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Algeria: Government Bans Issue of French Weekly for Publishing Article On Kabylie Region

Reporters Without Borders condemns the government's decision to ban distribution of the 4 May 2008 issue of the Paris-based news weekly "Jeune Afrique", which has an article on the Algerian region of Kabylie. (AllAfrica)

Somalia: SBC Broadcasting Network Director Arrested By Puntland Regional Police

NUSOJ strongly condemns today's arrest of Director of Somali Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) Mowlid Haji Abdi by the police of Puntland Regional State in northeastern Somalia. (AllAfrica)

Zimbabwe: Editor of Independent Weekly Arrested

POLICE yesterday arrested the editor of the Standard, Davison Maruziva, on allegations of publishing statements deemed prejudicial to the state and contempt of court after publishing an opinion article by MDC leader Arthur Mutambara lambasting a ruling of the High Court last month on the delayed release of the March 29 presidential election results. (AllAfrica)

South Africa: Sanef Concerned Over SABC Developments

The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) expressed its concerns today, Friday, 9 May 2008, about the "bizarre" situation that has been happening at the SABC this past week, saying that "[t]he top level disciplinary issues and staff departures are likely to have a highly disruptive effect on the conduct of the broadcaster's operations". (AllAfrica)

Zimbabwe: Newspaper Editor Arrested

Zimbabwean police arrested a top newspaper editor today and released a photographer jailed since Monday, according to local journalists and news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists remains concerned about the well-being of a leading media lawyer following reports of his hospitalization after his arrest on Wednesday. (AllAfrica)

Liberia: President Refutes Health Rumors

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf left the country more than a fortnight ago to attend a commissioning ceremony of the Africa Commission in Denmark and then move on to the US to undergo medical checkup, amongst a long itinerary of activities. (AllAfrica)

Somalia: Director of Somali Broadcasting Corporation Detained

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly condemns today's arrest of Director of Somali Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) Mowlid Haji Abdi by the police of Puntland Regional State in northeastern Somalia. (AllAfrica)

Zimbabwe: Authorities Arrest Reuters Photographer And Editor of One of Few Remaining Independent Newspapers

Reporters Without Borders today condemned the government's obsessive hounding of journalists after the arrests of a Reuters photographer and the editor of one of the few remaining independent Harare-based publications in the past four days brought the number of journalists detained since the 29 March general elections to 12. (AllAfrica)

South Africa: Public Broadcaster to Face Ruling Party Wrath

THE SABC board, battling to manage a fallout that saw the suspension of two executives, is likely to come under more pressure, with Parliament expected to discuss a motion of no confidence against it later this month. (AllAfrica)

Zimbabwe: Editor Faces Contempt of Court Charges

The editor of the weekly independent newspaper, The Standard, was arrested Thursday for publishing an article deemed to be prejudicial to the State and faces contempt of court charges. (AllAfrica)

Sierra Leone: Government Threatens Criminal Prosecution of Newspaper Over Articles Critical of President

On 6 May 2008, the press secretary to State House, Sheka Tarawally, threatened "New Vision", an independent Freetown-based newspaper, with legal action if the newspaper failed to retract three articles it published accusing President Ernest Bai Koroma of being wasteful. (AllAfrica)

Equatorial Guinea: Spanish Journalists Denied Visas to Enter Country to Cover Elections

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today protested a decision by authorities in Equatorial Guinea to refuse to issue visas to Spanish journalists from major media institutions who wanted to cover the May 4 elections in the country. Equatorial Guinea is the only country in Africa where Spanish is the official language. (AllAfrica)

Somalia: Radio Director Arrested in Puntland

Security forces in the semiautonomous Somali territory of Puntland arrested the director-general of Somali Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), an independent broadcaster based in the northern port city of Bossaso. (AllAfrica)

Liberia: The Analyst Wins PUL Best Newspaper 2007/2008' Award

Endurance and commitment, they say, are the linchpins for success. That though may not be so unless it is tempered with professionalism dedicated to achieving goals that meet the needs and aspirations of an institution, a people, and a nation. (AllAfrica)

