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Ghana: Soldiers force journalist to weed as punishment

A Ghanaian journalist was this week forced by some military officers to weed for an hour as punishment. Mr James Harry Obeng, according to state...

Somalia: Murdered journalist gets award in her memory

The government of Somalia says it is institutionalizing an annual prize to honour prominent journalist Hodan Nalayeh. Nalayeh was among the 26 people killed in...

Ghana: Funeral held for murdered investigative journalist

A funeral was held on Friday for the Ghanaian investigative journalist who was murdered by unknown assailants on Wednesday night. The investigator, Ahmed Hussein-Suale was killed...

Journalist jailed in Cameroon over social media post released

Popular  journalist in Cameroon, Mimi Mefo who was jailed for some social media comments she made has now been released. The television presenter from the...

Cameroon: Journalist imprisoned over social media post

A well known journalist in Cameroon has been placed in preventive detention for some social media comments she made. Mimi Mefo who is a television...

Prominent Kenyan journalist on trial for murder

A top Kenyan journalist, Jacque Maribe is facing prosecution for murder. Maribe and her fiancé Joseph Irungu are to be charged next week after...

Bulgarian journalist raped and killed over corruption reporting

A Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova was on Saturday raped and killed for her reportage on alleged corruption linked to European Union. Reuters reports that authorities...

Saudi journalist Khashoggi murdered in Saudi consulate

Fears are growing over missing Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi, after Turkish officials said they believe he has been murdered. Mr Khashoggi, a Saudi national,...

Uganda’s army apologises for brutalizing a journalist

Uganda's army has issued an apology after soldiers were caught on video brutalizing a journalist on Monday. The Reuters reporter was beaten by soldiers while...

Nigerian journalist freed after arrest for not revealing source

The Nigerian journalist arrested this week for not revealing his source for a story has now been freed by a court on Friday. Police on...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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