IPI recorded 149 threats to press freedom in 30 countries across sub-Saharan Africa between July and September 2025. These incidents involved 138 male journalists and 19 women journalists. Three-quarters of the incidents recorded were either arrests and detentions or physical and verbal attacks targeting journalists. State actors were the primary sources of these threats, accounting for 83% of the incidents. Of these, 58% of threats came from the police or other state security actors, who were responsible for incidents of physical attacks and arbitrary arrest and detention.
Africa Media Monitoring July to September 2025: Threats to press freedom in DRC, Somalia, and Nigeria