Zimbabwe: Editor's Memo - Public Media is for the Public

ON Tuesday Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings' website (www.newsnet.co.zw) carried a small story that the Minister of Information and Publicity Dr Sikhanyiso Ndlovu had toured ZBH Pockets Hill and at the end of the tour gave an address to the ZBH board. (AllAfrica)

Côte d'Ivoire: American Embassy's National Daily Press Review

This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. (AllAfrica)

Sierra Leone: Journalists, Human Rights Groups Recall May 8

The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding in Sierra Leone, the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists and the National Forum for Human Rights Thursday organized a two-day consultative conference to commemorate the 2000 May 8 disaster that led to the death of human rights activists in Freetown. (AllAfrica)

Sierra Leone: Taylor Had $5 Billion in U.S. Banks - BBC Blunder?

While still considering the various concerns and objections raised by the ongoing trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor in The Hague, including its impact on the current political and justice situation in Liberia and Sierra Leone as well, British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC as it is commonly known, gave us a shocker on Friday. (AllAfrica)

South Africa: Western Cape to Promote Itself at Tourism Indaba

The Western Cape is preparing to promote itself as the destination of choice during this year's Tourism Indaba to be held in Durban from Saturday. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria: Alao, 'Third Term Publisher,' Ordered to Quit NNN in July

The managing direc-tor of New Nigerian Newspapers Ltd, Mr. Ndanusa Alao, has been directed to proceed on retirement from public service by the end of July, this year. (AllAfrica)

Zimbabwe: Journalist Matarise Dies

Former Chronicle and New Ziana Midlands bureau chief Takesure Matarise has died. He was 49. (AllAfrica)

South Africa: Commander Zikalala And SABC's Corridors of Fear

BLOEMFONTEIN, are you there? Yes! Cape Town? We're here! Nelspruit ...?" (AllAfrica)

Zimbabwe: Standard Editor Arrested

The Standard Editor Mr Davison Maruziva was yesterday arrested over two articles published by the weekly newspaper deemed to be prejudicial to the State and were in contempt of court. (AllAfrica)

Africa: Blogging Roundup

It's been a while since I have written a roundup for Pambazuka News and after browsing through the last couple of months I notice there has been an absence of news on what is happening at grassroots level in Africa and the Diaspora so I have focused on activist blogs or blogs posting on local community issues. (AllAfrica)

Kenya: Broaden Agenda, Media Told

The media have been urged to redirect their reporting agenda to economic reporting. (AllAfrica)

Cameroon: The Post Collaborator Dies

One of The Post's external collaborators and ace vendor, Sebastien Ntuvyuri Dzelafen, is dead. (AllAfrica)

South Africa: Public Broadcaster Gets Acting CEO

With CEO Dali Mpofu and director of news Snuki Zikalala suspended, newly-appointed acting CEO Gabriel Mampone has been tasked to lead the cleaning up of the SABC backyard, amid reports that Amrit Manga, the head of TV news and current affairs, has been appointed to lead the news department for now. (AllAfrica)

Rwanda: Minister Lashes Out At Press Report

The Minister of Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Louise Mushikiwabo, has lashed out at a report by Reporters Without Boarders (RSF), a Paris-based watchdog, saying they lack objectivity. (AllAfrica)

Zimbabwe: Top Lawyer Arrested

One of the country's top lawyers, Harrison Nkomo, was arrested by police on Wednesday for allegedly insulting Robert Mugabe. (AllAfrica)

South Africa: SABC Launches News Agency

In order to firmly stamp its presence on the national and international market, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has launched its own news agency. (AllAfrica)

Zimbabwe: Freelance Journalist Frank Chikowore Released On Bail, Still Faces Charges

On 2 May 2008, High Court Judge Justice Ben Hlatshwayo granted freelance journalist Frank Chikowore bail, together with co-accused, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) director of information Luke Tamborinyoka, both charged with public violence. (AllAfrica)

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