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A Cameroonian elite Rapid Intervention Battalion member walks along an empty street in the city of Buea in Cameroon's Anglophone southwest region on October 4, 2018. Cameroon’s military detained pidgin news anchor Samuel Wazizi on August 2, 2019, in Buea. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Zohra Bensemra.
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Cameroon's military detains pidgin news anchor Samuel Wazizi

15 Aug 2019

A man looks at newspaper front pages in Dakar, on February 25, 2019, one day after Senegal's presidential elections. Senegalese authorities arrested critical journalist Adama Gaye on July 29. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Seyllou.
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Senegalese authorities arrest critical journalist Adama Gaye

14 Aug 2019

Juba International Airport, pictured in October 2018. Two days before South Sudan's National Security Service detained Al-Watan editor Michael Christopher, the journalist had his passport confiscated at a Juba airport. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Akuot Chol.
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South Sudan detains Al-Watan editor for over 3 weeks

14 Aug 2019

Members of the National Youth Service Corp carry the body of their colleague, the reporter Precious Owolabi, in Abuja on July 23. Owolabi was shot while covering protests in the Nigeria capital. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Kola Sulaimon.
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Channels TV reporter dies from injuries after shooting at Nigeria protest

29 Jul 2019

Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri, left, and Alagoa Morris, pictured in Abuja after Abiri's release from detention in 2018. A court on May 22, 2019 charged Abiri on three counts and ordered him detained. Credit: CPJ/Alagoa Morris.
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Re-arrest of editor Jones Abiri in Nigeria

27 May 2019

Still missing: Azory Gwanda.
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#WhereIsAzory campaign launched to find missing Tanzania journalist

5 Apr 2019

A man walks down a street in central Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, on November 12, 2014. Prime TV, an independent station in Zambia, was recently suspended by the country's media regulator. Credit: CPJ/Gianluigi Guercia/AFP.
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Zambia suspends independent TV broadcaster for 30 days

28 Mar 2019

Police officers are seen in Ghana's capital, Accra, on March 28, 2018. Several officers were recently suspended in Accra after allegedly assaulting reporters from the local Ghanaian Times. Credit: CPJ/Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.
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Ghanaian police beat, arrest journalist Malik Sullemana

26 Mar 2019

A woman walks in front of a picture of President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Bulawayo, in June 2018. Authorities in the Zimbabwean city detained documentary filmmaker Zenzele Ndebele on March 21. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Zinyange Auntony.
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Zimbabwe police arrest filmmaker Zenzele Ndebele

26 Mar 2019

Nigerian elections. Credit: CPJ Africa.
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Journalists in Nigeria detained, harassed, and assaulted

14 Mar 2019

A traffic policewoman pictured in Yaoundé in October 2018. A journalist was attacked outside his home in the city on January 31. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Zohra Bensemra.
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Cameroon Web reporter attacked with knife outside his home

15 Feb 2019

The Accra International Conference Centre screened a documentary by undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in Accra, Ghana, on June 7, 2018. Ahmed Hussein Suale Divela, who was involved in the film, was murdered on January 16. Credit: CPJ - Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.
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Investigative journalist Ahmed Divela shot dead in Ghana

18 Jan 2019

Protesters block the main route to Zimbabwe's capital Harare from Epworth township on January 14, 2019, after the government more than doubled the price of fuel. On January 15, CPJ joined more than 20 rights organizations and the #KeepItOn Coalition to call for authorities in Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media services. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Jekesai Njikizana.
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CPJ joins call for Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media access

16 Jan 2019

A campaign poster for Nigeria's incumbent president and candidate Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, pictured in Lagos, on January 4. Credit: AFP/Pius Utomi Ekpei. Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
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In Nigeria, three journalists injured by gunfire while covering political rally

14 Jan 2019

Gabonese soldiers stand in front of the headquarters of the national broadcaster in Libreville on January 7, 2019, after a failed coup. Gabon shut down the internet and broadcasting services following the coup attempt. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Steve Jordan.
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Gabon internet blackout after coup attempt

11 Jan 2019

Late voters check a list in a school in Kinshasa on December 30, during Democratic Republic of Congo's general elections. Authorities have cut internet access and blocked the signals to at least two news broadcasters while the results are counted. Credit: CPJ: AFP/Luis Tato.
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DRC authorities cut internet and broadcast signals after election

8 Jan 2019

Journalist jailed for 18 months for contempt of court
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Journalist jailed for 18 months for contempt of court

3 Jan 2019

DRC authorities close two opposition radio stations
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DRC authorities close two opposition radio stations

23 Oct 2018

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DRC newspaper editor detained for criminal defamation

17 Oct 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila delivers a state of the nation speech in Kinshasa on July 19, 2018. Authorities in the DRC jailed a journalist for criminal defamation on September 6. Credit: AFP/Junior D. Kannah/CPJ.
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DRC journalist jailed for criminal defamation

