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Reporting on China in Africa is too binary

Yu-Shan Wu 30 Apr 2019

One journalist will win a trip to EurAfrican Forum

One journalist will win a trip to EurAfrican Forum

29 Apr 2019

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BBC rolls out 'Gist Nigeria'

23 Apr 2019

Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri arrested again in Bayelsa state

Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri arrested again in Bayelsa state

18 Apr 2019

Five key learnings from SXSW 2019

Five key learnings from SXSW 2019

Wayne Flemming and Zubeida Goolam 18 Apr 2019

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Google launches news innovation challenge for African media

17 Apr 2019

Traffic flows in Mogadishu's Hodan district in 2018. On March 30, 2019 armed men raided the offices of Somalia's Universal TV station. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Feisal Omar.

Armed men raid Somalia's Universal TV, fire guns in station

15 Apr 2019

Soldiers stand guard on April 2, 2019, in Moroni, the capital of the Comoros. Journalists have been detained and newspapers have been disrupted surrounding the country's recent presidential election. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Youssouf Ibrahim.

Comoros authorities detain journalist, censor newspapers amid political crisis

15 Apr 2019

Military police patrol the streets of Gorongosa, in central Mozambique, on November 19, 2013. A radio journalist in Mozambique has been held in pretrial detention since January, 2019. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Grant Lee Neuenburg.

Mozambique National Journalist's Day marred by detention

12 Apr 2019

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Attack on Zim 263 Chat website a blatant attempt to muzzle the media

12 Apr 2019

Mo Abudu receives medal of honour at MIPTV Cannes

Mo Abudu receives medal of honour at MIPTV Cannes

11 Apr 2019

A radio station is seen in Bujumbura, Burundi, on March 19, 2015. Burundi authorities recently banned the BBC and suspended VOA from broadcasting within the country. Source: CPJ.

Burundi media regulator bans BBC and VOA

11 Apr 2019

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Digital media platform for African finance needs repurposed

11 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity.com 8 Apr 2019

Still missing: Azory Gwanda.

#WhereIsAzory campaign launched to find missing Tanzania journalist

5 Apr 2019

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StarTimes to emphasise regional content to enhance viewership in Africa

5 Apr 2019

Pulse election coverage.

Measures to provide quality news in elections

5 Apr 2019

SAFREA releases 2018/2019 SA freelance trends report

SAFREA releases 2018/2019 SA freelance trends report

4 Apr 2019

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DW expands broadcast services in Uganda

3 Apr 2019

Gendarmerie officers stand guard on March 24, 2019, in Moroni, Comoros. Two journalists have been detained without trial in the country since February. Credit: CPJ/Gianluigi Guercia/AFP.

Two journalists held in pretrial detention since February in Comoros

3 Apr 2019

Two SA agencies nominated for The Webby Awards

Two SA agencies nominated for The Webby Awards

3 Apr 2019

New business journalism series on leading women in tech in Nigeria

New business journalism series on leading women in tech in Nigeria

3 Apr 2019

The real reason millennials venture into freelancing

The real reason millennials venture into freelancing

Ra-ees Moerat 3 Apr 2019

Congratulations to the 2019 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards winners! Katya Stead @katyalebeque (South Africa), @TheAlushula (Kenya) @BSarabetty (Morocco).

Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism award winners

2 Apr 2019

European Digital Media Awards: Winners announced!

European Digital Media Awards: Winners announced!

2 Apr 2019

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Bizcommunity.com 2 Apr 2019

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First 24-hour Kenyan TV business channel launches

2 Apr 2019

A Tanzanian shoe-shiner conducts his business underneath an election poster for then ruling party presidential candidate, and later president, John Magufuli, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on October 27, 2015. On March 28, 2019, the East African Court of Justice found that multiple sections of Tanzania's Media Services Act restrict press freedom. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Khalfan Said.

Tanzania media laws violate press freedom

1 Apr 2019

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#FairnessFirst: Stock images that finally reflect real women in Africa

Leigh Andrews 1 Apr 2019

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