Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) has closely followed the events leading to the arrest and detention of Achadu Gabriel Idibia, a staff of Daybreak Newspapers stationed in Kaduna, Nigeria. Idibia was detained over a report published on September 24th titled “Kaduna Hajj camp, a national shame, men, women sleep together in overcrowded hall – investigation.” The report, which has…
2023 Bagauda Kaltho Media Lecture The 2023 Bagauda Kaltho Media Lecture organized by the Africa Media Development Foundation, AMDF was held on the 19th September via zoom with the theme: “Press freedom laws and policies in Africa: Upholding or undermining journalism”. The meeting was anchored by Grace Maikano. In her welcome remarks, the Executive Director, AMDF, Sekyen Dadik introduced…
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) has noted with great concern the presentation made by the President, Congress of Africa Journalists, Christopher Isiguzo, at the 2nd Africa Media Convention held in Lusaka, Zambia, on 11- 13 May 2023, depicting the deplorable status of Press Freedom in Africa, with particular reference to Central Africa sub-region, where sit tight leaders have continued…
Support the campaign by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) for the urgent release of Algerian media director Ihsane El Kadi, who has been held arbitrarily since 24 December. An independent journalist and fervent press freedom advocate, Ihsane El Kadi is the director of the Algerian radio station Radio M and the news website Maghreb Émergent, media outlets that are critical of the authorities in…
Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) received with shock reports of attack against Toba Adedeji a correspondent with The Nation Newspaper, by an officer of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), on Tuesday May 31st while covering a protest in Osogbo. Local reports say that the journalist was covering a protest by some youths over the death of their friend who…
Today, at Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF), we salute journalists in Africa, and others around the world, who remain in the frontline to practice journalism, despite the attacks, threats, imprisonment, loss and blackmail. As we mark the 2022 World Press Freedom Day, we remember each of the 55 journalists killed worldwide in the last one year (UNESCO figures), who…
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging the legal authority of the broadcast regulatory body, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), to regulate and license social media platforms in Nigeria or to determine whether a broadcasting station is patriotic or not. The suit in which MRA is being represented by…
Somali journalist Hanad Ali Guled yet to fully recover about three weeks after the attack on him in Mogadishu. Reports say the Goobjoog Television editor was stabbed and robbed by unidentified men on 23rd June in Wadajir district of Mogadishu. “The journalist was accosted by men who stabbed him and took away two mobile phones from him before taking…
The Nigeria Press Council was established as a regulatory agency for the profession. The body was championed by media owners before it was taken over by the government. An attempt to amend the Press Council bill is now generating controversy. The bill titled “A Bill for an Act to amend the Nigeria Press Council Act CAP N128, Laws of…
Every year, May 3rd is set aside as a day to call to mind the principles of journalism and the many challenges confronting the media in the discharge of their duties. Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) empathizes with the struggles of African journalists who are constantly on the frontline, showing courage and resilience despite the many challenges. The year…
