This Tracker is developed by Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) to document and display information on press freedom violations in Africa. The platform provides information on attacks, harassments, Imprisonment and deaths of journalists on issues related to their work. It is meant to serve as source of useful information to researchers and press freedom advocates among other users.
| SN | Incidence | Name | Organisation | Country | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Imprisonment | Ali Djamel Toubal | Ennaha | Algeria | 2020-06-17 | |
| 202 | Imprisonment | Ali Djamel Toubal | Daily Newspaper Ennahar | Algeria | 2020-06-17 | |
| 203 | Detention | Mohamed Monir | Al-Diyar Newspaper | Egypt | 2020-06-16 | |
| 204 | Detention | Cheick Yerim Seck | Yerimpost | Senegal | 2020-06-15 | |
| 205 | Attack | Ike-Jacobs Nwosu | Eastern Lead Express | Nigeria | 2020-06-15 | |
| 206 | Detention | Mohamed Monir | Al-Jazeera | Egypt | 2020-06-15 | |
| 207 | Arrest | Mariano Bras | O Crime | Angola | 2020-06-15 | |
| 208 | Threat | Welcome Dlamini | The Times of Eswatini | Eswatini | 2020-06-14 | |
| 209 | Arrest | Merzoug Touati | L’Avant-Garde | Algeria | 2020-06-12 | |
| 210 | Harassment | Ohene Gyan | Empire FM | Ghana | 2020-06-12 | |
| 211 | Arrest | Merzoug Touati | L’Avant-Garde | Algeria | 2020-06-12 | |
| 212 | Arrest | Samira Ibrahim Sabou | Niger Search | Niger | 2020-06-11 | |
| 213 | Arrest | Mohamed Ibrahim Waiss | La Voix de Djibouti | Djibouti | 2020-06-07 | |
| 214 | Arrest | Kassim Nour Abar | Paris-based radio station | Djibouti | 2020-06-05 | |
| 215 | Missing | Matthew Onwuasoanya | Anambra State Newspapers | Nigeria | 2020-05-30 | |
| 216 | Equipment/Property Seizure | Al-Jazeera | Al-jazeera | Sudan | 2020-05-30 | |
| 217 | Harassment | Aida Abdel Qadir | Human rights journalist | Sudan | 2020-05-29 | |
| 218 | Harassment | Lena Sabeel | Human rights journalist | Sudan | 2020-05-29 | |
| 219 | Detention | Matthew Omonigho | Daily Post Newspaper | Nigeria | 2020-05-28 | |
| 220 | Arrest | Frank Chikowore | Freelance | Zimbabwe | 2020-05-22 | |
| 221 | Arrest | Samuel Takawira | 263Chat | Zimbabwe | 2020-05-22 | |
| 222 | Detention | Shimaa Samy | Darb | Egypt | 2020-05-20 | |
| 223 | Arrest | Lina Attalah | Mada Masr | Egypt | 2020-05-17 | |
| 224 | Detention | Sameh Haneen | al-Badil and Qoll | Egypt | 2020-05-16 | |
| 225 | Detention | Kingsley Njoka Fomunyuy | Blog | Cameroon | 2020-05-15 | |
| 226 | Harassment | Paul Nthoba | Mohokare Newspapers | South Africa | 2020-05-15 | |
| 227 | Arrest | Zweli Martin Dlamini | Swaziland News | Eswatini | 2020-05-15 | |
| 228 | Torture | Paul Nthoba | Mohokare News local newspaper | South Africa | 2020-05-15 | |
| 229 | Arrest | Haisam Hasan Mahgoub | Al-Masry al-Youm | Egypt | 2020-05-14 | |
| 230 | Attack | L’Avant-Garde | L’Avant-Garde | Algeria | 2020-05-13 | |
| 231 | Attack | Le Matin d’Algérie | Le Matin d’Algérie | Algeria | 2020-05-11 | |
| 232 | Harassment | Adeola Akinremi | ThisDay | Nigeria | 2020-05-10 | |
| 233 | Detention | Saint Mienpamo Onitsha | Naija Live TV | Nigeria | 2020-05-09 | |
| 234 | Arrest | Mike Umele | Channels TV | Nigeria | 2020-05-08 | |
| 235 | Detention | Yonatan Mulugeta | Asrat media | Ethiopia | 2020-05-07 | |
