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Africanist Press to launch new book on Corruption and Dictatorship in Sierra Leone

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By Matthew Anderson and Mark Feldman Democracy Betrayed: Corruption, Dictatorship, and Authoritarianism in Sierra Leone is a new book scheduled to be launched by the Africanist Press in June 2025; two years after the disputed June 2023 elections in Sierra Leone. The book, written by Africanist Press editor Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, examines the root […]

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Chadian Police raid Radio FM Liberté

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Chadian authorities should refrain from conducting police raids on news outlets and should thoroughly investigate allegations that journalist Blaise Noubarassem was assaulted by police and intimidated by a government official, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On November 27, in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena, police raided the office of privately owned broadcaster Radio FM Liberté

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Congolese authorities close two opposition radio stations

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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in New York has issued a statement asking authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to immediately reopen two opposition radio stations, Radio Liberté Lisala and Radio Mwana Mboka (Rammbo), closed down by authorities a week ago. The two radio stations, all operated by opposition politicians, were forcefully taken

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Congo detains female newspaper editor

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A female journalist Sylvanie Kiaku has been detained in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo on charges of criminal defamation. Kiaku, the editor of the privately owned weekly newspaper, La Percée was arrested on October 10, 2018 on her way home from work by officers of Kinshasa’s judicial police after an arrest warrant was issued

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DR Congo: Former War Leader to contest Presidential Elections

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One-time warlord and former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday after an 11-year absence. In June, Bemba was acquitted of war crimes charges by the International Criminal Court (ICC) after spending a decade behind bars. He had spent the last month with his wife and children in

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Three Russian journalists killed in Central African Republic

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Three Russian investigative journalists have been found dead in a vehicle with several bullet holes some 30 kilometers north of the town of Sibut in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Tuesday July 31. Reports say the bodies of the three journalists were discovered by local residents who informed regional authorities in the area and

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Ten Congolese journalists arrested in Kinshasa

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The Committee to Protect Journalists in New York (CPJ) has reported the arrest of ten journalists working for the television production studio, Kin Lartus in Kinshasa by Congolese police officers. CPJ says the latest arrests are  part of a wider campaign of intimidation against the press ahead of the country’s upcoming elections. Two plain-clothes police officers accompanied by at least twelve other armed officers entered the news production company’s studio and arrested ten of the journalists working on  Kin Lartus daily news show. The arrested journalists include Jean Jacques Kabeya, the director and chief editor; Herithier Mbula, a video editor; Fretas Mbamanku, a cameraperson; and reporters Doya Mayi, Ritha Musau, Jules Ntumba, Jazz Nyembo, Espérant Kabemba, Fretas Mbamnku, Issa Kazadi, and Grace Luntela.

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