Cameroon
Online Posts Falsely Claim Cameroon Leader Paul Biya Appointed His Son As Vice President
[Africa Check] Online posts falsely claim Cameroon leader Paul Biya appointed his son as vice president
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s Junta Escalates Attack On Information
[HRW] Ban on TV5Monde Reflects Broader Offensive Against Independent Media
Algeria
President Tebboune Meets With Officials of National Media Institutions
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune met Monday, in Algiers, with a number of officials from national audiovisual, print, and online media institutions, in a…
Algeria
President Tebboune Chairs Ceremony Marking World Press Freedom Day
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, presided Monday, at the International Conference Center "Abdelatif Rahal" in Algiers, over the ceremony marking the World Press…
Conflict, Peace and Security
Senegal Rebel Leader Rejects Prosecution Claims Against Journalist René Capain Bassène
[CPJ] A key Senegalese rebel leader, César Atoute Badiate, has broken his silence on jailed journalist René Capain Bassène, refuting the prosecution's claim that Bassène was a militant fighting for…
Human rights
New CPJ Podcast Reveals Torture, Coerced Testimony in Case of Jailed Senegalese Journalist René Capain Bassène
[CPJ] Dakar -- A new podcast released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) presents extensive new testimony and reporting on the conviction of Senegalese journalist and author René Capain…
Press and Media
Tunisia Rearrests Journalist Zied El-Heni, WHO Launches Hunger Strike
[CPJ] New York -- Tunisian authorities must immediately release journalist Zied el-Heni, who has been placed in pretrial detention over a social media post last week, the Committee to Protect…
External Relations
CPJ Calls On Zambian President to Champion the Media As World Press Freedom Day Host
[CPJ] The Committee to Protect Journalists wrote to Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema expressing concern over recent attacks on journalists and legislation that negatively impacts the media, as the country prepares…
East Africa
Human Rights Orgs Condemn ‘Forced Deportation’ of Sudanese Writer From Egypt
[Dabanga] Cairo -- Thirteen Sudanese and Egyptian human rights organisations have condemned the forced deportation of Sudanese writer Idris Babiker from Egypt, as well as the "harsh and inhumane detention…
Press and Media
Zambian Lawyers Fight for Media Freedom As Journalists Harassed Ahead of Election
[CPJ] Lusaka -- For months, lawyer Josiah Kalala has been working late into the night on a case he believes could define the future of press freedom in Zambia: preparing…