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Human Rights Council should address Tanzania crackdown
A banner of Tanzanian President John Magufuli hangs on a wall around a tanzanite mine, in April 2018. CPJ and other organizations are calling on the Human Rights Council to address a crackdown on...
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New Wan-Ifra report tackling disinformation around the world
© [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]].</span>A new report from Wan-Ifra looks at the global map of remedies adopted by governments whose objective is to combat the disinformation crisis...Read more... |...
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#AfricaMonth: Encouraging female African business leaders from the other side...
Multilingual broadcast journalist-turned-real estate entrepreneur, Rokelle Sun.</span>US-based real estate entrepreneur Rokelle Sun's philanthropic mission is to encourage young girls to pursue...
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Somaliland journalist injured during arrest, jailed without charge
Prison guards are seen at Somaliland's Hargeisa prison on March 29, 2011. Television reporter Abdirahman Keyse Mohamed was recently arrested by police in Somaliland and is being held without charge in...
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IDG appoints Turn Left Media as Africa representative
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Turn Left Media have been granted exclusive representation of International Data Group's product portfolio across South Africa, as well as the greater Sub-Saharan...
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First Africa Media Index published on Africa's media markets
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Differently to most of the world, every medium is still growing in Africa: internet, TV, radio, out of home, as well as print in some regions. Sub-Saharan...
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Re-arrest of editor Jones Abiri in Nigeria
Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri, left, and Alagoa Morris, pictured in Abuja after Abiri's release from detention in 2018. A court on May 22, 2019 charged Abiri on three counts and ordered him detained....
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#AWE2019: Highlights from Day 1
The Augmented World Expo is underway in Silicon Valley, USA, and Johan Walters shares highlights from Day 1 of the world's biggest AR/VR Conference. The overall theme for this year's conference is...
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#FairnessFirst: A picture tells a thousand words, but should it?
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>With #ChildProtectionWeek observed from 2 to 9 June and #YouthMonth underway, what better time to put the focus on how to more ethically report on violence...
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Jamal Khashoggi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom
The annual press freedom award of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (Wan-Ifra), has been awarded posthumously to Saudi Arabian journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.Read more... | Send to a...
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APO partners with Getty Images to raise profile of Africa's story
The APO-Getty strategic partnership was acknowledged with a photo of Lee Martin, Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Development at Getty Images, and Lionel Reina, CEO of APO Group, displayed on...
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iProspect East Africa wins big at the Digital Media Awards 2019
At the second edition of the annual Digital Media Awards (DMA) held in Nairobi on 30 May 2019, iProspect East Africa Limited were overall winners in four categories including Twitter Award of the Year...
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RIP Raymond Louw
NEWSWATCH: Media legend and Sanef Council member Raymond Louw and his wife, Jean died within 24 hours of each other. He was 92.Read more... | Send to a friend
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AMA and African Leadership partner up to promote London Africa Summit
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>African Media Agency (AMA), a leading Pan African media relations and communications firm, has partnered with the African Leadership UK, to host the 3rd Africa...
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CPJ joins call for UN to scrutinise human rights situation in Eritrea
The Committee to Protect Journalists and 29 other civil society organisations yesterday sent a letter to members of the United Nations Human Rights Council urging them to continue to scrutinise the...
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Canal+ International to launch Canal+ University in Africa
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Canal + International launches Canal + University to provide professional training to audiovisual actors in Africa. This initiative aims to encourage the transfer...
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Africa Women in Media Award launched
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>The APO Group African Women in Media Award has been launched to recognise support of female journalists for women's entrepreneurship in Africa. The winner will...
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Ugandan editor charged with criminal libel
The Uganda High Court is in Kampala on May 14, 2018. CPJ today called for Ugandan authorities to intervene and end the criminal case against editor Pidson Kareire. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Isaac...
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Media continues to tell the 'Forbidden Stories'
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>The Namibian and 14 media organisations around the world have partnered with Forbidden Stories - a non-profit project founded by the Freedom Voices Network...
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Dentsu Aegis Network pioneers the media industry - Launching the first SME...
Dentsu Aegis Network currently hold the rank as the fastest growing media agency in the country, demonstrating their pioneering spirit yet again through the launch of the groups newest global agency,...
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