Somali journalist Farhan Jeemis Abdulle was reportedly murdered by two unidentified men on Wednesday evening in Puntland. According to colleagues of...
Somali journalist slain by unidentified gunmen
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CATEGORY: Africa
Liberia: Journalist who reported on female genital mutilation forced into hiding
Threats have forced Liberian journalist Mae Azango into hiding after she reported on female genital mutilation (FGM). Azango, who is currently in...
Togo: Police assault journalists, confiscate equipment
Two journalists filming an anti-government march in the Togolese capital Lomé were attacked by police last week. Freelance journalist Noël Kokou...
Offices of Nigerian dailies bombed
The offices of daily newspapers in the Nigerian cities of Abuja and Kaduna were bombed on 26 April. In a statement issued yesterday, Nigeria's State...
Ethiopia: Leading weekly’s website blocked
Access to the website of Ethiopia's leading weekly newspaper has been blocked within the country. The website of privately-owned weekly, The...
Namibia: Journalist wins libel case against Swapo
Freelance journalist John Grobler has won a libel case against Namibia's ruling Swapo party. On Friday (13 April), the party was ordered to pay...
South Sudan: Independence has not brought freedom for press
In November last year, Ngor Garang was illegally detained and repeatedly tortured for 18 days in South Sudan’s national security headquarters,...
Comoros: Newspaper supplement withdrawn
The Comoros' interior minister Ahamada Abdallah has withdrawn state daily Al Watan’s latest monthly supplement from distribution and issued a decree...
Eritrea: Detained journalist admitted to hospital
Eritrean journalist Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu, in custody since her arrest in February 2009, was admitted to hospital in Asmara earlier this year,...
Angola’s opposition begins to speak up
In his 32 years in power, Angola’s President José Edouardo Dos Santos has adopted the maxim, "if you can't beat them, buy them". The silence of...
Freedom of expression in Africa. Index on Censorship covers free speech, freedom of religion, artistic freedom on the continent of Africa.