Angela Quintal | Bizcommunity

News

US-based MDIF exits Mail & Guardian, sells to local shareholders

Media

US-based MDIF exits Mail & Guardian, sells to local shareholders

31 Oct 2024

Picture Supplied.

Media

New Frame journalists win Nat Nakasa Award

19 Sep 2022

Police officers detain Sahara Reporters journalist Victor Ogungbenro during a protest in Lagos, Nigeria, on August 5, 2019. Staff at the online newspaper report sustained harassment targeting them and their website. Credit: CPJ/AP/Sunday Alamba.

Media Freedom

US-Nigeria website censored

12 Dec 2019

Police officers are seen near Lagos, Nigeria, on September 3, 2019. Journalists in Kogi and Bayelsa states reported being harassed and threatened during recent elections. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Temilade Adelaja.

Media Freedom

Nigerian journalists attacked and threatened

10 Dec 2019

Demonstrators are seen outside the Department of State Services headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, on November 12, 2019. Police fired on and attacked journalists covering that demonstration. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Kola Sulaimon.

Media Freedom

Nigerian security forces fire on journalists, protesters

18 Nov 2019

All the 2019 African Digital Media Awards winners

Media

All the 2019 African Digital Media Awards winners

12 Sep 2019

Police officers are seen in Lagos, Nigeria, on August 5, 2019. Lagos police recently arrested publisher Agba Jalingo, who has been charged by federal authorities with treason. Credit: CPJ/AP/Sunday Alamba.

Media Freedom

Nigerian publisher charged with treason

9 Sep 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Media Freedom

Nigerian publisher Agba Jalingo detained without charge

4 Sep 2019

Protesters from two of Benin's unions take part in a demonstration after the parliament approved a law restricting to 10 days public sector employees’ right to strike, on September 13, 2018, in Cotonou. Journalist Ignace Sossou convicted of false news in Benin on August 12, 2019. Crdit: CPJ/AFP/Yanick Folly.

Media Freedom

Journalist Ignace Sossou convicted of false news in Benin

27 Aug 2019

A Cameroonian elite Rapid Intervention Battalion member walks along an empty street in the city of Buea in Cameroon's Anglophone southwest region on October 4, 2018. Cameroon’s military detained pidgin news anchor Samuel Wazizi on August 2, 2019, in Buea. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Zohra Bensemra.

Media Freedom

Cameroon's military detains pidgin news anchor Samuel Wazizi

15 Aug 2019

A man looks at newspaper front pages in Dakar, on February 25, 2019, one day after Senegal's presidential elections. Senegalese authorities arrested critical journalist Adama Gaye on July 29. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Seyllou.

Media

Senegalese authorities arrest critical journalist Adama Gaye

14 Aug 2019

Juba International Airport, pictured in October 2018. Two days before South Sudan's National Security Service detained Al-Watan editor Michael Christopher, the journalist had his passport confiscated at a Juba airport. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Akuot Chol.

Media Freedom

South Sudan detains Al-Watan editor for over 3 weeks

14 Aug 2019

Members of the National Youth Service Corp carry the body of their colleague, the reporter Precious Owolabi, in Abuja on July 23. Owolabi was shot while covering protests in the Nigeria capital. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Kola Sulaimon.

Media Freedom

Channels TV reporter dies from injuries after shooting at Nigeria protest

29 Jul 2019

Burkina Faso's presidential palace is seen in Ouagadougou on March 20, 2019. The president and Constitutional Council have the power to prevent the enactment of revisions of the country's penal code that could result in jail time for reporters. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Olympia de Maismont.

Media Freedom

Burkina Faso parliament criminalises false news, reporting on terrorism

4 Jul 2019

Central African Republic gendarmes and police officers are seen on January 2, 2016, in Bangui. Police in Bangui allegedly assaulted two French reporters from AFP recently. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Issouf Sanogo.

Media Freedom

Police arrest, assault 2 AFP journalists in Central African Republic

3 Jul 2019

The National Assembly is seen in Abuja, Nigeria, on August 7, 2018. Authorities recently announced strict new requirements for obtaining press credentials to cover the assembly. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde.

