Africa Press Freedom Tracker

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.


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SN Incidence Name Organisation Country  Date                      
1001 Death Edward Chikomba Zimbabwe Broadcasting Cooperation Zimbabwe 2007-03-29
1002 Imprisonment Adji Moussa Le Mirroir Chad 2007-03-16
1003 Denial of Access Diaby Makoro Camara Kabako Mali 2007-03-12
1004 Denial of Access Oumar Bouaré Kabako Mali 2007-03-12
1005 Equipment/Property Seizure Radio Jamakan Radio Jamakan Mali 2007-03-12
1006 Arrest Tapiwa Chininga New Zimbabwe Inter-Africa News Agency Zimbabwe 2007-03-11
1007 Harassment Tsvangirai Mukwazhi Freelance Zimbabwe 2007-03-11
1008 Attack Tendai Musiyu Freelance Zimbabwe 2007-03-11
1009 Imprisonment Mburu Muchoki, The Independent Kenya 2007-03-08
1010 Imprisonment Abdel Karim Suleiman Online Egypt 2007-02-22
1011 Imprisonment Clément Adéchian L’Informateur Benin 2007-02-21
1012 Imprisonment Ismael Soumano Golfe media group Benin 2007-02-21
1013 Imprisonment Euloge Aïdasso Golfe FM Benin 2007-02-21
1014 Imprisonment Joel Ahofojji Golfe FM Benin 2007-02-21
1015 Imprisonment Charbel Aïhou Golfe TV Benin 2007-02-21
1016 Attack Jean Bosco Gasasira Umuvugizi Rwanda 2007-02-11
1017 Denial of Access Daniel Lawson-Drackey Maison du Journalisme Togo 2007-02-08
1018 Detention Tahar Ben Hassine Al-Hiwar Tunisi, Tunisia 2007-02-06
1019 Threat Bill Saidi The Standard Zimbabwe 2007-02-02
1020 Attack Victoire Victoire Radio Togo 2007-01-12
1021 Death Fesshaye “Joshua” Yohannes Setit and a recipient of CPJ’s International Press Freedom Award in 2002 Eritrea 2007-01-11
1022 Attack Matthias Manirakiza Radio Isanganiro Burundi 2006-11-29
1023 Attack Kalum Express Kalum Express Guinea 2006-11-27
1024 Imprisonment Domitile Kiramvu Radio Publique Africaine Burundi 2006-11-22
1025 Imprisonment Serge Nibizi Radio Publique Africaine Burundi 2006-11-22
1026 Detention Mbaka Bosange Weekly Mambenga Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 2006-11-21
1027 Threat Maka Gbossokotto Le Citoyen Central African Republic 2006-11-21
1028 Threat Jacob Guilio Kamandoko Le Centrafriqu’Un Central African Republic 2006-11-21
1029 Threat Mathurin Constant Nestor Momet Le Confident Central African Republic 2006-11-21
1030 Threat Michel Alkhaly Ngady Les Temps Nouveaux Central African Republic 2006-11-21
1031 Detention Fethiya Khaled Eritrean State TV (Arabic service) Eritrea 2006-11-12
1032 Detention Ahmed Idris Eritrean State TV (Arabic service) Eritrea 2006-11-12
1033 Detention Amer Ibrahim Eritrean State TV (Arabic service) Eritrea 2006-11-12
1034 Detention Yemane Haile Eritrean News Agency Eritrea 2006-11-12
1035 Detention Senait Tesfay Eritrean State TV (Tigrigna service) Eritrea 2006-11-12
1036 Detention Daniel Mussie Eritrean State Television & Radio Eritrea 2006-11-12
1037 Detention Paulos Kidane Eritrean State Television & Radio Eritrea 2006-11-12
1038 Detention Temesghen Abay Eritrean State Radio (Tigrigna service) Eritrea 2006-11-12
1039 Imprisonment Evariste Ngaralbaye Notre Temps Chad 2006-10-23
1040 Arrest Michael Saburi Reuters Television Zimbabwe 2006-09-22
1041 Attack Virgil Linkpon La Diaspora de Sabbat Benin 2006-09-14
1042 Arrest Fulric Richard Couao-Zotti La Diaspora de Sabbat Benin 2006-09-14
1043 Harassment Seydou Coulibaly Le Jour Plus Ivory Coast 2006-09-12
1044 Attack Kelvin Jakachira Daily News Zimbabwe 2006-08-12
