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Journalists in Uganda face accreditation hurdles ahead of election

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Ugandan authorities to ensure that members of the press can freely cover the country’s national elections…

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Posted in Asia East Africa Editorial/Opinion

The impact of Chinese debt on health outcomes in Kenya

By Patrick Mbullo News about inflation or increased tax on basic commodities were common features in 2019. Leading newspapers reported hard economic times, introduction of…

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Posted in Breaking News East Africa Media Freedom

Detained Tanzanian journalist’s health worsens

Journalists in Tanzania have reported that detained journalist Erick Kabendera’s health is failing and the Tanzanian government has denied all requests by human rights groups…

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Posted in Breaking News East Africa Media Freedom

CPJ writes Tanzania’s Magufuli to drop charges against Kabendera

The following is a letter sent to Tanzania’s president John Magufuli by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) demanding that Tanzanian authorities drop all charges brought…

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Posted in East Africa Media Freedom

South Sudan continues its detention of Al-Watan editor

The Committee to Protect Journalists  has called on authorities in South Sudan to immediately release Michael Christopher, editor-in-chief of the Arabic-language daily Al-Watan, and halt its…

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Posted in Africa (general) Breaking News East Africa Media Freedom

Tanzania detains freelancer Kabendera over ‘citizenship’

The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Tanzanian authorities to immediately release freelance journalist Erick Kabendera, whom police said is being investigated over his…

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Posted in Breaking News East Africa Media Freedom

The facade of press freedom in Magufuli’s Tanzania

By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah The facade of press freedom in Tanzania was exposed on Wednesday November 7 following the arrest of two journalists and…

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Radio journalist killed in Somalia

A Somali radio journalist, Abdullahi Mire Hashi has been killed by two unidentified gunmen in the town of Elasha Biyaha, some 17km from the Somali…

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Posted in East Africa Media Freedom

Tanzanian police arrest journalist

Human rights organizations are demanding the immediate release of a  Tanzanian journalist, Sitta Tumma. Tumma  was arrested on August 8 while covering an opposition campaign rally…

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Posted in East Africa Media Freedom

Journalists harassed for exposing corruption in Kenyan Parliament

Ken Bosire, the managing editor of Kenya’s People Daily newspaper has reported harassment and intimidation against two journalists assigned by his newspaper to cover parliamentary proceedings in…

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