AllAfrica News: Press and Media

Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

Nigeria: Enahoro, Danjuma Emerge ThisDay Lifetime Award Winners

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Elder statesman and former leader of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), Chief Anthony Enahoro; former Defence Minister, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma; and 23 others have emerged THISDAY Lifetime Achievement …
Angola: Media Urged to Join Fighting Against Domestic Violence

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The Angolan media shall stand as a strategic ally to fight the violence against women, encouraging the participation of the decision-making organs and all society towards actions aiming at promoting the gender …
South Africa: SSBC Complains of 'Intimidation'

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SABC journalists say they are experiencing intimidation as the country draws closer to the most bitterly contested elections in recent history.
Senegal: Court Refuses Bail for Jailed Editor

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An Appeal court in Dakar on 2 December 2008 rejected the bail application filed by lawyers of El Malick Seck, jailed editor-in-chief of the privately-owned "24 Heures Chrono" newspaper.
Somalia: Journalist Held in Somaliland Freed After Two Weeks

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Reporters Without Borders notes the release, on 18 November 2008, of freelance journalist Hadis Mohammed Hadis, after being held for two weeks at the Criminal Investigation Department in Hargeisa, capital of the …