1045 Imprisonment Ebrimah B. Manneh Daily Observer Eritrea 2006-07-07
1046 Harassment Augusto Queba Barbosa Bombolom FM Guinea Bissau 2006-06-23
1047 Arrest James Tumusiime The Weekly Observer Uganda 2006-06-08
1048 Arrest Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda The Weekly Observer Uganda 2006-06-08
1049 Imprisonment Tesehalene Mengesha Mebruk Ethiopia 2006-05-25
1050 Detention Abeer al-Askary Al-Dustour Egypt 2006-05-11
1051 Attack Radio Ngazidja Radio Ngazidja Comoros 2006-05-05
1052 Attack Moroni FM Moroni FM Comoros 2006-05-05
1053 Detention Tchanguis Vatankah Radio Brakos Chad 2006-04-28
1054 Denial of Access L’Enquêteur L’Enquêteur Guinea 2006-04-27
1055 Attack Abraham Reta Alemu Ruh Ethiopia 2006-04-25
1056 Attack René Dillah Yombirim BBC and Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne (RNT) Chad 2006-04-15
1057 Detention Eliakim Vanambyl FM Liberté Chad 2006-04-11
1058 Attack Choice FM Choice FM Uganda 2006-03-14
1059 Arrest Matongo Maumbi Radio Chikuni Zambia 2006-03-11
1060 Arrest Jyde Hamoonga Radio Chikuni Zambia 2006-03-11
1061 Imprisonment Amira Malash Al-Fagr Egypt 2006-03-08
1062 Imprisonment Abraham Gebrekidan Politika Ethiopia 2006-03-08
1063 Detention Chaacha Mwita independent East African Standard Kenya 2006-02-28
1064 Detention Dennis Onyango independent East African Standard Kenya 2006-02-28
1065 Detention Ayub Savula independent East African Standard Kenya 2006-02-28
1066 Attack Gift Phiri The Zimbabwe Independent Zimbabwe 2006-02-16
1067 Imprisonment Bachir Larabi El-Khabar Algeria 2006-01-21
1068 Attack Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne Ivory Coast 2006-01-18
1069 Attack Bonaventure Bizumuremyi Umuco. Rwanda 2006-01-15
1070 Equipment/Property Seizure Radio Kasumai Radio Kasumai Guinea Bissau 2005-12-28
1071 Arrest Maria Nyanyiwa Voice of the People Zimbabwe 2005-12-19
1072 Arrest Nyasha Bosha Voice of the People Zimbabwe 2005-12-19
1073 Arrest Kundai Mugwanda Voice of the People Zimbabwe 2005-12-19
1074 Arrest John Masuku Voice of the People Zimbabwe 2005-12-19
1075 Imprisonment Dawit Fassil Satanaw Ethiopia 2005-12-01
1076 Imprisonment Solomon Aregawi Hadar Ethiopia 2005-12-01
1077 Imprisonment Sisay Agena Ethiop Ethiopia 2005-11-29
1078 Imprisonment Iskinder Nega Menilik, Asqual and Satanaw Ethiopia 2005-11-27
1079 Imprisonment Serkalem Fassil Menilik, Asqual and Satanaw Ethiopia 2005-11-27
1080 Harassment Asmaa Ali Hraiz Al-Karama Egypt 2005-11-26
1081 Imprisonment Mesfin Tesfaye Abay Ethiopia 2005-11-14
1082 Imprisonment Nardos Meaza Satanaw Ethiopia 2005-11-14
1083 Imprisonment Dereje Habtewolde Netsanet Ethiopia 2005-11-14
1084 Imprisonment Wosonseged Gebrekidan Addis Zena Ethiopia 2005-11-14
1085 Imprisonment Wenakseged Zeleke Asqual Ethiopia 2005-11-14
1086 Imprisonment Fassil Yenealem Addis Zena Ethiopia 2005-11-14
1087 Imprisonment Zekarias Tesfaye Netsanet Ethiopia 2005-11-14
1088 Imprisonment Andualem Ayle Ethiop Ethiopia 2005-11-14
1089 Attack Christophe Boltanski Libération Tunisia 2005-11-11
1090 Imprisonment Feleke Tibebu Hadar Ethiopia 2005-11-02
1091 Imprisonment Dawit Kebede Hadar Ethiopia 2005-11-02
1092 Attack Dimas Dzikodo Le Forum de la Semaine, Togo 2005-10-13
1093 Imprisonment Paul Kamara independent daily Sierra Leone 2005-10-05
1094 Imprisonment Laïssou Bagamala Freelances Chad 2005-09-02
1095 Denial of Access KFM KFM Uganda 2005-08-19
1096 Imprisonment Sy Koumbo Singa Gali L’Observateur Chad 2005-08-15
1097 Attack Willie Mponda The Sun Zimbabwe 2005-08-12
