Africa: No, Bill Gates Hasn't Called for Withdrawal of Covid Vaccines - False UK Story Republished On Nigerian Blog

"Bill Gates Regrets Promoting Covid-19 Vaccine, Calls For Its Withdrawal As President Biden Keeps Mute," reads the headline on a screenshot of what seems to be a news article circulating on Facebook. It's been going viral in Nigeria and...

Niger: Suspended Jail Terms for Journalists Who Published Report On Corruption

Press Release - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled by the suspended prison sentences passed yesterday on two Nigerien journalists who published an international report about drug trafficking and corruption in Niger. These totally...

Al-Shabaab Kill Somali Journalist Who Criticised Them on Radio

Militant group al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for killing a veteran journalist who campaigned against the activities of the proscribed group, in the latest attack on media freedom. Abdiaziz Guled aka Afrika, the Director of state-owned...