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    Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri, left, and Alagoa Morris, pictured in Abuja after Abiri's release from detention in 2018. A court on May 22, 2019 charged Abiri on three counts and ordered him detained. Credit: CPJ/Alagoa Morris.
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    Libreville, Gabon, is seen on January 16, 2017. The country's media regulator recently suspended two newspapers over defamation claims. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Mike Hutchings.
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    A billboard for Nigeria's incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, who won re-election in February. Credit: CPJ/Jonathan Rozen.
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    Pendulum is swinging towards creeping restrictions across Africa

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    Image via : A woman is reflected next to a poster outside a community hall hosting a night vigil for kidnapped photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed, on January 18, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Community members, friends, family and colleagues of photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed held a night vigil at the Lenasia South Civic Centre. Mohamed was abducted in Syria on 10 January while working with the aid mission Gift of the Givers. (Photo by Gallo Images / Dino Lloyd)
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    Police officers are seen in Ghana's capital, Accra, on March 28, 2018. Several officers were recently suspended in Accra after allegedly assaulting reporters from the local Ghanaian Times. Credit: CPJ/Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.
    Ghanaian police beat, arrest journalist Malik Sullemana

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    #HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally
    #HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

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    Nigerian elections. Credit: CPJ Africa.
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    Calls for release of Mauritania blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed
    Calls for release of Mauritania blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed

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    Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, also known as Shawkan, center, is hugged by his parents at his home in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 4, 2019. Shawkan was released after five years in prison. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Amr Nabil.
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    FrontPageAfrica publisher Rodney Sieh, pictured on his release from prison in November 2013. Sieh says journalists in Liberia continue to face threats and harassment for their critical reporting. (CPJ/AP/Mark Darrough).
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      18 Feb 2019

    An electoral worker prepares identity card and biometric verification readers, at the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano, northern Nigeria, on February 14, 2019. CPJ joined a call for Nigeria to ensure that internet and social media services remain connected during the upcoming elections. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Ben Curtis.
    Nigeria urged not to cut social media during elections

    15 Feb 2019

    A traffic policewoman pictured in Yaoundé in October 2018. A journalist was attacked outside his home in the city on January 31. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Zohra Bensemra.
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    Zimbabwe must be held accountable for rights abuses
    Zimbabwe must be held accountable for rights abuses

    28 Jan 2019

    The Accra International Conference Centre screened a documentary by undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in Accra, Ghana, on June 7, 2018. Ahmed Hussein Suale Divela, who was involved in the film, was murdered on January 16. Credit: CPJ - Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.
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    18 Jan 2019

    Protesters block the main route to Zimbabwe's capital Harare from Epworth township on January 14, 2019, after the government more than doubled the price of fuel. On January 15, CPJ joined more than 20 rights organizations and the #KeepItOn Coalition to call for authorities in Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media services. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Jekesai Njikizana.
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    Gabonese soldiers stand in front of the headquarters of the national broadcaster in Libreville on January 7, 2019, after a failed coup. Gabon shut down the internet and broadcasting services following the coup attempt. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Steve Jordan.
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    The National Assembly is seen in Abuja, Nigeria, on August 7, 2018. Authorities recently announced strict new requirements for obtaining press credentials to cover the assembly. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde.
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    28 May 2019

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    Libreville, Gabon, is seen on January 16, 2017. The country's media regulator recently suspended two newspapers over defamation claims. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Mike Hutchings.
    Gabon media regulator suspends two newspapers over defamation claims

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    A billboard for Nigeria's incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, who won re-election in February. Credit: CPJ/Jonathan Rozen.
    Nigerian journalists speak out on press freedom

     8 May 2019

    Pendulum is swinging towards creeping restrictions across Africa
    Pendulum is swinging towards creeping restrictions across Africa

     3 May 2019

    Image source: Gallo/Getty.
    A mixed bag of media freedom in southern Africa - SAEF

    3 May 2019

    How South Africa ranks in the press freedom stakes
    How South Africa ranks in the press freedom stakes

