The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed concern over newly passed regulations in South Africa that criminalize disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic and could potentially prompt other countries to adopt more repressive rules and censorship against the press. The South African government enacted new regulations, which CPJ reviewed, criminalizing statements intended[Read More…]
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Liberian Journalist Kaluba Akoi Arrested Over Facebook Posts
Liberian authorities should drop the police investigation into journalist Kaluba Akoi’s work and allow him to cover the news freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On February 28, police in Voinjama, the capital of northern Liberia’s Lofa County, summoned Akoi, a reporter with the Kintoma Radio FM broadcaster[Read More…]
Japan To Help Double Africa’s Rice Production By 2030
The Sasakawa Association will work with the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA), to help double rice production to 50 million tonnes by 2030. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the announcement at the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) symposium held on Wednesday during TICAD7. “Japanese technology can play a key role[Read More…]
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