Journalists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing increasing threats as armed conflict intensifies in the country’s eastern region, according to Reporters Without Borders. The media watchdog warns that the DRC is rapidly becoming one of the most dangerous environments for journalists in Africa’s Great Lakes region. Caught…
Ethiopia has revoked the licence of Addis Standard, one of the country’s few independent online media outlets, citing alleged harm to national interests. The move, announced Tuesday by the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA), marks the latest restriction on press freedom in Africa’s second most populous nation. Government Statement According to…
Nairobi, Kenya – Public Service Principal Secretary Jane Kere Imbunya has addressed a viral video showing her ejecting journalists from an event she presided over in Vihiga County, sparking debate on press freedom and leadership conduct. In an interview with a local radio station on Monday, February 9, 2026, Imbunya…
Prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai has praised CNN African Correspondent Larry Madowo for his reporting on the recent post-election protests in Tanzania, which resulted in numerous casualties. In a post on her official X account on Friday, November 22, 2025, Sarungi, a vocal critic of President Samia Suluhu Hassan,…
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he feels an “obligation” to sue the BBC, accusing the broadcaster of “defrauding the public” by misrepresenting a section of his January 6, 2021 speech in a Panorama documentary. Speaking in an interview with Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle, Trump claimed the documentary “butchered”…
A Kenyan journalist, Juma Shoka, who reports for Nyota TV, has been arrested by Tanzanian police officers at Hororo, along the Kenya–Tanzania border inLunga-Lunga Sub-County, Kwale County. The incident occurred around 10:00 a.m. on Friday, when Shoka and three human rights defenders were conducting a fact-finding mission on cross-border security…
Renowned Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo has revealed that he is not covering the ongoing general elections in Tanzania due to the country’s tight restrictions on independent journalism. In a video shared on social media on Thursday, Madowo said Tanzania’s laws make it nearly impossible for foreign correspondents to report freely…
At least 18 people, including police officers and journalists, were injured in violent confrontations during anti-government protests in Lima, Peru, over the weekend. The unrest marks a sharp escalation in public dissatisfaction with President Dina Boluarte’s administration, as youth-led movements and civil society groups take to the streets demanding change.…