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A police van is seen in Alexandria, Egypt, on September 27, 2019. Security forces recently arrested and allegedly tortured journalist Esraa Abdel Fattah. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh.

Egyptian journalist Esraa Abdel Fattah arrested on false news charges

16 Oct 2019

West Africa build gathers pace for The Conversation Africa

West Africa build gathers pace for The Conversation Africa

Alexandra Storey, Caroline Southey, Lyrr Thurston 15 Oct 2019

Robyn Curnow, CNN.

Africa must step up to support its innovators

Robyn Curnow 9 Oct 2019

Establishing an Africa-based global destination image platform at Brand Summit Africa 2020

9 Oct 2019

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Facebook expands fact-checking to further countries in Africa

8 Oct 2019

Africa is hell

Africa is hell

Ndeye Diagne, Kantar 8 Oct 2019

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African Women in Media Award finalists

3 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Judges for APO media award

Judges for APO media award

1 Oct 2019

Solomon Serwanjja.

BBC Komla Dumor award for Ugandan journalist

30 Sep 2019

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How partnerships can help Africa achieve UN SDGs

26 Sep 2019

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WhatsApp revolutionising business communication

25 Sep 2019

Molengwa Rose Luckscheiter.

A challenge for the media: Proactive reporting

Molengwa Rose Luckscheiter 23 Sep 2019

Mark Tungate, the editorial director of the Epica Awards. Image supplied.

#EpicaAwards2019: What's new this year?

23 Sep 2019

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Video Exchange Africa at AfricaCom 2019

20 Sep 2019

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Of foxes and paradoxes in the media henhouse

Derek Abdinor 17 Sep 2019

Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during a ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 16, 2018. A recent thawing of relations between the two countries did not lead to improved conditions for the media in Eritrea. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Tiksa Negeri.

10 most censored countries

13 Sep 2019

All the 2019 African Digital Media Awards winners

All the 2019 African Digital Media Awards winners

12 Sep 2019

Eloine Barry, CEO African Media Agency.

African Media Agency partners with USAfrica Expo

11 Sep 2019

Andrew Human to leave the Loeries

Andrew Human to leave the Loeries

Loeries 11 Sep 2019

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How Uganda is using old and new laws to block activists on social media

Ronald Kakungulu-Mayambala 10 Sep 2019

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ANA News to scale back SA operations

9 Sep 2019

The statue of founding president Mwalimu Julius Nyerere in Tanzania’s political capital Dodoma. Credit: WikiCommons.

Why Tanzania's attacks on free speech break with Nyerere's legacy

Nick Westcott 4 Sep 2019

Internet shutdowns and the future of democracy in Africa

Internet shutdowns and the future of democracy in Africa

3 Sep 2019

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Fresh vigilance is needed to protect media freedom across Africa

Jeff Conroy-Krutz 2 Sep 2019

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Western media, Chinese media... where is African media?

Zubeida Jaffer 30 Aug 2019

Empowering news organisations through technological innovation

Empowering news organisations through technological innovation

Louise Marsland 28 Aug 2019

A newspaper stand is seen in Mwanza, Tanzania, on September 19, 2015. Tanzania is currently considering legal amendments that could negatively affect press freedom. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Daniel Hayduk.

Onslaught against press freedoms in Tanzania

26 Aug 2019

Andrea Opoku, director and Africa ambassador for Women in Marketing.

#FairnessFirst: The power of women in influencer marketing

Leigh Andrews 26 Aug 2019

Piwe Motshegoa, head of sales: general entertainment at DStv media sales. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: Africans aren't just swimming with the creative sharks, we are the sharks

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

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