IPI Africa Programme

Defending press freedom and the safety of journalists in Africa.

The IPI Africa programme seeks to protect and advance press freedom and the safety of journalists in Africa.

Latest News

March 26, 2026 |

Feature: The information frontline — Press freedom and the security crisis in the Sahel

March 19, 2026 |

IPI welcomes landmark African Commission resolution on access to environmental and climate information

March 13, 2026 |

Zimbabwe: Alarming escalation of attacks against journalists

March 11, 2026 |

Advocacy Analysis

Kenya: IPI welcomes court ruling striking down criminal false news provisions

March 6, 2026 |

Somalia: Authorities must secure accountability for attacks on journalists by security forces

Research & Resources

January 29, 2026

Africa Media Monitoring July to September 2025: Threats to press freedom in DRC, Somalia, and Nigeria

January 23, 2026

IPI Monitoring Report: Climate and environmental journalism in Africa

March 10, 2025

Guide to Decoding Disinformation (Arabic)

March 10, 2025

Protocol for newsrooms to support journalists targeted with online harassment (Arabic)

Latest Events

31.03.2026

Women journalists shaping climate and environmental reporting in Africa

30.09.2025

Editors’ roundtable: Building collaborative strategies for strengthening climate and environmental reporting in Africa

13.08.2025

The Big Why: The case for strengthening climate and environmental journalism in Africa

24.07.2025

Fighting Climate Dis-information: information integrity for climate change and the role of African media