A Somali journalist was shot dead by a man wearing a government soldier's uniform on Sunday in Mogadishu. Abdisalan Sheikh Hasan from Horn Cable TV...
Somalia: Journalist killed by man in soldier uniform
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Zimbabwe: Media Monitoring Project staff detained
Staff from a Zimbabwean free expression organisation have been arrested and detained. Advocacy officers Molly Chimhanda and Fadzai December...
Exiled Rwandan journalist gunned down in Uganda
A Rawandan journalist has been shot dead at point blank range in the Ugandan capital Kampala, where he was exiled. Charles Ingabire, editor of...
Uncut – Sub Saharan and East Africa
Hello, welcome to Index on Censorship Uncut for Sub Saharan and East Africa. I am honoured and excited to be part of this global team, and hope you...
Zambia: Journalists assaulted by supporters of former minister
Supporters and relatives of a former Zambian minister, who appeared in a Lusaka court on Thursday in connection with a large amount of cash which...
Zimbabwe: Retired colonel launches defamation suit
A Zimbabwean newspaper is facing a defamation suit from a retired colonel. ZANU-PF member Claudius Makova is suing local paper the Masvingo...
Nando’s axes ‘dictator’ advert after Zimbabwean threats
A satirical television commercial for the South African-owned Nando's restaurant group has been axed. The ad depicted Zimbabwean President Robert...
Ethiopia covers up activist’s self-immolation
In an horrific story that brings to mind the Soviets’ reworking of history, Yenesew Gebre, an Ethiopian citizen, a 29 year-old Ethiopian school...
Ivory Coast: Journalists taken into custody
Three journalists in the Ivory Coast were taken into police custody on Thursday. César Etou, Boga Sivori and Didier Dépry from daily newspaper Notre...
Uganda: Newspaper offices raided, guard killed
Unidentified assailants raided the offices of a Ugandan newspaper and killed a security guard in the early hours of Thursday morning. 80 computers,...
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