Three journalists in the Ivory Coast were taken into police custody on Thursday. César Etou, Boga Sivori and Didier Dépry from daily newspaper Notre Voie were taken in for police questioning on suspicion of insulting the head of state and harming...
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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, worth millions of Ugandan shillings were stolen from the Kyengera based offices of bi-weekly...

South Africa: New law harks back to bad old days
The controversial Protection of State Information Bill reveals a an authoritarian streak that has always been present in parts of the ANC, says Salil Tripathi
Plus Thembi Mutch: South Africans protest on “Black Tuesday” for press freedom
South Africans protest on “Black Tuesday” for press
Media groups, watchdogs and opposition lawmakers in South Africa are today protesting against the Protection of State Information Bill passed by parliament, saying it could silence whistleblowing and investigative reporting. The Bill, if passed,...
Nigeria: Journalist arrested, faces libel suit over football stories
A journalist in Nigeria has been arrested and is facing a libel lawsuit over stories detailing alleged corruption in the Nigerian Football Federation. Olajide Fashikun, editor of the National Accord newspaper, was arrested last Wednesday following...
Mauritius: Editor jailed for contempt
A Mauritian journalist has been jailed for contempt of court. Dharmanand Dooharika, who works for weekly newspaper Samedi Plus, was sentenced to three months in prison following the paper's coverage of a fraud case in August. Dooharika was found...
Senegal: Opposition activist charged for libelling President
An opposition activist is facing five years in prison for libelling President Abdoulaye Wade in Senegal. Malick Noel Seck, General Secretary for the Socialist Convergence Youth, a movement of the Senegalese Socialists Party, is facing three counts...
Sudan: Parliament witnesses heated discussions over press censorship
A parliamentary seminar to discuss proposed changes to Sudan's press law was subject to a heated debate about pre-publication censorship on Monday. During the seminar, a leading member of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), Fathi Shilah,...
Uganda: Opposition leader arrested during protest
The Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, was arrested during a protest against surging consumer prices and wasteful government spending yesterday. Besigye was arrested during the "Walk to work" protest on the outskirts of the capital Kampala....

Malawi: Media crackdown
President Mutharika is using controversial methods to quash Malawi’s opposition. Santorri Chamley reports
Freedom of expression in Africa. Index on Censorship covers free speech, freedom of religion, artistic freedom on the continent of Africa.