Abuja, Nigeria, July 18, 2014-Nigerian authorities should drop the charges against a publisher who has been held in police custody since Tuesday on accusations of defaming a state governor, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.  Police on Tuesday detained Oga Tom Uhia, publisher of the monthly independent Power Steering[Read More…]

Nairobi, July 17, 2014-An Ethiopian court charged nine Ethiopian journalists arrested in April with inciting violence and terrorism, according to local journalists and news reports. The nine arrested include six bloggers from an independent collective called Zone 9, which publishes critical news and commentary.“Expressing critical views is not a terrorist[Read More…]

   (Opinion) I read on AllAfrica.com today that President Obama of the USA has invited 47 African Leaders to Washington next month – except the presidents of CAR, Eritrea, Sudan, Western Sahara and Zimbabwe. The Egyptian General, who overthrew the democratically elected president last year and made himself president this[Read More…]