Africa Media Monitoring April to June 2025: Threats to press freedom in Ethiopia, Somalia, and the DRC

State actors continue to lead in terms of attacks against the press; use of AI to spread disinformation.

Somalia: IPI demands a thorough investigation into the killing of journalist Amun Abdullahi Mohamed

Somalia: Impunity for crimes against journalists must end

September sees multiple anniversaries of unsolved journalist killings

IPI Africa 2023 Press Freedom Monitoring Report

Impunity for attacks on the press continues; positive legislative and judicial developments offer hope

Africa Media Monitoring May 2024: Threats to press freedom in Nigeria, Uganda and Somalia

Journalists targeted through cybercrime law in Nigeria, others assaulted and detained in Uganda and Somalia

Somalia: IPI condemns freezing of SJS bank accounts

Authorities must cease harassment of press freedom defenders

On #IDEI 2023, IPI calls on Somalia to end impunity for crimes against journalists

IPI and Somali Journalists Syndicate send joint letter to authorities on 11 cases of killed journalists

Somalia: IPI welcomes release of journalist Mohamed Bulbul after 56 days

Authorities must cease the legal harassment of critical journalists

Somalia: IPI reiterates its call for the release of journalist Mohamed Bulbul

Authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Bulbul, who has been in pre-trial detention since August 17

Somaliland: Authorities must release journalists Busharo Ali Mohamed and Abdiqani Hussein Abokor

Journalists in Somaliland must be free to do their work covering issues of public interest

IPI Africa Monitoring: May 2023: Two journalists killed in Lesotho and Cameroon, attacks on journalists continue in Somalia

May 2023 IPI Africa Press Freedom Monitoring Report

IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer award: 10 trailblazing organizations shortlisted

Across 5 continents, these organzations are meeting the moment through innovative models of journalism, media, or press freedom defence

IPI condemns rearrest of Somali press advocate

Authorities must immediately release Abdalle Ahmed Mumin

Somalia: Harassment of journalists continues amid deteriorating press freedom situation

IPI renews call for end to targeting of press freedom defender Abdalle Ahmed Mumin

66 journalists killed in 2022 amid decline in press safety

Violence in Mexico and war in Ukraine lead to spike in journalist killings

IPI joins call for Somali authorities to drop charges against journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin

Somalia: IPI reiterates call for authorities to drop charges against press freedom defender 

Harassment of Abdalle Ahmed Mumin must end

IPI Africa Monitoring: Journalists in Somalia, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria faced increasing attacks in October

Summary of IPI Africa Press Freedom Monitoring: October 2022

IPI Africa Monitoring: DRC, Somaliland, and Ghana witnessed highest number of press freedom violations in September

Summary of IPI Africa Press Freedom Monitoring: September 2022

Somalia: Journalist Mohamed Isse Koonaa killed in suicide bomb attack

Second journalist killed in a month in Somalia