17 Sep 2018

A newsstand in Ghana's capital, Accra, in 2016. Attackers abducted and beat a reporter for the Ghana News Agency on August 27 over his critical coverage of an opposition politician in Bawku. Credit: AP/Sunday Alamba/CPJ.
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Ghanaian journalist abducted and beaten

3 Sep 2018

An alleged arson attack on Cameroon's Sky FM gutted the private community radio station in the Northwest Region town of Ndu destroying equipment, furniture, and the studio. Credit: Barnard Tata Gibip/CPJ Africa.
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Cameroon community radio destroyed in alleged arson attack

14 Aug 2018

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, left, and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki celebrate the reopening of the Embassy of Eritrea in Addis Ababa on July 16. An Ethiopian news crew was attacked and their driver killed while traveling to the capital to cover the visit. Credit: AFP/Michael Tewelde.
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In Ethiopia, driver for news crew dies from injuries after attack

26 Jul 2018

Ethiopia allows access to over 260 blocked websites
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Ethiopia allows access to over 260 blocked websites

6 Jul 2018

Somaliland arrests journalists, bans TV stations
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Somaliland arrests journalists, bans TV stations

4 Jun 2018

Criminal defamation declared unconstitutional in Lesotho
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Criminal defamation declared unconstitutional in Lesotho

29 May 2018

Legislative reforms still needed in Gambia
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Legislative reforms still needed in Gambia

21 May 2018

Kenyan president should not sign cybercrime bill into law
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Kenyan president should not sign cybercrime bill into law

15 May 2018

Cameroon arrests radio journalist
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Cameroon arrests radio journalist

9 May 2018

Trial against Angolan journalists held behind closed doors
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Trial against Angolan journalists held behind closed doors

18 Apr 2018

Congolese journalists stand in solidarity with imprisoned journalist Eliezer Ntambwe in front of the DRC's Prosecutor General's Office in Kinshasa on April 3, 2018.
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DRC journalist Eliezer Ntambwe detained without charge

12 Apr 2018

Ericino de Salema, a prominent journalist and human rights lawyer, was abducted and assaulted on March 27, according to reports. Credit: Neusa Ribeiro.
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Mozambique journalist abducted, assaulted

29 Mar 2018

Kenyan journalists assaulted by police at Nairobi airport
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Kenyan journalists assaulted by police at Nairobi airport

29 Mar 2018

Two Nigerian journalists charged with cybercrime
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Two Nigerian journalists charged with cybercrime

28 Feb 2018

CPJ calls on Ethiopia to drop case against Zone 9 blogger
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CPJ calls on Ethiopia to drop case against Zone 9 blogger

19 Feb 2018

ECOWAS court rules Gambia violated rights of journalists
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ECOWAS court rules Gambia violated rights of journalists

15 Feb 2018

Ethiopian journalists Eskinder Nega and Woubshet Taye released
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Ethiopian journalists Eskinder Nega and Woubshet Taye released

15 Feb 2018

Ethiopian journalist, Eskinder Nega.
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Ethiopia's Eskinder Nega refuses to sign false confession in exchange for prison release

12 Feb 2018

DRC journalist detained, accused of "compromising" president over bread truck photos
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DRC journalist detained, accused of "compromising" president over bread truck photos

1 Feb 2018

Kenya cuts TV transmissions over live coverage of opposition's Odinga
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Kenya cuts TV transmissions over live coverage of opposition's Odinga

31 Jan 2018

A December to remember: Africa's dire press freedom record
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A December to remember: Africa's dire press freedom record

3 Jan 2018

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Somaliland journalists detained, accused of "false news"

29 Dec 2017

Ahmed Abba to be freed
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Ahmed Abba to be freed

21 Dec 2017

Cameroon detains US-Cameroonian writer over critical commentary
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Cameroon detains US-Cameroonian writer over critical commentary

12 Dec 2017

Chadian journalist imprisoned after report on airline's alleged weapons smuggling
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Chadian journalist imprisoned after report on airline's alleged weapons smuggling

27 Oct 2017

Three Cameroonian journalists charged with criminal defamation
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Three Cameroonian journalists charged with criminal defamation

18 Oct 2017

Somaliland court jails journalist for 18 months
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Somaliland court jails journalist for 18 months

12 Oct 2017

Cartoonist detained in Equatorial Guinea without charge
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Cartoonist detained in Equatorial Guinea without charge

9 Oct 2017

Cameroon uses anti-terror law to silence critical press
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Cameroon uses anti-terror law to silence critical press

21 Sep 2017

Somali journalist dies after suicide bomber targets café
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Somali journalist dies after suicide bomber targets café

15 Sep 2017

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