“It goes without saying that journalism is under pressure around the world—from the business models we operate, to press freedom and safety,” Condé Nast's Roger Lynch said at the launch of CPJ’s partnership with the publisher.

A world without journalism is a world without truth.

#WorldPressFreedomDay2024 is dedicated to the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the global environmental crisis

António Guterres briefs press prior to a Security Council meeting on #climatechange and #foodinsecurity in February

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'Instead of fighting extradition, CZ willingly came to the U.S. to stand trial. The [sentence] outcome is the latest signal that, if caught doing a crime, cooperate, cooperate, cooperate.'

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CZ sentenced to four months for Binance! compliance failures. In response CZ said, 'Im sorry,' and posted how he was ready to serve his time. In Africa CZ is viewed as hero for creating alternative source of income for millions.

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Away from sanctions, emberra wano e- columbia university ekutte a Kati.

Good morning folks. I'm in a Seattle courthouse today with Danny Nelson covering CZ 🔶 BNB's sentencing hearing. The DOJ's asked for 3 years in prison; defense has asked for house arrest and probation. Thread starts here

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Judge jail warning to Trump over contempt: 'Defendant is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment'

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Super proud to having witnessed this historic moment for my country🇺🇬🇺🇬.
S/O to Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Uganda 🇺🇬 Lucy Nakyobe UBC UGANDA and all other team players for the job well done.

What I love most about this special edition, guest edited by Beverly Ochieng, is that it tells stories about the Sahel that I haven't seen anywhere else - and these stories are not told through the distorting prism of US-France-Russia geopolitics

A toilet in the middle of a street in Rome, invisible from the outside.

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This video is unbelievable.

Students and teachers are being arrested for protesting US support for atrocities in Gaza. Now reporters are getting assaulted and arrested for covering the protests. But remember, democracy is on the ballot.

2023 U.S. Mission Uganda report on human rights abuses in #Uganda .
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#Ethiopia -n journalist Bekalu Alamrew has been arrested at least four times since November 2020

Most recently, Bekalu was arrested in August 2023 and detained for months at Awash Arba, a remote military camp.

In January 2024, Bekalu was transferred to Addis Ababa, where he…

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Ahead of a court decision expected on Saturday in the prosecution of radio journalist Blaise Mabala, the Committee to Protect Journalist is alarmed that prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have asked that he be sentenced to 15 months in prison and urges…

A team from Boeing, led by Mr. Kujit Ghata-Aura, the President of Boeing Africa, visited me at State House Entebbe.

We have plans to increase the Uganda Airlines fleet for both cargo and passenger aircraft. On fleet maintenance, I welcome the idea of having some light…

Azawi had a few things to get off her chest while on 3Music TV in Ghana.

“Africa is full of bullsh*t,”🥶

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Welcome to Issue 158 of The Continent.

The people of Sudan are living through a grim anniversary: it’s been a year since the war broke out on 15 April 2023.