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Unfortunately, it is a sad record for a camera journalist who will appear for the fiftieth time before these judges. 1600 days of detention without trial, a case that is not progressing, the reports that had a mandate within the framework of the investigation and which completely released Amadou Vamoulke from the accusations against him, were hidden. We are very far from the law we are in a trial that is political, we are bitter towards the former director of Cameroon's public radio and television…

The army has confirmed that he is dead, but his body is still missing, because no one saw him and the army itself did not bring him back to us. According to a survivor we contacted, when the ADF entered the village of Kassoussou, they not only killed, but also took some people hostage, including our journalist. And since the looted shops, the hostages must be used to transport the loot. So he was also among those who carried. Ricardo Rupande,…

The bi-weekly Alternative and its director were sentenced on Wednesday, November 4, by the Supreme Court to pay two million each for defamation. The decision arouses indignation in the Togolese press. as reported from Lomé, Peter Sassou DogbéThe newspaper published in its publication in early June, embezzlement of almost 500…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the situation of journalists has not improved in this second year of the presidency of Felix Tshisekedi. The organization Journalist in Danger (JED) has counted 116 attacks on press freedom and journalists' safety, including one death, one disappearance, some forty arrests or arrests, and several threats and assaults. A significant increase from the 85 cases…

In reminiscence of our two colleagues from RFI, Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, assassinated on November 2, 2013 in Mali, the UN has set November 2 because the Worldwide Day to Finish Impunity for Crimes Towards Journalists. A theme that's present in a rustic like Cameroon, the place this 12 months was marked by the announcement in June final 12 months of the demise of journalist Samuel Wazizi.…

Chadian blogger Makaïla Nguebla was summoned by French justice on Tuesday 27 October. He is accused of defaming Abbas Mahamat Tolli, nephew of the head of state, former finance minister and current governor of BEAC (Bank of Central African States). Exile in France since 2013, the host of the blog makaila.fr is very critical of…

Photojournalist of Mexican descent, Narciso Contreras reveals at Bayeux Tapestry (Calvados) till November 5 as a part of the Battle Correspondent Award. Primarily based on one in all his images, we gave him the ground so he may specify the context of his work in Libya. Narciso Contreras has lined a number of conflicts and their humanitarian penalties, significantly…