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Madagascar threatens criminal sanctions against two journalists

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The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Malagasy authorities to retract threats of criminal prosecution directed at Gaëlle Borgia, a freelancer who contributes to TV5 Monde, and Radio France Internationale (RFI) correspondent Pauline Le Troquier, and to ensure that the press can cover matters of public interest without interference. According to the two journalists, Madagascar’s […]

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Dubawa’s Attempt to Use “Fact-checking” to Validate the Illegitimate Mandate of Sierra Leone’s Presidency

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah Two years after the pivotal elections of June 2023, which saw the incumbent Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) candidate, Julius Maada Bio, secure a second term in office despite the lack of a legitimate electoral result, Dubawa—a Nigerian-run project that claims to focus on fact-checking journalism— has published what appears

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Julius and Fatima Maada Bio (JFMB) Incorporated in New Jersey

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah and Matthew Anderson Six months after New Jersey state authorities revoked the certificate of the Julius Maada Bio Project, the founders have again established a new entity in the United States called the Julius and Fatima Maada Bio (JFMB) Inc. This new organization claims to focus on activities that support

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U.S. Trade Policy Changes Impact African Governments

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Most African countries will be subject to a 15 percent tariff, including Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Uganda, and Botswana. Some countries that previously benefited from duty-free access under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) now face this significant additional cost for exporters. In many cases, this 15

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DRC journalists beaten, detained for trying to question provincial minister

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he Committee to Protect Journalists calls for authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to immediately drop legal proceedings against three journalists who were beaten and detained overnight while seeking to interview a provincial minister in the north-eastern city of Kisangani. On July 23, KIS24 Info’s Steves Paluku, ElectionNet’s Paul Beyokobana, and Kisangani News newspaper’s Sébastien Mulamba

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Congo journalist Rosie Pioth sent death threats for anniversary report on 1982 airport bombing

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Authorities in the Republic of the Congo must ensure the safety of journalist Rosie Pioth following death threats for her reporting on the anniversary of the 1982 bombing of the Maya-Maya International Airport in the capital, Brazzaville, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday. Pioth, correspondent for the French government-owned outlet France 24 and

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International Peace Bureau Calls for Global Support for Africanist Press Solidarity Tour

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By Mark Feldman and Nik Harris The International Peace Bureau (IPB) has issued an appeal to the global peace movement and human rights organizations for support of a solidarity tour organized by Africanist Press. The tour aims to mobilize support for the protection of fundamental rights in Sierra Leone and beyond. The IPB is a

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Africanist Press Editor to Begin Solidarity Tour Across Europe and Africa

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By Mark Feldman Dr. Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, an exiled Sierra Leonean scholar and journalist, is set to embark on a solidarity tour in Europe and Africa in August 2025. The tour aims to raise awareness about the work of Africanist Press and advocate for free speech and academic freedom in Sierra Leone, according to

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Sierra Leone: How Global Energy Leaders Designed a Strategy to Make Kandeh Yumkella President

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah and Matthew Anderson Records from a meeting held in early June 2012 in Sierra Leone between officials from the Ernest Bai Koroma administration and a delegation from the European Commission and the United Nations reveal the existence of a global energy network that initiated efforts to support Kandeh Yumkella’s political

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Sierra Leone: Land Leased Out for $1 Results into $1 Billion National Debt

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By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah and Matthew Anderson An ambitious energy project to build an electricity power plant in Freetown has incurred more than $1 billion in debt despite the land for the project being leased for $1 in 2017. Fifteen years after its conception, there has been no construction of the power plant in

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