Let’s tell our stories, beloved African press

>Lisa Noudehou clearly remembers how her father used to read to her when she was a little girl. Together, they would make up stories and enjoy each other’s company that way. Now that Lisa has children of her own – Matoko (19) and Sena (15) – she has had many made up stories with the two of them.

Imprisonment is now recognised as a disproportionate interference in the exercise of freedom of expression, following the Burkina Faso ruling.

A world first will be taking place this month when a full week of African documentary films are broadcast across sub-Saharan Africa on DStv channel ED (channel 190) and GOtv (channel 65).

This unique film event will see a diverse and exciting range of films screened across 49 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, to coincide with the Durban International Film Festival, the largest film festival in South Africa that takes place from July 17th – 27th.

The diverse range of stories from East, West...

A free press always has a positive influence on the economy and on governance, according to findings in a UNESCO report. It expands participation in political decision making beyond a small inner circle, holds government accountable, and makes their actions transparent.

It was a horrible year in 2014 for freedom of information with deterioration of press freedom worldwide, and 2015 is shaping up to be worse.

The 2015 World Press Freedom Index, produced by Reporters Without Borders, ranked...

African leaders were headed for Burkina Faso on Wednesday to pressure the army into keeping its promise to hand power back to civilians within a fortnight after the fall of president Blaise Compaore.

The Secretary General of the East African Community Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera commends the Government of Burundi on the preparations undertaken so far towards the General Elections to be held in May, June and July 2015.
  The Community wishes the People of Burundi free, fair and peaceful elections and calls upon all friends of Burundi to offer their support to the success of the electoral process.
The Secretary General notes that Burundi has made substantial progress in establishing and...

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>To great dismay, Tanzanians were treated to horrifying ‘pictures’ of brutality by their police and some ruling party henchmen (and henchwomen, to be politically correct!)

In true spirit of Father’s Day last week, some men jotted down some dear words to their daughters.