Nigeria: EFCC, Yahaya Bello and a Complicit Media

[Vanguard] There were stories last week how the spin doctors of Yahaya Bello allegedly moved tons of cash around some media houses to influence good conscience. The substantive story of high level corruption was buried by spin doctors who took over the airwave and newspaper pages propagating deceptive and misleading messages that presented Yahaya Bello as the victim of political witch hunt by a broken EFCC!

Posted on: 2 May 2024 | 12:34 pm

Zimbabwe: Post Cabinet Briefing - Journalists Support Proposed Principles of Media Practitioners' Bill

[The Herald] Cabinet received a report on the Hosting of the First United Nations Tourism Africa Gastronomy Forum, as presented by the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Honourable Barbara Rwodzi. Zimbabwe will be hosting the United Nations Tourism Africa Gastronomy Forum, the first on the African continent, in Victoria Falls from July 26 t0 28, 2024. Zimbabwe was chosen to host the Forum in the wake of an exceptional exhibition of the country's culture and cuisine by a Zimbabwean delegation at a similar

Posted on: 2 May 2024 | 11:48 am

Zimbabwe: Plans to Improve Media Landscape Announced

[The Herald] Cabinet has announced plans to improve the media landscape through the adoption of principles to amend the Zimbabwe Media Commission Act, the Media Practitioners Bill and the Broadcasting Amendment Act.

Posted on: 2 May 2024 | 11:48 am

Malawi: President Chakwera Calls On Journalists to Tell the Malawi Story

[Nyasa Times] Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has challenged Malawi media to help build the nation by telling the Malawian story.

Posted on: 2 May 2024 | 10:56 am

Burkina Faso: Military Junta Blocks Access to More International Media Institutions

[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns an alarming decline in press freedom in Burkina Faso, whose military junta suspended access to nine international news outlets in the space of 48 hours for covering a Human Rights Watch report about an alleged massacre by the army. A total of 13 international media are now banned in this West African nation.

Posted on: 2 May 2024 | 5:53 am

Kenya: Press Freedom Is Near Yet Too Far, It's Time to Turn the Tide

[Capital FM] Resilience and strength are not without burdens. This, perhaps, is the biggest lesson we can learn as we mark this year's World Press Freedom Day.

Posted on: 2 May 2024 | 1:41 am

Africa: Africa's Shifting Media Landscapes: Digital Media Use Grows, but So Do Demographic Divides

[Afrobarometer] Radio remains on top as the most widely used - and most democratic - source of news.

Posted on: 1 May 2024 | 4:03 am

Uganda: Tiktoker Accused of Insulting Museveni Granted Bail

[Nile Post] Ibrahim Musana, also known as Pressure 24/7, a TikToker accused of disseminating content that ridiculed and incited hostility towards President Yoweri Museveni and Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi, has been granted bail after spending over two months in prison.

Posted on: 29 April 2024 | 10:19 am

South Africa: Kaizer Chiefs Vs Sunday World - Press Ombud Rules Against Headline

[GroundUp] Editors may feel that rulings like this tie their hands when it comes to punchy headlines

Posted on: 29 April 2024 | 9:49 am

Mauritania: Mauritians Strongly Endorse Media Freedom and Public Access to Govt Information

[Afrobarometer] Most citizens want a media that helps hold government accountable.

Posted on: 29 April 2024 | 6:00 am

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Suspends More Foreign Media Over HRW Report

[VOA] Burkina Faso on Sunday suspended several more international news organizations, some of them for an indefinite period, over their coverage of a report accusing the army of extrajudicial killings, its communications regulator said.

Posted on: 28 April 2024 | 11:40 pm

Ethiopia: The Tiktok Effect

[Reporter] The pros, cons and promise of Ethiopia's TikTok revolution

Posted on: 27 April 2024 | 5:46 am

Nigeria: State Police and Other Matters

[Leadership] This newspaper has remained a strident advocate for state Police. We had canvassed this viewpoint on this page following the widespread insecurity in the country.

Posted on: 26 April 2024 | 12:32 pm

Nigeria: Kwara Redeploys Media Staff

[Daily Trust] The Kwara State Government has redeployed workers of some media houses.

