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US, Britain voice concern in case of imprisoned Tanzanian journalist
By VOA,
1040, August 10, 2019 (EAT)
Britain and the United States are asking Tanzania to uphold the rights of all its citizens after a journalist was arrested on charges his lawyer and r...
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Tanzania charges journalist with economic crimes
By VOA,
1108, August 6, 2019 (EAT)
Tanzania's government on Monday charged investigative journalist Erick Kabendera with money laundering, tax evasion and assisting a criminal racket. ...
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Hong Kong civil servants to rally, as wave of protests planned
By VOA,
1251, August 2, 2019 (EAT)
Thousands of Hong Kong civil servants are planning to rally Friday night in support of protesters and to urge authorities to rebuild confidence in the...
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Sudan detains top national journalist
By VOA,
1103, July 27, 2019 (EAT)
A top Sudanese editor who heads the main journalists' union has been detained, the union said Thursday, calling on Sudan's military rulers to free him...
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Internet in Sudan restored after power sharing deal
By VOA,
1228, July 11, 2019 (EAT)
Internet in Sudan has been restored after more than a month after they were cut off when the military violently broke up protests calling for civilian...
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Folau “very disappointed” after failed conciliation, to head to court
By Reuters,
844, June 28, 2019 (EAT)
Sacked Australia fullback Israel Folau is set to take his legal fight against Rugby Australia to court after emerging “very disappointed” from a f...
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UN: Freedom of expression under threat from surveillance industry
By VOA,
1145, June 27, 2019 (EAT)
A UN investigator says the rise of the private surveillance industry and the targeting of individuals by digital surveillance technology is underminin...
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North Korea says U.S. extension of sanctions ‘a hostile act’: KCNA
By Reuters,
830, June 26, 2019 (EAT)
The recent U.S. extension of sanctions against North Korea was an act of hostility and an outright challenge to a historic summit between the two coun...
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Sudanese security forces use violence to disperse student protest
By Reuters,
2051, June 24, 2019 (EAT)
Sudanese security forces used violence to break up a protest in Khartoum on Monday by dozens of students demanding that the military council which ous...
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Mauritanian President: Blogger remains jailed for his safety
By VOA,
1404, June 22, 2019 (EAT)
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has defended the continued detention of a blogger who has served jail time for allegedly insulting the P...
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Facebook to launch its own cryptocurrency
By Reuters,
1447, June 18, 2019 (EAT)
Facebook Inc. revealed plans on Tuesday to launch a cryptocurrency called Libra, the latest development in its effort to expand beyond social networki...
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The social media campaign that aims to topple leader of ‘Africa’s North Korea’
By CNN,
1245, June 17, 2019 (EAT)
A social media movement created to expose Eritrea's closed regime is gaining momentum. Driven by young Eritreans living in the United States, UK, a...
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US joins effort to salvage agreement in Sudan
By Reuters,
1750, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
The top U.S. diplomat for Africa on Wednesday joined an international effort to press Sudan’s military rulers and the opposition toward a deal on a ...
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US joins effort to salvage agreement in Sudan
By Reuters,
1749, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
The top US diplomat for Africa on Wednesday joined an international effort to press Sudan’s military rulers and the opposition toward a deal on a tr...
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South Sudan jails prominent economist for giving media interviews
By Reuters,
1933, June 11, 2019 (EAT)
A South Sudan court sentenced a prominent economist to two years in prison on Tuesday for disturbing the peace because he gave interviews to foreign m...
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Australian journalists fear for press freedom after two police raids
By CNN,
952, June 6, 2019 (EAT)
Two police raids in two days on Australia's national broadcaster and a prominent journalist have raised concerns about press freedom in the country. ...
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Watchdog finds global press freedom at lowest point in decade
By VOA,
1122, June 5, 2019 (EAT)
The U.S.-based democracy watchdog Freedom House says press freedom is declining around the world, right alongside political rights and civil liberties...
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Folau will not appeal against sacking- Rugby Australia
By Reuters,
857, May 20, 2019 (EAT)
Israel Folau had not appealed the termination of his contract over a social media post before Monday’s deadline so his sacking will now go ahead, Ru...
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Kenya grapples with fake news as women, politicians take the hit
By Rachel Ombaka,
1500, May 18, 2019 (EAT)
'Forwarded as received' is one of the most common statements on WhatsApp messages probably intended to quash any doubts in the recipient's mind that i...
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Rugby Australia sack Folau over social media post
By Reuters,
930, May 17, 2019 (EAT)
Rugby Australia terminated fullback Israel Folau’s contract on Friday for committing a high level breach of the players’ code of conduct by sharin...
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