Media Freedom

Nigeria's restrictive new press accreditation process

28 May 2019

Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri, left, and Alagoa Morris, pictured in Abuja after Abiri's release from detention in 2018. A court on May 22, 2019 charged Abiri on three counts and ordered him detained. Credit: CPJ/Alagoa Morris.

Media Freedom

Re-arrest of editor Jones Abiri in Nigeria

27 May 2019

Libreville, Gabon, is seen on January 16, 2017. The country's media regulator recently suspended two newspapers over defamation claims. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Mike Hutchings.

Media Freedom

Gabon media regulator suspends two newspapers over defamation claims

22 May 2019

Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri arrested again in Bayelsa state

Media Freedom

Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri arrested again in Bayelsa state

18 Apr 2019

Still missing: Azory Gwanda.

Media Freedom

#WhereIsAzory campaign launched to find missing Tanzania journalist

5 Apr 2019

A man walks down a street in central Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, on November 12, 2014. Prime TV, an independent station in Zambia, was recently suspended by the country's media regulator. Credit: CPJ/Gianluigi Guercia/AFP.

Media Freedom

Zambia suspends independent TV broadcaster for 30 days

28 Mar 2019

Police officers are seen in Ghana's capital, Accra, on March 28, 2018. Several officers were recently suspended in Accra after allegedly assaulting reporters from the local Ghanaian Times. Credit: CPJ/Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.

Media Freedom

Ghanaian police beat, arrest journalist Malik Sullemana

26 Mar 2019

A woman walks in front of a picture of President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Bulawayo, in June 2018. Authorities in the Zimbabwean city detained documentary filmmaker Zenzele Ndebele on March 21. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Zinyange Auntony.

Media Freedom

Zimbabwe police arrest filmmaker Zenzele Ndebele

26 Mar 2019

Congolese police officers hold back members of the media in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on January 12, 2019. Journalist Steve Mwanyo Iwewe was recently fined and sentenced to one year in jail for insulting the governor of Équateur province. Credit: CPJ/Jerome Delay/AP.

Media Freedom

Congolese journalist jailed for one year for insulting governor

18 Mar 2019

Nigerian elections. Credit: CPJ Africa.

Media Freedom

Journalists in Nigeria detained, harassed, and assaulted

14 Mar 2019

FrontPageAfrica publisher Rodney Sieh, pictured on his release from prison in November 2013. Sieh says journalists in Liberia continue to face threats and harassment for their critical reporting. (CPJ/AP/Mark Darrough).

Media Freedom

How Liberia's press is faring under Weah presidency

Angela Quintal 18 Feb 2019

A traffic policewoman pictured in Yaoundé in October 2018. A journalist was attacked outside his home in the city on January 31. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Zohra Bensemra.

Media Freedom

Cameroon Web reporter attacked with knife outside his home

15 Feb 2019

The Accra International Conference Centre screened a documentary by undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in Accra, Ghana, on June 7, 2018. Ahmed Hussein Suale Divela, who was involved in the film, was murdered on January 16. Credit: CPJ - Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.

Media Freedom

Investigative journalist Ahmed Divela shot dead in Ghana

18 Jan 2019

Protesters block the main route to Zimbabwe's capital Harare from Epworth township on January 14, 2019, after the government more than doubled the price of fuel. On January 15, CPJ joined more than 20 rights organizations and the #KeepItOn Coalition to call for authorities in Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media services. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Jekesai Njikizana.

Media Freedom

CPJ joins call for Zimbabwe to restore internet and social media access

16 Jan 2019

A campaign poster for Nigeria's incumbent president and candidate Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, pictured in Lagos, on January 4. Credit: AFP/Pius Utomi Ekpei. Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Media

In Nigeria, three journalists injured by gunfire while covering political rally

14 Jan 2019

Gabonese soldiers stand in front of the headquarters of the national broadcaster in Libreville on January 7, 2019, after a failed coup. Gabon shut down the internet and broadcasting services following the coup attempt. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Steve Jordan.