Posted on: 26 April 2024 | 11:34 am

Ghana: Preach Against Hate Speech, Violent Behaviour ...Peace Council to Stakeholders

[Ghanaian Times] The National Peace Council, has urged stakeholders to preach against all forms of violence and hate speech ahead of the December elections.

Posted on: 26 April 2024 | 7:45 am

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Suspends VOA, BBC/Africa Broadcasts

[VOA] Burkina Faso has temporarily suspended the programs of Voice of America and BBC/Africa following the broadcast of news stories about a Human Rights Watch report accusing the Burkinabè army of abuses against civilian populations.

Posted on: 26 April 2024 | 4:57 am

Nigeria: Newsdirect Founding Publisher Honoured With Posthumous Award

[Daily Trust] The founding publisher of Nigerian NewsDirect, Late Dr Samuel Ibiyemi, has been honoured with a posthumous award for his contributions to the energy sector at the maiden edition of the Energy Times award ceremony in Lagos.

Posted on: 25 April 2024 | 12:33 pm

Uganda: Planet Vs Plastics - Next Media Still Spearheading Fight Against Single-Use Plastics

[Nile Post] World Earth Day which, is celebrated every year on April, 22 has grown into a global movement for environmental conservation and sustainability.

Posted on: 25 April 2024 | 6:25 am

Sudan: EU Ambassador Urges 'Press Protection and Humanitarian Access' in Sudan

[Dabanga] Kampala / Paris -- During the recent Canal France International (CFI) meeting in Uganda's capital of Kampala yesterday, European Union Ambassador to Sudan, Aidan O'Hara, underscored the critical role of journalists in Sudan and stressed the importance of guaranteeing their safety and freedom to report.

Posted on: 24 April 2024 | 11:27 am

West Africa: Mali's Transitional Calendar Ignored - Siege On Media, Civil Society Intensified

[MFWA] The transitional government in Mali was supposed to have ended on march 26, 2024. But the much-anticipated deadline for a return to constitutional order has passed in a casual manner, with the military government, which was formed after the August 2020 coup, still ensconced on the throne.

Posted on: 24 April 2024 | 11:26 am

Ghana: Journalists Urged to Be Abreast of Public Sector Emolument Negotiations

[Ghanaian Times] The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), Mr Benjamin Arthur, has stressed the need for journalists to be abreast of public sector salary and emolument negotiations in order to properly inform the public in their reportage.

Posted on: 24 April 2024 | 6:39 am

Africa: Innovations at the AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit

[allAfrica] AllAfrica Global Media is launching the AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit from May 8-10 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Summit will feature innovations to leverage the ever-changing media landscape revolutionized by emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality. Global media leaders, development experts, academics and corporate titans will share best practices to elevate ethics and combat information manipulation to advance Africa's economic transformation and human development.

Posted on: 24 April 2024 | 6:28 am

Nigeria: Mixed Reactions Trail Video of Couple's Customised N200 Notes

[Vanguard] A video circulating on social media has sparked controversy after it captured N200 notes featuring a couple's personalized photo and names.

Posted on: 23 April 2024 | 12:44 pm

Nigeria: Editor's Detention - Npan, Bon, CSOs Approach Ombudsman

[Daily Trust] The media owners, media executives in Nigeria and their civil society partners have reached a tentative agreement with the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to refer their protest on the arrest and detention of Mr Segun Olatunji, Editor of FirstNews newspapers, by military personnel in response to stories published by the media outlet, to an ombudsman.

Posted on: 23 April 2024 | 12:42 pm

Ethiopia: Control Hate Speech, Keep Away Consequences

[Ethiopian Herald] Social scientists have confirmed that hate speech spread through the social media creates numerous dangers, hazards and risks to the society. It also leads to unexpected clashes within communities which consume time and energy of local elders to settle them. If these clashes, conflicts and collisions are not settled by the elders in good time, they may transform and engage the society at large. These call for the attention of law and order enforcement agencies.

Posted on: 23 April 2024 | 5:45 am