Mahibere Kidusan' Disputes Decision By Media Authority to Temporarily Suspend Its TV Channel
Addis Standard
Mahibere Kidusan, a religious association affiliated with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), in an official response to the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) on the… Read more »
Activists Say Future of Media Uncertain
VOA
A report in Uganda shows journalists there face a difficult present and uncertain future. Activists say while abuses and human rights violations against journalists decreased… Read more »
French Army Failed to Stop Journalist's Kidnapping in Mali - Investigation
RFI
French forces tried to use a journalist's visit to northern Mali to track a jihadist leader but failed to prevent the reporter from being kidnapped by the militants, a joint… Read more »
♦ Sudan - This Week's News in Brief ♦ [analysis]
Dabanga
DABANGA SUDAN - May 23, 2023 Read more »
Govt Reaffirms Commitment to Elevate Media Economic Status
Daily News
THE government has reaffirmed its commitment to have in place systems and guidelines that will transform and improve the media industry into an economically stable sector and… Read more »
CAF Launches Tender Process for Sub-Saharan and Global Media Rights Package Including
CAF
CAF has opened an invitation to tender (ITT) for the media rights in the Sub-Saharan Africa region on a Pay/Pay-per-View and Free to Air basis to a large number of CAF events in… Read more »
Media Authority Temporarily Suspends License of Orthodox Church Affiliated TV
Addis Standard
Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) logo. Read more »
Radio Presenter Shot Dead After Presenting Show
Lesotho Times
POPULAR radio presenter Ralikonelo Joki has been shot and killed, in a development that has sent shockwaves across the media fraternity in Lesotho. Read more »
Country Under Nationwide Curfew After Murder of Investigative Journalist [analysis]
Daily Maverick
'There were a lot of political figures who didn't approve of his conduct while he was conducting his political party [radio] programmes,' said a spokesperson for the Media… Read more »
Can Journalists Publish 'Stolen' Information?
GroundUp
South African law says yes, if it is in the public interest - which is not the same thing as interesting Read more »
Separatists Threaten to Arrest Journalists Who Protest Death of Colleague
DW
Separatists in Cameroon's Anglophone region have threatened to arrest journalists over protests against the killing of reporter Anye Nde Nsoh -- the third journalist killed in the… Read more »
Africell Supports SLAJ to Combat Disinformation and Misinformation
Concord
The leading telecommunications operator in Sierra Leone, Africell Mobile Compsny has on Tuesday 16th May 2023, donated Mifi's to the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists to help… Read more »
List of Most Viewed News Websites in Nigeria
Leadership
Nigeria, with its vibrant media landscape and a large population, has witnessed a significant surge in the consumption of online news content in recent years. As the country's… Read more »
Journalist Shot Dead [press release]
IFJ
The 26 year-old worked as Regional Bureau Chief of weekly newspaper, The Advocate. He was a sports journalist with the Kick442 website and reported for the radio station Dream FM. Read more »
Minister Drums Up Responsible Journalism
Daily News
Zanzibar Minister for Information, Youth, Culture and Sports, Ms Tabia Maulid Mwita has called on members of the media to work responsibly for the development of the people they… Read more »