Kenya

Freedom of press in jeopardy with journalists in crossfire in Kenyan protests

- Robert Kibet -

In the heart of Nairobi, as tear gas clouded the streets, the line between journalists and protesters blurred in the eyes of Kenyan law enforcement. A wave of anti-government protests, ignited by opposition to a proposed finance bill, has spiraled into violence, with journalists increasingly caught in the crossfire between

No More Impunity for Journalists’ Murders: CPJ

- TWMN Desk -

The new year brought bad news for press freedom on the African continent with the brutal murder of one journalist and the suspicious death of another. Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Africa program head Angela Quintal said that to start the year with the death of at least two top journalists

Online female journalist bullying escalates in Africa

- Jeff Kapembwa -

Women, media practitioners too, are now victims of online abuses and blackmail through con-consensual sharing of personal information since the advent of digital technologies, contrasting the United Nations’ call for global attainment of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5. The Goal endeavors to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.