CPJ calls on Ethiopian authorities to ensure fair, transparent trials for journalists Gobeze Sisay (left), Meskerem Abera, Genet Asmamaw, & Dawit Begashaw, who face potential death sentences or life imprisonment on terrorism charges.
The four have been in detention for nearly three years for reporting on unrest in Et…
She admitted that she broke down emotionally because she felt overwhelmed by the constant negative comments online.
According to Ddane, the situation became even more frustrating because her job requires her to work in public spaces, interacting with the same people who were criticizing and insulting her on social me…
Media personality and Head of Broadcast at Nation Media Group–Uganda, Flavia Tumusiime, has withdrawn from the forthcoming Dominate 2026 women’s conference following days of heated public debate.
The event, slated for 28 March 2026 at Kololo Independence Grounds, had been promoted as a gathering intended to inspire w…
Police have opened investigations into a murder and aggravated robbery case following the death of a young woman in Kyanja, a residential suburb of Kampala.
The crime reportedly took place on the night of February 3, 2026, in Kwaata Zone, Kyanja Ward, Kawempe Division. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police, the vi…
25 Feb 2026 · Uganda · Verified
Intimidation and threatsHarassment and surveillance
Branice Okanga transforms personal attacks on social media into national initiative combating tech-facilitated GBV.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1816360712332919
How Branice turned negative comments into a movement
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/-they-mock-my-height-content-creator-flips-online-abus…
In a farewell message shared on her social media platforms, Namakumbi confirmed her exit and expressed gratitude for her time at the broadcaster, saying goodbye to colleagues and viewers after almost seven years with the company
Multiple media outlets have reported that her departure comes as part of an internal restr…
20 Feb 2026 · Uganda · Verified
Intimidation and threatsHarassment and surveillance+2
On February 17, judicial police in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, detained photographer Angel Ngwe, reporter Nalova Akua and videographer Arnold Ndal, who were on assignment for the AP news agency.
Fru, who was later hired by the AP to represent its news crew, told CPJ that the journalists were being investigated for …
Ruckiel was filming fans from the barrier on Sunday, same place she filmed from on Saturday. The security told her to leave- she explained she filmed from the same location. They she can't today since it is a no-go zone(which is fine). In the process of trying to go down, one security guy climbed up and started push…
Journalist Jemima Beukes was on Monday morning dragged out of the State House by security personnel after posing a question to President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
According to her, she proceeded with the question despite the President’s refusal to take the question.
Beukes attempted to ask the question on allegations re…
2 Feb 2026 · Namibia · Verified
Intimidation and threatsHarassment and surveillance+1
Minister James Sankwasa made a xenophobic comment about Zimbabwean-born journalist Tracy Tafirenyika and her report in The Namibian newspaper about his unpaid water bills.
In a video address on January 26, Sankwasa criticized Tafirenyika by name, accused a Zimbabwean-owned company of leaking information to her, and s…
Nigerian journalist Taiwo Aina Adeokun has locked her X (formerly Twitter) account following an online backlash linked to her reporting in a New York Times investigation on U.S. airstrikes in Nigeria.
The attacks were sparked by a post from X user Bassy Agozie, who publicly named and shared an image of Adeokun while …
19 Jan 2026 · Nigeria · Verified
Intimidation and threatsHarassment and surveillance+1
During the Ugandan general election period in January 2026, Sky News Africa correspondent Yousra Elbagir was reporting from Kampala amid heightened political unrest and a heavy deployment of military and police forces. The election period was marked by widespread tensions, street confrontations, and intermittent inter…
In April 2024, Muhoza, a journalist for the privately owned online newspaper La Nova Burundi, was arrested in connection to comments she made in a journalists’ WhatsApp group on the alleged distribution of machetes in the country.
In December 2024, she was convicted of undermining the integrity of Burundi’s national …
14 Jan 2026 · Burundi · Verified
Online disinformation and propagandaOnline Violence
A female journalist, Hariana Verás Victória, was subjected to coordinated gendered online abuse on X (formerly Twitter) on 14 January, following the publication of her interview with Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye. The attacks, carried out by multiple accounts, involved personal insults, gendered slurs, and…
14 Jan 2026 · Burundi · Verified
Intimidation and threatsCensorship and legal action
https://www.instagram.com/p/DPgtiLdCDWn/
Actress and social influencer Wanjiku Stephens' Instagram account of over 730,000 followers has been deleted, reportedly over her attack on American billionaire Bill Gates' controversial health projects.
She says Instagram first flagged and marked the recent posts as 'false a…
“Denying detained journalist Chadha Hadj Mbarek timely and urgent life-saving medical care is simply cruel and inhuman,” said CPJ Chief Programs Officer Carlos Martínez de la Serna. “Tunisian authorities must immediately release Mbarek and ensure she receives the urgent medical treatment she needs.”
According to a st…
She was arrested, tortured, nearly raped, threatened with death, and subjected to degrading abuse. Her brother was brutally mistreated in an effort to locate her. In the end, her family had to pay a ransom to secure her release. She sought refuge abroad, but eventually returned to Sudan to continue documenting the war…
29 Dec 2025 · Sudan · Verified
Intimidation and threatsHarassment and surveillance
Zubeida Kananu, President of the Kenya Editors’ Guild, reported a digital intimidation campaign in late 2025 where her personal contact information was leaked.
https://www.citizen.digital/article/women-in-media-call-for-stronger-protection-against-online-abuse-n370629
Kenphord Mdima — Reporter, Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS)
Aubrey Kuyere — Cameraperson, Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS)
Aspolo Mousah — Journalist, TV Islam
While covering the court appearance of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leaders in Lilongwe, supporters of the political party physically attacked journalists …