| 236 | Arrest | Sylvia Olayinka Blyden | Awareness Times | Sierra Leone | 2020-05-01 | |
| 237 | Imprisonment | Abuzreiba al-Zway | Freelance | Libya | 2020-05-01 | |
| 238 | Attack | Mfomfo Nkhambule | Swati Newsweek | Eswatini | 2020-04-30 | |
| 239 | Threat | Liberian Journalists | All Journalists | Liberia | 2020-04-29 | |
| 240 | Detention | Kufre Carter | XL 106.9 FM | Nigeria | 2020-04-27 | |
| 241 | Detention | Kufre Carter | XL 106.9 FM | Nigeria | 2020-04-27 | |
| 242 | Attack | Eugene Dube | Swati Newsweek | Eswatini | 2020-04-23 | |
| 243 | Denial Of Access | Peter Okutu | Vanguard Newspapers | Nigeria | 2020-04-22 | |
| 244 | Attack | Le Matin d’Algérie | Le Matin d’Algérie | Algeria | 2020-04-22 | |
| 245 | Arrest | Agbeyome Kodjo, | Togo Actualités | Togo | 2020-04-21 | |
| 246 | Detention | Ahmed Allaam | al-Karamah | Egypt | 2020-04-21 | |
| 247 | Arrest | Mostafa Sakr | Daily News Egypt | Egypt | 2020-04-21 | |
| 248 | Arrest | Peter Okutu | Vanguard Newspapers | Nigeria | 2020-04-21 | |
| 249 | Arrest | Chijioke Agwu | The Sun Newspapers | Nigeria | 2020-04-18 | |
| 250 | Arrest | Chijioke Agwu | The Sun Newspapers | Nigeria | 2020-04-18 | |
| 251 | Detention | Dieudonné Niyonsenga | Ishema TV, | Rwanda | 2020-04-15 | |
| 252 | Arrest | Dieudonné Niyonsenga | Ishema TV, | Rwanda | 2020-04-15 | |
| 253 | Attack | Oloyede Oyegbenle | Channels TV | Nigeria | 2020-04-14 | |
| 254 | Imprisonment | Khaled Ghoneim | Al-Hayah | Egypt | 2020-04-13 | |
| 255 | Attack | Samuel Adobah | TV Africa | Ghana | 2020-04-10 | |
| 256 | Attack | William Ntege | Wavah Broadcasting Service | Uganda | 2020-04-10 | |
| 257 | Attack | Nicholas Mwesigwa | Red Pepper | Uganda | 2020-04-10 | |
| 258 | Attack | Prime TV | Prime TV | Zambia | 2020-04-09 | |
| 259 | Missing | Chinenye Iwuoha | Pacesetter FM Umuahia | Nigeria | 2020-04-05 | |
| 260 | Detention | Yussif Abdul Ganiyu | Deutsche Welle/Zuria FM | Ghana | 2020-04-05 | |
| 261 | Arrest | Rogers Asiimwe | Freedom | Uganda | 2020-04-04 | |
| 262 | Detention | Arphine Helisoa | Ny Valosoa | Madagascar | 2020-04-04 | |
| 263 | Detention | Arphine Helisoa | Madagascar-based Ny Valosoa (The Reward) newspaper | Madagascar | 2020-04-04 | |
| 264 | Attack | Fayia Amara Fayia, | Standard Times newspaper | Sierra Leone | 2020-04-02 | |
| 265 | Detention | Meriem Cherfi | Essawt El-Akhar | Algeria | 2020-04-01 | |
| 266 | Detention | Rafik Mouhoub | Essawt El-Akhar | Algeria | 2020-04-01 | |
| 267 | Detention | Mohamed Lamari | Essawt El-Akhar | Algeria | 2020-04-01 | |
| 268 | Arrest | Meriem Cherfi | Essawt El-Akhar | Algeria | 2020-04-01 | |
| 269 | Arrest | Rafik Mouhoub | Essawt El-Akhar | Algeria | 2020-04-01 | |
| 270 | Arrest | Mohamed Lamari | Essawt El-Akhar | Algeria | 2020-04-01 | |
| 271 | Attack | Fayia Amara Fayia | Standard Times newspaper, | Sierra Leone | 2020-04-01 | |
| 272 | Denial of Access | Fraternité | L’Alternative | Togo | 2020-03-30 | |
| 273 | Denial of Access | Liberté | Liberté | Togo | 2020-03-23 | |
| 274 | Denial of Access | L’Alternative | L’Alternative | Togo | 2020-03-23 | |
| 275 | Imprisonment | Zeinelabdin Mohamed Ali | al-Mustagila | Sudan | 2020-03-22 | |
| 276 | Imprisonment | Atef Hassaballah el-Sayed | al-Qarar al-Dawly | Egypt | 2020-03-15 | |
| 277 | Torture | Sikiru Obarayese | Daily Post | Nigeria | 2020-03-08 | |
