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Human rights organisations and press freedom watchdogs are demanding answers after credible reports emerged that Burkina Faso’s military junta has been holding a prominent investigative journalist incommunicado for nearly three weeks. Ibrahim Sori, 42, editor of the independent online outlet Le Patriote Indépendant, was last seen on April 18 when plainclothes security agents reportedly bundled […]
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By Bongiwe Tutu The Role of the Media in 2026: Navigating a Global Poly-crisis The world has entered a new year marked by an unprecedented convergence of global and national events across the economic, climate, social, and geopolitical spheres, an era often described as a poly-crisis. Against this backdrop, the role of the media, although […]
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Funding to drive digital innovation and sustainable growth for independent publishers The Digital News Transformation Fund (DNTF) will open its first application window on 25 August 2025, offering small, medium, and community-based independent news publishers an opportunity to secure funding for projects that drive digital transformation and long-term sustainability in a rapidly evolving media landscape. […]
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Journalists in Cameroon face threats and danger in their line of work, with some being killed for their investigative reporting. As Cameroon joins the globe to commemorate the World Press Freedom day,some journalists have called on the government to ensure their freedom of expression is granted.Journalist in Cameroon at risk In Cameroon, journalists face an […]
...Prosecutors in Tanzania charged freelance journalist Erick Kabendera with money laundering, tax evasion, and assisting an organized crime racket, according to a copy of the charge sheet. When he was detained on July 29, the Dar es Salaam police chief said at a press conference that police were investigating Kabendera’s citizenship status. “It seems that for the past week, […]
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