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Giokos on the roof at CNN London.

#WomensMonth: "Focus on your talents and ignore the noise"

Leigh Andrews 30 Aug 2018

Balancing paid, owned and earned media - are you getting it right?

Balancing paid, owned and earned media - are you getting it right?

Sylvia Schutte 29 Aug 2018

Security forces detain a protester in Kampala on August 20. Security personnel beat and detained at least four journalists who were covering unrest in Uganda's capital. Credit: AP/Ronald Kabuubi/CPJ.

Ugandan security forces attack and detain journalists covering protests

27 Aug 2018

Egypt extends detention period for four journalists held as part of mass trial

Egypt extends detention period for four journalists held as part of mass trial

23 Aug 2018

Tanzanian police stand guard outside a vote counting center at a school in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on October 28, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Khalfan Said/CPJ.

Human rights, media freedoms being violated in Tanzania

22 Aug 2018

Nigerian journalist Samuel Ogundipe, who was detained August 14 by Nigerian police. Credit: Premium Times.

Nigerian journalist jailed for refusing to reveal source

20 Aug 2018

Fabian Frese, CCO of Kolle Rebbe Germany and #Loeries2018 film, and radio and audio jury president. © Al Nicoll, Gallo Images.

#Loeries2018: The power of fear and boredom

Angie White 17 Aug 2018

Lesotho authorities accuse MoAfrika FM of incitement

Lesotho authorities accuse MoAfrika FM of incitement

17 Aug 2018

#Loeries2018: Welcome to the hypermarket

#Loeries2018: Welcome to the hypermarket

Angie White 17 Aug 2018

Mozambican govt imposes crippling fees on independent media

Mozambican govt imposes crippling fees on independent media

17 Aug 2018

Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri (left) and Alagoa Morris (right) in Abuja after Abiri's release from detention on August 15, 2018.

CPJ welcomes release of Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri

16 Aug 2018

Media deal to increase brand exposure for African rugby

15 Aug 2018

Toussaint Alain, African Daily Voice CEO.

New pan-African news agency launched

14 Aug 2018

6 reasons why good content is important for your business

6 reasons why good content is important for your business

Candace Bosch 14 Aug 2018

An alleged arson attack on Cameroon's Sky FM gutted the private community radio station in the Northwest Region town of Ndu destroying equipment, furniture, and the studio. Credit: Barnard Tata Gibip/CPJ Africa.

Cameroon community radio destroyed in alleged arson attack

14 Aug 2018

Google to provide free high speed Wifi in Nigeria

Google to provide free high speed Wifi in Nigeria

7 Aug 2018

Kenyan politicians threaten media

Kenyan politicians threaten media

6 Aug 2018

Flowers and photos of Aleksandr Rastorguyev, Kirill Radchenko, and Orkhan Dzhemal, are left at the journalist union building in Moscow. The Russian journalists were killed while on assignment in the Central African Republic. Credit: AP/Pavel Golovkin/CPJ.

Investigative journalists killed in CAR

3 Aug 2018

Outrage at Nigerian media bill

Outrage at Nigerian media bill

Louise Marsland 3 Aug 2018

Analysis of Zimbabwe's "online propaganda war"

Analysis of Zimbabwe's "online propaganda war"

Dumisani Moyo 2 Aug 2018

Co-founders Sitati Kituyi (left) and Dicky Hokie Junior.

Kenyan entrepreneurs create African-focused stock photo platform

2 Aug 2018

MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns

MTV Shuga launches three new campaigns

1 Aug 2018

How to deal with the troll armies

How to deal with the troll armies

Louise Marsland 31 Jul 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping, BRICS Summit, South Africa.

The next decade of BRICS

30 Jul 2018

Galal El Behairy, Egyptian poet.

Release Egyptian poet detained for 'critical' song

30 Jul 2018

UN journalism award open for entry

UN journalism award open for entry

30 Jul 2018

Nigerian Broadcasting Commission closes Ekiti state radio and TV

Nigerian Broadcasting Commission closes Ekiti state radio and TV

27 Jul 2018

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, left, and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki celebrate the reopening of the Embassy of Eritrea in Addis Ababa on July 16. An Ethiopian news crew was attacked and their driver killed while traveling to the capital to cover the visit. Credit: AFP/Michael Tewelde.

In Ethiopia, driver for news crew dies from injuries after attack

26 Jul 2018

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#Mandela100: Using the spirit of Ubuntu to address knowledge gaps on Wikipedia

Leigh Andrews 20 Jul 2018

Africa.com buys iAfrica

Africa.com buys iAfrica

17 Jul 2018

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