| 278 | Attack | Les echos | Les Echos | Senegal | 2020-03-08 | |
| 279 | Equipment/Property Damage | Les Echos | Les Echos | Senegal | 2020-03-08 | |
| 280 | Detention | Dessu Dulla | Oromia News Network | Ethiopia | 2020-03-07 | |
| 281 | Detention | Wako Nole | Oromia News Network | Ethiopia | 2020-03-07 | |
| 282 | Harassment | Premium Times | Premium Times | Nigeria | 2020-03-01 | |
| 283 | Arrest | Kolubah Bobo Akoi | Kintoma Radio FM | Liberia | 2020-02-28 | |
| 284 | Death | Abdiwali Ali Hassan | Radio Kulmiye | Somalia | 2020-02-16 | |
| 285 | Death | Zenu Miller | Truth FM | Liberia | 2020-02-15 | |
| 286 | Harassment | Layi Oyawa | Our Peoples FM 104.1 | Nigeria | 2020-02-14 | |
| 287 | Attack | Paul Chouta | Cameroon Web, | Cameroon | 2020-01-31 | |
| 288 | Imprisonment | Christine Kamikazi | Iwacu | Burundi | 2020-01-30 | |
| 289 | Torture | Zenu Miller | Truth FM | Liberia | 2020-01-26 | |
| 290 | Detention | Tariq Ali | Almidan | Sudan | 2020-01-25 | |
| 291 | Detention | Iman Osman | Almidan | Sudan | 2020-01-25 | |
| 292 | Detention | Iman Osman | Almidan | Sudan | 2020-01-25 | |
| 293 | Attack | Christopher Walker | FrontPage Africa | Liberia | 2020-01-23 | |
| 294 | Harassment | Robert Tapfumaneyi | New Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2020-01-21 | |
| 295 | Death | Mohamed Ben Khalifa | AFP | Libya | 2020-01-19 | |
| 296 | Detention | Martinez Zogo | Radio Amplitude FM | Cameroon | 2020-01-17 | |
| 297 | Detention | Bestway Zottor | Radio Tongu | Ghana | 2020-01-15 | |
| 298 | Attack | Patricia Kayuni | Tuntufye FM | Malawi | 2020-01-10 | |
| 299 | Arrest | Golden Matonga | Nation Publications LTD | Malawi | 2020-01-08 | |
| 300 | Arrest | Steve Zimba | Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) | Malawi | 2020-01-08 | |
| 301 | Arrest | Francis Chamasowa | Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) | Malawi | 2020-01-08 | |
| 302 | Harassment | Denis Okello | Voice of Lango FM | Uganda | 2020-01-08 | |
| 303 | Harassment | Bismark Olang | Unity Fm | Uganda | 2020-01-08 | |
| 304 | Detention | Golden Matonga | Nation Publications Limited | Malawi | 2020-01-08 | |
| 305 | Detention | Steve Zimba | Zodiak Broadcasting Station | Malawi | 2020-01-08 | |
| 306 | Detention | Francis Chamasowa | Zodiak Broadcasting Station | Malawi | 2020-01-08 | |
| 307 | Arrest | Willy Tamale | BBS TV | Uganda | 2020-01-06 | |
| 308 | Arrest | Jerry Edoho | Ibom Nation Newspaper | Nigeria | 2020-01-06 | |
| 309 | Detention | Sylvia Olayinka Blyden | Awareness Times newspaper, | Sierra Leone | 2020-01-05 | |
| 310 | Attack | Foday Conteh | Calabash newspaper, | Sierra Leone | 2020-01-04 | |
| 311 | Arrest | Ali Hamata Achène | Dja FM radio station | Chad | 2019-12-26 | |
| 312 | Arrest | Ali Hamata Achène | Dja FM | Chad | 2019-12-26 | |
| 313 | Imprisonment | Ignace Sossou’s | Benin Web TV | Benin | 2019-12-20 | |
| 314 | Imprisonment | Benabdelhamid Amine | Nime | Algeria | 2019-12-19 | |
| 315 | Detention | Rida Fahil Al-Bom | Libyan Organization for Independent Media | Libya | 2019-12-14 | |
| 316 | Imprisonment | Adlène Mellah | Dzair Presse and Algerie-Direct, | Algeria | 2019-12-09 | |
| 317 | Imprisonment | Benabdelhamid Amine | Nime | Algeria | 2019-11-26 | |
| 318 | Detention | Mohamed Salah | Freelance | Egypt | 2019-11-26 | |
