New York, December 3, 2015 – A Somali journalist with state-run media was killed today in Mogadishu when a bomb blew up her car, according to news reports. Hindia Haji Mohamed was the... Read more
Press Release Attahiru Jega, erstwhile Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Professor of Political Science, who played an outstanding role in the success of... Read more
Press Release Twelve journalists have emerged as finalists for the 2015 edition and tenth anniversary of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting. The shortlist includes Fisayo Soy... Read more
Authorities in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland arrested Jama Yusuf Deperani, a reporter and presenter with Somali Channel TV, on Thursday, according to one of his colleagu... Read more
Theme: Strategic Communication, National Security and Peace Building in Nigeria Special Panel: Managing National Security in a Digital Age Date: Wednesday, August 31 – Thursday, September 1,... Read more
The twin events International Development and Cooperation Meeting on Gender and Media, and the First General Assembly of the Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG) will take place in on... Read more
Nairobi, November 10, 2015 – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the arrest of John Ngirachu, the parliamentary editor of independent daily The Nation. Authorities arrested N... Read more
New York, November 9, 2015 – The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Burundian authorities to release radio journalist Blaise Célestin Ndihokubwayo, who was arrested Friday, acco... Read more
Location: Abuja/Nigeria Dates: December 1 – 3, 2015 Theme: “A Culture of Dialogue – Communication and Information in a Digitizing World” Media and Information Literacy (MIL) includes compete... Read more
