Jailed Burundi Journalist Awaits Verdict on Appeal voanews.com/a/jailed-burun…

'You have to protect them, protect yourself, and at the same cover the story' -- Somalia's female journalists face multiple risks voanews.com/a/somalia-s-fr…

I hope APStylebook editors consider including Tigrigna here. ‘Teff’ is in Amharic, a language only spoken in Ethiopia. Tigrigna, however, is spoken both in #Ethiopia and #Eritrea. The grain is called ‘Taff’ in Tigrigna.

Our @channel4news story on how a deadly combination of war and drought leaves #Ethiopia facing famine Nohe Lema Mukesh Kapila Jan Egeland Zahra Warsame channel4.com/news/deadly-co…

Breaking: The president of Senegal, Macky Sall, has postponed the presidential elections set for February 25. The news of the delay follows complaints after dozens of candidates were barred from standing. It is not clear when the poll will now take place

For our Inside Story #pressfreedom special this month, we look at the work of journalists covering conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine and Myanmar

My The Associated Press latest: Popular chatbots are generating false + misleading information that threatens to disenfranchise voters. When asked, some bots suggested voters go to polling places that don’t exist + invented voting procedures: apnews.com/article/ai-cha…

Explore when, where, and why women journalists were arrested, detained, and imprisoned since the start of 2024. #WorldPressFreedomDay 🔗womeninjournalism.org/analyses/on-wo…

⁦Voice of America⁩’ chief national correspondent and author ⁦Steve Herman⁩ will speak at 6 p.m. on June 5 at a ⁦National Press Club⁩ book event on his latest “Behind the White House Curtain.” If you’re in town, it would be worth your time. More info below: press.org/events/npc-hea…

Get a behind-the-scenes look into the inner workings of the White House press corps and the relationship between the president and the press during a National Press Club book event with Steve Herman (Steve Herman), author of “Behind the White House Curtain.” press.org/events/npc-hea…

Sen. Bob Menendez convicted of all charges, including accepting bribes voanews.com/a/sen-bob-mene…

▶️ Mudslides triggered by heavy rain in a remote part of Ethiopia have killed at least 229 people, including many who tried to rescue survivors, local authorities said Tuesday, in what the prime minister called a "terrible loss." voanews.com/a/ethiopia-lan…

This year, about 8 million young people will turn 18 and become eligible to vote. In all, an estimated 41 million members of Gen Z — people under age 27 — will be able to vote in the 2024 presidential election. voanews.com/a/young-voters…

Only Libya, Eritrea and Botswana have never taken a loan from the International Monetary Fund, while Liberia, Kenya, and Morocco have each borrowed 20 times or more from the IMF, a tally by consulting firm Development Reimagined shows. Read more: semafor.com/newsletter/09/…

Teenage mothers in #Tanzania struggle with stigmatization voanews.com/a/teenage-moth…

▶️Sudan's war has shut down all but two hospitals in Omdurman. Many, including the Chinese Hospital in Omdurman, have been destroyed in the fighting, as reported by VOA's Henry Wilkins. voanews.com/a/un-immediate…

CPJ will honor four exceptional journalists with our 2024 International #PressFreedom Awards: Quimy de León (@kimyorion) with Prensa Comunitaria Km169 Samira Sabou Alsu Kurmasheva (Alsu Kurmasheva) with @RFEFL Shrouq Al Aila with Ain Media عين ميديا #IPFA #IPFA2024 cpj.org/2024/09/cpj-to…

#Egypt confirms sending new arms shipment to #Somalia voanews.com/a/egypt-confir…

Cameroon's 91 year-old president hasn't been seen in a month and now Cameroon's government has banned media from any reporting on his health voanews.com/a/ban-on-repor…

Ban on reporting about president’s health puts Cameroonian journalists on edge voanews.com/a/ban-on-repor…