     3 May 2019

    Image via : A woman is reflected next to a poster outside a community hall hosting a night vigil for kidnapped photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed, on January 18, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Community members, friends, family and colleagues of photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed held a night vigil at the Lenasia South Civic Centre. Mohamed was abducted in Syria on 10 January while working with the aid mission Gift of the Givers. (Photo by Gallo Images / Dino Lloyd)
    South African journalist Shiraaz Mohamed, kidnapped in January 2017, is shown alive in new video

     2 May 2019

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    Police officers are seen in Ghana's capital, Accra, on March 28, 2018. Several officers were recently suspended in Accra after allegedly assaulting reporters from the local Ghanaian Times. Credit: CPJ/Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.
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    26 Mar 2019

    #HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally
    #HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

    19 Mar 2019

    Nigerian elections. Credit: CPJ Africa.
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    14 Mar 2019

    Calls for release of Mauritania blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed
    Calls for release of Mauritania blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed

    6 Mar 2019

    Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, also known as Shawkan, center, is hugged by his parents at his home in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 4, 2019. Shawkan was released after five years in prison. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Amr Nabil.
    Egyptian photojournalist Shawkan finally free

    5 Mar 2019

    FrontPageAfrica publisher Rodney Sieh, pictured on his release from prison in November 2013. Sieh says journalists in Liberia continue to face threats and harassment for their critical reporting. (CPJ/AP/Mark Darrough).
    How Liberia's press is faring under Weah presidency

     18 Feb 2019

    An electoral worker prepares identity card and biometric verification readers, at the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano, northern Nigeria, on February 14, 2019. CPJ joined a call for Nigeria to ensure that internet and social media services remain connected during the upcoming elections. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Ben Curtis.
    Nigeria urged not to cut social media during elections

    15 Feb 2019

    A traffic policewoman pictured in Yaoundé in October 2018. A journalist was attacked outside his home in the city on January 31. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Zohra Bensemra.
    Cameroon Web reporter attacked with knife outside his home

    15 Feb 2019

    Zimbabwe must be held accountable for rights abuses
    Zimbabwe must be held accountable for rights abuses

    28 Jan 2019

    The Accra International Conference Centre screened a documentary by undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in Accra, Ghana, on June 7, 2018. Ahmed Hussein Suale Divela, who was involved in the film, was murdered on January 16. Credit: CPJ - Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.
    Investigative journalist Ahmed Divela shot dead in Ghana

    18 Jan 2019

    Protesters block the main route to Zimbabwe's capital Harare from Epworth township on January 14, 2019, after the government more than doubled the price of fuel. On January 15, CPJ joined more than 20 rights organizations and the #KeepItOn Coalition to call for authorities in Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media services. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Jekesai Njikizana.
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    16 Jan 2019

    A campaign poster for Nigeria's incumbent president and candidate Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, pictured in Lagos, on January 4. Credit: AFP/Pius Utomi Ekpei. Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
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    Gabonese soldiers stand in front of the headquarters of the national broadcaster in Libreville on January 7, 2019, after a failed coup. Gabon shut down the internet and broadcasting services following the coup attempt. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Steve Jordan.
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    11 Jan 2019

    Number of journalists murdered in reprisal for reporting nearly doubles
    Number of journalists murdered in reprisal for reporting nearly doubles

    4 Jan 2019

    Hundreds of jailed journalists the new norm, CPJ census finds
    Hundreds of jailed journalists the new norm, CPJ census finds

    13 Dec 2018

    87% of journalists in the Middle East, Africa and Asia view the industry negatively
    87% of journalists in the Middle East, Africa and Asia view the industry negatively

    12 Dec 2018

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    Mimi Mefo, television journalist and blogger, Cameroon.
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    Muthoki Mumo and Angela Quintal, Committee to Protect Journalists' Africa team.
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    Media activist Angela Quintal reported to be safe
    Media activist Angela Quintal reported to be safe

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    Cameroon authorities summon journalist Mimi Mefo

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