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Nigeria, Ethiopia leading jailers of activist-journalists in Africa

By Muthoki Mumo and Jonathan Rozen The ongoing detentions of Nigerian publisher Agba Jalingo and Ethiopian editor Fekadu Mahtemework–the only journalists behind bars for their…

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CPJ launches 2019 #FreeThePress campaign

The Committee to Protect Journalists today launched its annual #FreeThePress campaign to raise awareness of jailed journalists globally. The campaign will highlight the plight of…

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Chinese merchants plunge Djibouti in ‘port controversy’

By Simon Ateba When a major contract between DP World Limited and the Republic of Djibouti was signed, everyone seemed to be happy and satisfied…

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Mauritania: The Forgotten Genocide of Black Africans

By Yahaya Ba Growing up, I knew West African families tended to be large. What I didn’t know was why my family seemed so much…

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