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We are talking about the situation of journalists and bloggers in Egypt, as two of them have just been arrested in what is the world's third prison for journalists. Far behind China and just behind Saudi Arabia, Egypt is the country with the most detained journalists, 31 according to the RSF, listing two newcomers to Egyptian…

Repressal Homicide Concentrating on Reporters Doubled in 2020, New Document Unearths The Committee for the Coverage of Reporters (CPJ) says that 21 reporters international had been singled out for homicide in retaliation for his or her paintings in 2020, greater than two times as many as closing…

In Mali, the controversy over restrictions on freedoms, especially the press following the publication of a government statement on a state of emergency, seems to be subsiding. The Ministers of Communications and Territorial Administration met on Monday, December 21, the heads of press organizations who say they are calm today but are vigilant.…

In Gabon, a draft constitution was adopted by the government last week. The main modification, generally commented, consists in the establishment of an interim provided by three personalities in the event of a leave of absence. The presence of the Minister of Defense, together with the Presidents of the two chambers of Parliament, in this new unit raises many questions.…

London-based Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa, thought of the nation's first billionaire, was named Netflix's new director final week.

The journalist died in custody in August 2019. Cameroonian authorities deny any act of torture. "The results of the inquest into the custody of the Cameroonian journalist Samuel Wazizi must be made public. This is the cry from the heart of two human rights organizations, Acat-France and Reporters Without Borders.Samuel Wazizi…

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…