Browsing: Journalists Under Attack Africa
HOMA BAY, Kenya — A police officer has died and eight others sustained injuries following clashes during the Linda Mwananchi rally in Homa Bay County…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The assault of two Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists in Homa Bay was supposed to be a story about a political rally. Instead,…
HOMA BAY, Kenya — The Kenya Editors Guild has condemned the alleged assault of two Kisumu-based Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists while covering tensions surrounding the…
HOMA BAY, Kenya — Two Kisumu-based Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists were assaulted and several businesses and transport services disrupted in Homa Bay on Sunday, August…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Veteran journalist and political commentator Timothy Kalyegira has been granted cash bail of Shs650,000 by the Kira Chief Magistrate’s Court in Wakiso…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Veteran Ugandan journalist and political commentator Timothy Kalyegira has once again found himself at the centre of a legal and political storm,…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has intensified his attacks on Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda, claiming security agencies…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Archbishop of Kampala, Paul Ssemogerere, has commended journalists for their role in promoting development through responsible reporting while condemning harassment and…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on journalists to uphold responsible and objective reporting as Kenya joined the rest of the…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has issued a new directive requiring all media houses to implement a minimum seven-second delay on…