing “enthusiastic support for the dictatorship” during his trip to Gabon last mont... Read more
By Samantha Spooner As the Times Higher Education (THE) Africa universities summit kicked off July 30 at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, the main buzz of the event was the land... Read more
By Steve Gorman/Reuters The woman battling Bill Cosby to make public a 2006 settlement of her sexual-assault complaint against him said in court documents on Tuesday that she is a lesbian, d... Read more
By Sue Valentine/CPJ Africa Program Coordinator President Barack Obama is expected to address a range of topics when he arrives in Kenya tomorrow. The Kenyan government says it plans to disc... Read more
Protocols I must start by expressing my gratitude to His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, and the Planning Committee of the 3rd John Atta Mills Memorial Lecture, for the privilege... Read more
By Muhammadu Buhari This month, the world moved a step closer to the defeat of Boko Haram, the jihadist group that has terrorized hundreds of thousands in the northern states of Nigeria. In... Read more