| 319 | Imprisonment | Mohamed Salah | Social Media post | Egypt | 2019-11-26 | |
| 320 | Detention | Solafa Sallam | Freelance | Egypt | 2019-11-26 | |
| 321 | Detention | Hossam El-Sayyad | Freelance | Egypt | 2019-11-26 | |
| 322 | Attack | Sam Egwu | Leadership Newspapers | Nigeria | 2019-11-16 | |
| 323 | Threat | Lolafunke Ogunlolu | Africa Independent Television | Nigeria | 2019-11-16 | |
| 324 | Equipment/Property Damage | 2 Splash FM Reporters | Splash FM | Nigeria | 2019-11-16 | |
| 325 | Detention | Adalbert Hiol | Ades-Infos Jeunesse en Action newspaper | Cameroon | 2019-11-07 | |
| 326 | Death | Papy Mahamba Mumbere | Radio Lwemba | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) | 2019-11-02 | |
| 327 | Imprisonment | Christine Kamikazi | Iwacu | Burundi | 2019-10-23 | |
| 328 | Imprisonment | Agnès Ndirubusa | Iwacu | Burundi | 2019-10-23 | |
| 329 | Imprisonment | Egide Harerimana, | Iwacu | Burundi | 2019-10-23 | |
| 330 | Imprisonment | Térence Mpozenzi | Iwacu | Burundi | 2019-10-23 | |
| 331 | Arrest | Bendjama Mustapha | Le Provincial | Algeria | 2019-10-19 | |
| 332 | Arrest | Bendjama Mustapha | Le Provincial | Algeria | 2019-10-19 | |
| 333 | Detention | Said Boudour | Freelance | Algeria | 2019-10-15 | |
| 334 | Detention | Said Boudour | Algeria | 2019-10-15 | ||
| 335 | Detention | Adel Azeb Chikh | El Oued Radio | Algeria | 2019-10-14 | |
| 336 | Detention | Sofiane Merakchi | Freelance | Algeria | 2019-10-14 | |
| 337 | Detention | Adel Azeb Chikh | Blogger | Algeria | 2019-10-14 | |
| 338 | Torture | Esraa Abdel Fattah | Tahrir News | Egypt | 2019-10-13 | |
| 339 | Arrest | Abdelmoundji Kheladi | Freelance | Algeria | 2019-10-07 | |
| 340 | Detention | Abdelmoundji Kheladi | Blogger | Algeria | 2019-10-07 | |
| 341 | Detention | Abdelfattah | Mada Masr | Egypt | 2019-09-29 | |
| 342 | Arrest | Sofiane Merakchi | Al Mayadeen TV | Algeria | 2019-09-22 | |
| 343 | Detention | Nasser Abdelhafez | Akhbar Al-Youm | Egypt | 2019-09-20 | |
| 344 | Detention | Engi Abdel Wahab | Al-Masry Al-Youm | Egypt | 2019-09-20 | |
| 345 | Detention | Mahmud Tim Kargbo | freelance | Sierra Leone | 2019-09-20 | |
| 346 | Detention | Omar Shandi | al-Mashhad | Egypt | 2019-09-10 | |
| 347 | Attack | Milanio Ncogo | Asonga TV | Equatorial Guinea | 2019-08-27 | |
| 348 | Equipment/Property Seizure | Ruben Dario Bacale | Asonga TV | Equatorial Guinea | 2019-08-27 | |
| 349 | Imprisonment | Martin Inoua Doulguet | Salam Info newspaper | Chad | 2019-08-16 | |
| 350 | Detention | Abdramane Boukar Koyon | Le Moustik newspaper | Chad | 2019-08-16 | |
| 351 | Death | Abdinasir Abdulle Ga’al | SNA Radio | Somalia | 2019-08-13 | |
| 352 | Arrest | Jeremiah Achibong | Cross River Watch news | Nigeria | 2019-08-05 | |
| 353 | Arrest | Jonathan Ugbal | Cross River Watch news | Nigeria | 2019-08-05 | |
| 354 | Arrest | Adama Gaye | Kapital Afrik, Jeune Afrique, France24, TV5Monde, and Al-Jazeera, | Senegal | 2019-07-29 | |
| 355 | Attack | Segun Ojo | Not stated | Nigeria | 2019-07-21 | |
| 356 | Detention | Michael Christopher | Al-Watan | South Sudan | 2019-07-17 | |
| 357 | Death | Mohamed Sahal Omar | SBC TV | Somalia | 2019-07-12 | |
| 358 | Detention | Emmanuel Abugri | Modern Ghana | Ghana | 2019-06-27 | |
| 359 | Detention | Emmanuel Britwum | Modern Ghana | Ghana | 2019-06-27 | |
