The IPI global network reiterates its call on Cameroonian authorities to launch a thorough and impartial investigation and hold accountable those responsible for the murder of journalist and commentator Jean Jacques Ola Bebe.  Ola Bebe was killed one year ago, on February 2, 2023, by unknown individuals in Yaoundé, Cameroon’s capital. His killing took place […]

A year after the gruesome murder of journalist Martinez Zogo, authorities in Cameroon are yet to fully shed light on the circumstances surrounding his kidnapping, torture, and killing or hold any suspects to account. Zogo was kidnapped on January 17, 2023, in Yaoundé, and his body was found four days later, on January 21. Following […]

  IPI monitoring of press freedom violations in May noted the escalation of attacks on journalists in Somalia. A total of 49 incidents of press freedom violations were documented across 18 countries with the highest number of incidents occurring  in Somalia.  One example of such attacks took place on  May 1, 2023 when three journalists […]

The IPI global network is shocked and saddened by news that journalist Anye Nde Nsoh was shot and killed by separatist fighters on May 7 – the third journalist to be killed in Cameroon in 2023. Authorities must initiate a swift, thorough, and transparent investigation into this incident and bring all perpetrators to justice.  Nsoh, […]