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6 South African entries shortlisted for 2019 Inma Global Media Awards

6 South African entries shortlisted for 2019 Inma Global Media Awards

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

TV series, High Rollers.

Taking Africa's content to the world

5 Mar 2019

Kenyan filmmaker, Wanuri Kahiu, on the set of her film, Rafiki.

#DesignIndaba2019: We need to believe in African mermaids

Louise Marsland 4 Mar 2019

A man reads a newspaper in a street in N'Djamena, Chad, on April 12, 2016. A publisher was recently handed a suspended jail term in a defamation suit involving the president's brother. Credit: CPJ/cIssouf Sanogo/AFP.

Censure for critical reporting of Chad President's family

26 Feb 2019

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How metrics are changing editorial decisions in African newsrooms

Dr Admire Mare and Dumisani Moyo 20 Feb 2019

Roundtable participants discussing industry issues in Cape Town last week.

Can broadcast media disrupt traditional buying structures to accommodate startup businesses?

Irina Herf 18 Feb 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

Angela Quintal 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

Ugandan journalists sit outside the office of the Daily Monitor, which was closed by armed police. The Monitor's website was recently ordered to suspend publication over a regulatory dispute. (Isaac Kasamani/AFP)

Uganda regulator threatens news website

14 Feb 2019

Reducing fake news during elections in Africa

Reducing fake news during elections in Africa

Akua Gyekye 13 Feb 2019

Egyptian Images from Australia

Egyptian Images from Australia

13 Feb 2019

SADC media competition launches

SADC media competition launches

13 Feb 2019

Facebook to launch Facebook Flex in Lesotho

Facebook to launch Facebook Flex in Lesotho

11 Feb 2019

400 West African journalists trained on migration reporting

400 West African journalists trained on migration reporting

11 Feb 2019

Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, APO founder & chairman, addresses journalism students in Senegal.

APO founder talks about his meteoric media journey

8 Feb 2019

Previous BBC Komla Dumor Award winners (L-R): Didi Akinyelure (2016), Nancy Kacungira (2015) and Waihiga Mwaura (2018).

Search for next African broadcast journalism star

8 Feb 2019

Lionel Reina, chief executive officer, APO Group.

APO announces expansion plans for 2019

6 Feb 2019

Microsoft CMO on the transformation of digital marketing

Microsoft CMO on the transformation of digital marketing

Jessica Tennant 5 Feb 2019

Multichoice Nigeria adds three more NTA channels

Multichoice Nigeria adds three more NTA channels

4 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Bizcommunity hosts #BizTrendsLIVE!, an overview

#BizTrends2019: Bizcommunity hosts #BizTrendsLIVE!, an overview

Jessica Tennant, Bizcommunity.com 1 Feb 2019

Crisis communication: Key lessons from 2018

Crisis communication: Key lessons from 2018

Leago Monareng 31 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Convergence, connections and trust

#BizTrends2019: Convergence, connections and trust

Jessica Tennant 31 Jan 2019

Isaac Oboth, filmmaker.

Self-taught Ugandan film producer, Isaac Oboth, makes Forbes list

30 Jan 2019

AMA competition for media trip to Africa CEO Forum

AMA competition for media trip to Africa CEO Forum

29 Jan 2019

Zimbabwe must be held accountable for rights abuses

Zimbabwe must be held accountable for rights abuses

28 Jan 2019

Social Media Week Lagos.

Discussions around future of media and social activism in Nigeria

28 Jan 2019

UNHCR trains Sudanese journalists

UNHCR trains Sudanese journalists

28 Jan 2019

Francois van Dyk, heads up Operations at Ornico.

#BizTrends2019: PR measurement and evaluation trends

Francois van Dyk 25 Jan 2019

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