Africa Day 2013: JOURNALISTS UNDER SIEGE
After the World War II, the process of decolonization of the African continent gathered momentum as Africans increasingly agitated for more political rights and independence. While in other parts of the […]
Author Archives: FAIR
Uganda: Monitor offices under police siege
UPDATE from FAIR Board members Charles Mwanguhya (Monitor Editor) and Barbara Among: “All staff were ordered out of the premises and police have sealed the head office which it says […]
DRC: Taking The Conflict Out of Congo’s Tin
By Fiona Lloyd-Davies, for the Pulitzer Center, 13 May 2013 — At the top of a mountain, deep in the rock face, men are mining for cassiterite with the most […]
Madagascar: Rajoelina refuses to withdraw candidacy
Madagascar leader Andry Rajoelina has ignored a request by Southern Africa’s regional bloc SADC not to run in upcoming elections, saying that it is up to the people whether he […]
After Rio: Call for Proposals for GIJC 2015
The Global Investigative Journalism Conference is the most significant international gathering of investigative journalists. Held every two years, the conference attracts hundreds of reporters and editors from as many as […]
Defiant journalist tells of Zimbabwe police intimidation tactics
Journalists in Zimbabwe have never had it easy. The Mugabe regime has a history of arresting and detaining reporters it believes are guilty of crimes such as ”undermining public confidence in a […]
Is Africa’s investigative journalism on its deathbed?
It is no secret that governments and the media generally do not like each other. Not that they need to – many argue this antagonism is healthy and that the […]
RSF names 39 leaders, groups as ‘Predators of Freedom of Information’
On World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, Reporters Without Borders released an updated list of 39 Predators of Freedom of Information – presidents, politicians, religious leaders, militias and criminal organizations […]
