Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) condemns the arrest of Ethiopian-journalist Temesgen Desalegn, owner of Feteh magazine and the editor Misgan Zinabe. His younger brother, Tariku Desalegn who reported the arrest on his facebook page said a large number of police rounded Temegen’s office on Wednesday October 14 and asked for his whereabouts. “Temesgen, who wasn’t in…
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The Board of Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) will honour Gambian Journalist, Ndey Tapha Sosseh and Radio Erena with its 2020 Courage in Journalism Awards. The Courage in Journalism Award is presented by the AMDF Board to an African Journalist, and a media organisation that demonstrated bravery and perseverance in the course of their journalism…
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The 2020 edition of Bagauda Kaltho Memorial Media Lecture, which is the second in the series, organised annually by Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) will hold virtually on Tuesday 13th October, 2020, at 2pm Nigerian time. The Lecture, expected to draw participants from across Africa, has as its theme Press Freedom vs. Digital Surveillance:…
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Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) is saddened by the attack on Premium Times reporter Samson Adenekan and GeeTV cameraman Offel Nathaniel while covering governorship election in Edo state Nigeria. A group of unidentified men numbered 50 reportedly attacked the journalists who had separately filmed them attempting to bribe people to vote for their candidate during…
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Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) says it has concluded plans for the virtual launch of its Africa-Wide Press Freedom Tracker, a database of Press Freedom violations in Africa, covering a period of over 30 years. To this end it has sent out a notice inviting media development organisations, journalists, rights activists, CSOs, NGOs, and other…
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Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) is appalled by the detention of Jackson Ochaya and the unabated threats against South Sudanese No. 1 Citizen Newspapers. On 31st August 2020, Jackson Ochaya and Kiden Stella Mandela, the acting manager for No. 1 Citizen Newspaper, were summoned by the National Security Service (NSS) for questioning over an article…
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Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) strongly condemns the arrest of Somali journalists -Khadar Awl Ismail and Abdiqani Ahmed Mohamed in the line of duty. Khadar Awl Ismail works as director of Radio Daljir and Abdiqani Ahmed Mohammed works as producer for one of Puntland region’s popular broadcaster-Radio Daljir. Reports say the journalists had an on…
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Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) condemns the arrest of Egyptian journalists – Hany Greisha and El-Sayed Shehta both editors of Al-Youm Al-Sabae (Youm7) a private news website in Egypt. News source say security forces on August 26 stormed the home of Hany Greisha, arrested and charged him with “spreading false news, misusing social media, and…
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Ghanaian authorities must ensure safety and protection of journalists from harassment by security personnel in the discharge of their duties. On August 12 2020, in Accra, the nation’s capital, two TV3 reporters – Stanley Nii Blewu and Joseph Armstrong were attacked by military personnel identified as Frimpong while they were covering a sanitation exercise in…
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Africa Media Development Foundation followed with displeasure the unprecedented outburst on Eyo Charles, a Daily Trust Correspondent by the former minister of aviation, Femi Fani Kayode on Thursday August 20, 2020 in Calabar, the state capital of Cross River, South-South Nigeria. The incident happened at a press briefing in a private hotel to mark the…
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