Ethiopia: OLF Preps to Mark 35th Anniversary of Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo Radio Broadcast
Addis Abeba — Opposition party Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) said it is preparing to mark the 35th anniversary of the
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Press and Media
Kenya: Itumbi to Sue NMG Over ‘Defamation’ Story on Chief Administrative Secretary Defying Court Orders
Nairobi — ICT Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dennis Itumbi has demanded an “unequivocal public apology” from Nation Media Group over
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Uganda: Cartoonist Spire Worried for His Life After Exposing Government Failures On Social Media
Cartoonist Jimmy Spire Ssentongo has expressed worry over his life following a successful spell of social media exhibitions against government
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Sudan Journalists Syndicate Demand RSF Leaves Broadcasting HQ
Khartoum / Omdurman — As Sudan entered its 34th day of war on Friday, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate (SJS) released
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Ethiopian Journalist Melkamsew Puts Women At Show’s Heart
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Ethiopian journalist Melkamsew Solomon broadcasts a weekly radio program, Yimechish, which focuses on rural women in
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East Africa: Journalist Gobeze Sisay Facing Terrorism Investigation in Ethiopia After Arrest in Djibouti
Nairobi — Ethiopian authorities should immediately release journalist Gobeze Sisay and cease harassing members of the press at home and
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Somalia: Why Somalia Is One of the Hardest Places in the World to Be a Journalist
Nairobi, Kenya — ‘Women detainees held in a next-door cell whispered about the rapes they had experienced and passed me
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Uganda: Journalist Atuhaire Wins EU Human Rights Defenders Award
Freelance investigative journalist cum-lawyer Agatha Atuhaire has won this year’s European Union (EU) Human Rights Defenders Award. Atuhaire beat her
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Ethiopia: CPJ, 47 Rights Organizations Call On Ethiopia to End Internet Shutdowns
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 47 human rights organizations in an April 27 letter calling on Ethiopian Prime Minister
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Uganda: Public Trust in Radio Down, Social Media Least Trusted Form of Information
Public trust in the information disseminated by radio is declining from 79% to 61% but remains well ahead of other
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