The ‘Somali Pirate’ Who Never Was

Somali pirates have kidnapped hundreds of people and cost millions in ransom payments but their infamy has spurned one more twist, one you never would have imagined … The story ...

Source: Afritorial

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Fears of Zim media crackdown

As an editor and a reporter are charged, journalists are bracing for more arrests ahead of elections. The arrest of the editor and chief reporter of the ­Zimbabwe Independent on ...

Source: Mail & Guardian

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Bassem Youssef arrives at court in satirical style

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef arrives at High Court wearing outsized version of hat worn by President Morsi in Pakistan university ceremony; rejects claims he 'insulted' president and Islam on TV ...

Source: Ahram Online

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Egypt satirist Bassem Youssef faces arrest warrant

An arrest warrant has been issued for a popular Egyptian political satirist for allegedly insulting Islam and President Mohammed Morsi. Bassem Youssef has faced several complaints over his show El ...

Source: BBC

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Kenya's journalists start to break their election silence

Kenya has long prided itself on free media, but when the country went to the polls reporters and broadcasters went into a sort of self-imposed purdah. It has been a ...

Source: Mail & Guardian

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Why are Zimbabwe police seizing radios?

Wind-up, solar-powered radios might seem like an excellent idea to help cash-strapped Zimbabwean villagers pass the long, dark evenings. But the authorities seem to disagree and have confiscated hundreds of ...

Source: BBC

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Somalia: Female freelance journalist shot dead in Mogadishu

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a female freelance journalist on Sunday evening at Suuq Bacaad area in Mogadishu, RBC Radio reports. Rahma Abdulkadir, a freelance journalist working with local media ...

Source: RBC

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Bring back analogue TV, say Tanzania media owners

Barely three months after Tanzania switched to digital broadcast transmission, a media owners body in the country is demanding that the local regulator revert back to analogue. Media owners of ...

Source: ITWeb Africa

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AU commission to take up Swedish-Eritrean journalist’s case

Media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, said on Wednesday that, the African Union’s main human rights body has decided to investigate the case of imprisoned Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak. Eritrean authorities ...

Source: Sudan Tribune

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Mali media strike over editor Boukary Daou's arrest

Mali's private media have launched a news blackout after an editor was arrested for publishing a letter about poor conditions from soldiers fighting Islamist militants in the north. Le Republicain ...

Source: BBC

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Kenya: ICJ unveils guide book for Journalists, on rule of law

The Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has published a media handbook expected to guide media practitioners on the rule of law as they do their work.

Source: The Standard

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Egyptian journalist fights reporting restrictions

Top Egyptian journalist Shaheera Amin quit her post at the state run news channel, Nile TV, in protest at what she says was one-sided reporting

Source: BBC

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Phone hacking: let's not follow South Africa's protection of information route

The UK Observer on the proposed Protection of Information bill and why the West should be careful not to criticize while happily going down the same route.

Source: The Observer

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How the World Cup helped Internews to empower and teach young journalists

Overview of Internews' programs in South Africa and how they used the 2010 FIFA World Cup to teach girls the power of the media and how to become journalists.

Source: Internews

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Namibia given good rating on press freedom index

PRESS freedom in Namibia is "genuine" and comparable to that in Western democracies, Reporters Without Borders says in its latest worldwide press freedom index.

Source: The Namibian

Drummed by meidcsjnxu in Drum Media (Namibia) 2 years, 6 months

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Madiba's life and times - online

Google has granted $1.25-million (R8.6-million) to the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory to create an online archive chronicling the life and times of former president Nelson Mandela.

Source: Times Live

Drummed by meidcsjnxu in Drum Media (South Africa) 2 years, 2 months

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SA finally finds its voice on Zimbabwe and Mugabe rule

The Times Editorial: Our government finally appears to be getting tough on Zimbabwe's long-serving authoritarian president. Despite making all the right noises after he took over the presidency from Thabo ...

Source: Times Live

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Kenyan minister praises Wikileaks

Kenya Justice minister Mutula Kilonzo has praised WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for releasing the American diplomatic cables to the public. Mr Kilonzo said Mr Assange had done a "good job" ...

Source: Africa News

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Pres. Sirleaf Sets Continental Record

Becomes Africa’s 1st “Media Friendly” President

Source: The Analyst

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Journalist gets one-year jail term, media harassed and censored

Reporters Without Borders is shocked by the growing problems that Angola’s journalists are experiencing and the mistrust and hostility that the authorities are showing towards some media.

Source: Reporters without Borders

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