Media Freedom

Gabon internet blackout after coup attempt

11 Jan 2019

Internally displaced people offload food, blankets, and other goods after fleeing militant attacks in Naunde, northern Mozambique, on June 13, 2018. A Mozambican journalist was arrested on January 5, 2019, and held in a military prison after photographing families who fled the militant attacks. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Joaquim Nhamirre.

Media Freedom

Mozambican journalist arrested, held in military prison

10 Jan 2019

Late voters check a list in a school in Kinshasa on December 30, during Democratic Republic of Congo's general elections. Authorities have cut internet access and blocked the signals to at least two news broadcasters while the results are counted. Credit: CPJ: AFP/Luis Tato.

Media Freedom

DRC authorities cut internet and broadcast signals after election

8 Jan 2019

Journalist jailed for 18 months for contempt of court

Media Freedom

Journalist jailed for 18 months for contempt of court

3 Jan 2019

A screen shot from December 2017 displaying the front pages of Tanzanian newspapers Mwananchi and The Citizen, calling on the Tanzanian government to help find missing journalist Azory Gwanda.

Media Freedom

Where is journalist Azory Gwanda?

22 Nov 2018

Angela Quintal of the CPJ. Image ©

Media Freedom

My nasty encounter with Tanzanian repression

Angela Quintal 14 Nov 2018

Muthoki Mumo and Angela Quintal, Committee to Protect Journalists' Africa team.

Media Freedom

Detained CPJ staffers released in Tanzania

9 Nov 2018

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

Fairness First

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

Leigh Andrews 12 Nov 2018

Media activist Angela Quintal reported to be safe

Media Freedom

Media activist Angela Quintal reported to be safe

Louise Marsland 8 Nov 2018

Cameroon authorities summon journalist Mimi Mefo

Media

Cameroon authorities summon journalist Mimi Mefo

5 Nov 2018

DRC authorities close two opposition radio stations

Radio & Audio

DRC authorities close two opposition radio stations

23 Oct 2018

Photo by brotiN biswaS from .

Media Freedom

DRC newspaper editor detained for criminal defamation

17 Oct 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila delivers a state of the nation speech in Kinshasa on July 19, 2018. Authorities in the DRC jailed a journalist for criminal defamation on September 6. Credit: AFP/Junior D. Kannah/CPJ.

Media

DRC journalist jailed for criminal defamation

17 Sep 2018

A newsstand in Ghana's capital, Accra, in 2016. Attackers abducted and beat a reporter for the Ghana News Agency on August 27 over his critical coverage of an opposition politician in Bawku. Credit: AP/Sunday Alamba/CPJ.

Media

Ghanaian journalist abducted and beaten

3 Sep 2018

Mozambican govt imposes crippling fees on independent media

Media

Mozambican govt imposes crippling fees on independent media

17 Aug 2018

An alleged arson attack on Cameroon's Sky FM gutted the private community radio station in the Northwest Region town of Ndu destroying equipment, furniture, and the studio. Credit: Barnard Tata Gibip/CPJ Africa.

Radio & Audio

Cameroon community radio destroyed in alleged arson attack

14 Aug 2018

Flowers and photos of Aleksandr Rastorguyev, Kirill Radchenko, and Orkhan Dzhemal, are left at the journalist union building in Moscow. The Russian journalists were killed while on assignment in the Central African Republic. Credit: AP/Pavel Golovkin/CPJ.

Media

Investigative journalists killed in CAR

3 Aug 2018

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, left, and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki celebrate the reopening of the Embassy of Eritrea in Addis Ababa on July 16. An Ethiopian news crew was attacked and their driver killed while traveling to the capital to cover the visit. Credit: AFP/Michael Tewelde.

Media

In Ethiopia, driver for news crew dies from injuries after attack

26 Jul 2018

DRC releases journalist after 18 months imprisonment

Media Freedom

DRC releases journalist after 18 months imprisonment

13 Jul 2018

Somaliland bans operations of privately owned newspaper

Newspapers

Somaliland bans operations of privately owned newspaper

9 Jul 2018