| 360 | Arrest | Seydi Moussa Camara | La Nouvelle Expression | Mauritania | 2019-06-26 | |
| 361 | Arrest | Ahmedou Ould al-Wadea | Al-Mourabitoun TV, | Mauritania | 2019-06-26 | |
| 362 | Attack | Hamza Turkia | Agence France-Presse (AFP) | Libya | 2019-06-19 | |
| 363 | Equipment/Property Damage | Charles Bouessel | Agence France-Presse | Central African Republic | 2019-06-19 | |
| 364 | Detention | Michael Christopher | Al-Watan | South Sudan | 2019-06-17 | |
| 365 | Equipment/Property Damage | Florent Vergnes | Agence France-Presse | Central African Republic | 2019-06-15 | |
| 366 | Attack | Charles Bouessel | news agency Agence France-Presse | Congo | 2019-06-15 | |
| 367 | Attack | Florent Vergnes | news agency Agence France-Presse | Congo | 2019-06-15 | |
| 368 | Arrest | Pidson Kareire | The Drone Media | Uganda | 2019-06-12 | |
| 369 | Arrest | Pidson Kareire | The Drone Media | Uganda | 2019-06-12 | |
| 370 | Attack | Sidi Tehra | L’Essor Ivoirien | Ivory Coast | 2019-06-06 | |
| 371 | Attack | Bonface Kirera Magana | Kenya Television Network news team | Kenya | 2019-06-03 | |
| 372 | Detention | Paul Chouta | Cameroon Web news | Cameroon | 2019-05-28 | |
| 373 | Death | Obed Nangbatna | Télé Tchad | Chad | 2019-05-25 | |
| 374 | Harassment | Sidi Tehra | weekly L’Essor Ivoirien, | Ivory Coast | 2019-05-16 | |
| 375 | Denial of Access | Abdelrazzak Siah | Algerie 3 | Algeria | 2019-05-03 | |
| 376 | Missing | Mohamed al-Qurj | Libya Alahrar | Libya | 2019-05-02 | |
| 377 | Detention | Casimir Kpedjo | Nouvelle Economie | Benin | 2019-04-18 | |
| 378 | Attack | Tyron Brown | Super Television | Liberia | 2019-04-16 | |
| 379 | Threat | Fidel Saydee | Roots FM | Liberia | 2019-04-15 | |
| 380 | Threat | Henry Costa | Roots FM | Liberia | 2019-04-15 | |
| 381 | Threat | Roots FM | Roots FM | Liberia | 2019-04-15 | |
| 382 | Detention | Toufé Maecha | Masiwa Komor, | Comoros | 2019-04-10 | |
| 383 | Denial of Access | L’Aube | L’Aube | Gabon | 2019-04-10 | |
| 384 | Denial of Access | Melina Yacef | Algerie 5 | Algeria | 2019-04-10 | |
| 385 | Attack | Toufé Maecha | Masiwa Komor, | Comoros | 2019-03-30 | |
| 386 | Detention | Tarek Amara | Reuters | Tunisia | 2019-03-30 | |
| 387 | Detention | Abderrahmane Weddady | bloggers | Mauritania | 2019-03-22 | |
| 388 | Detention | Cheikh Ould Jiddou | bloggers | Mauritania | 2019-03-22 | |
| 389 | Detention | Cheikh Ould Jiddou | bloggers | Mauritania | 2019-03-22 | |
| 390 | Attack | Echos du Nord | Echos du Nord | Gabon | 2019-03-20 | |
| 391 | Attack | Malik Sullemana | Ghanaian Times newspaper | Ghana | 2019-03-14 | |
| 392 | Detention | Intissar Chelly | Turkish state-owned broadcaster TRT | Tunisia | 2019-03-12 | |
| 393 | Attack | Musa Mingye | Blueprint Newspaper | Nigeria | 2019-03-09 | |
| 394 | Threat | Karima Brown | Independent Media. | South Africa | 2019-03-05 | |
| 395 | Attack | Isaac Kasamani | Agence France-Presse (AFP) | Uganda | 2019-02-22 | |
| 396 | Attack | Mukhtar Nuuh | Eryal TV | Somaliland | 2019-02-22 | |
| 397 | Imprisonment | Deli Nestor | Eclairage | Chad | 2019-02-13 | |
| 398 | Attack | Abdallah Abdou Hassane | FCBK FM | Comoros | 2019-02-12 | |
| 399 | Arrest | Oubeidillah Mchangama | FCBK FM | Comoros | 2019-02-12 | |
| 400 | Equipment/Property Seizure | Roots FM | Roots FM | Liberia | 2019-02-11 | |