1098 Imprisonment Michaël Didama Le Temps Chad 2005-08-08
1099 Denial of Access Rodrick Mukumbira Ngami Times, AFP, IRIN Botswana 2005-07-27
1100 Imprisonment Garondé Djarma Freelances Chad 2005-07-18
1101 Attack Radio France Internationale (RFI) Radio France Internationale (RFI) Ivory Coast 2005-07-15
1102 Harassment Anthony Mukwita Radio Phoenix Zambia 2005-06-22
1103 Imprisonment Ngaradoumbé Samory L’Observateur Chad 2005-06-21
1104 Arrest Davison Maruziva The Standard Zimbabwe 2005-04-20
1105 Arrest Savious Kwinika The Standard Zimbabwe 2005-04-20
1106 Denial of Access Kanal Kanal FM Togo 2005-04-18
1107 Arrest Raphael Tenthani The Nation Malawi 2005-03-16
1108 Arrest Mabvuto Banda The Nation Malawi 2005-03-16
1109 Detention Mohamed Ould Lamine Mahmoudi Freelance Mauritania 2005-03-13
1110 Attack Weekly Times Weekly Times Zimbabwe 2005-02-28
1111 Denial of Access Radio France Internationale Radio France Internationale Togo 2005-02-11
1112 Attack Radio Dzialandzé Mutsamudu (RDM) Radio Dzialandzé Mutsamudu (RDM) Comoros 2005-01-13
1113 Death Antoine Massé Le Courrier d’Abidjan Ivory Coast 2004-11-07
1114 Attack Abdel Halim Kandil Al-Arabi Egypt 2004-11-02
1115 Missing Amadou Dagnogo L’Inter Ivory Coast 2004-08-28
1116 Imprisonment Maka Gbossokotto Le Citoyen Central African Republic 2004-07-08
1117 Harassment Al-Jazeera’s Office Al-Jazeera Algeria 2004-07-01
1118 Imprisonment Mohamed Benchicou Le Matin Algeria 2004-06-10
1119 Arrest Evans Masamba radio station MIJ 90.3 Malawi 2004-05-25
1120 Imprisonment Hafnaoui Ghoul El-Youm and Djazair News Algeria 2004-05-24
1121 Arrest Arthur Chokotho radio station MIJ 90.3 Malawi 2004-05-23
1122 Death Guy-André Kieffer Freelances Ivory Coast 2004-04-16
1123 Imprisonment Gaston Bony Le Venin weekly, La Voix de l’Agnéby Ivory Coast 2004-03-24
1124 Imprisonment Judes Zossé L’Hirondelle Central African Republic 2004-03-12
1125 Arrest Itai Dzamara The Independent Zimbabwe 2004-01-14
1126 Death Jean Hélène Radio France Internationale (RFI) Ivory Coast 2003-10-23
1127 Attack Chériff Haïdara Sido radio Mali 2003-10-20
1128 Attack Mamoutou Traoré Sido radio Mali 2003-10-20
1129 Attack Gata Ba Sido radio Mali 2003-10-20
1130 Detention Kwamchetsi Makokha East African Standard Kenya 2003-09-29
1131 Detention David Makali East African Standard Kenya 2003-09-29
1132 Detention Tom Mshindi East African Standard Kenya 2003-09-23
1133 Arrest Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 2003-09-22
1134 Detention Mohamed Benchicou Le Matin Algeria 2003-09-08
1135 Detention Ali Dilem Liberté. Algeria 2003-09-08
1136 Missing Reda Helal Al-Ahram Egypt 2003-08-11
1137 Attack Flata Kavinga The Midlands Observer. Zimbabwe 2003-08-08
1138 Imprisonment Acquitté Kisembo Agence France-Presse Democratic Republic of Congo 2003-06-26
1139 Imprisonment Philip Evégnon L’Evenement Togo 2003-06-15
1140 Imprisonment Philip Evégnon L’Evenement Togo 2003-06-15
1141 Imprisonment Dieu Kpakpabia Nouvel Echo Togo 2003-06-15
1142 Arrest Dimas Dzikodo, L’Evenement Togo 2003-06-14
1143 Detention Peter Makori Freelance Kenya 2003-06-01
1144 Imprisonment Mostafa Bakry Al-Osboa Egypt 2003-06-01
1145 Imprisonment Mahmoud Bakry Al-Osboa Egypt 2003-06-01
1146 Missing Kloueu Gonzreu Agence Ivoirienne de Presse. Ivory Coast 2003-03-19
1147 Attack FM Liberté FM Liberté Chad 2003-02-11
1148 Imprisonment Nadjikimo Bénoudjita Notre Temps Chad 2003-02-06
1149 Imprisonment Mbainaye Bétoubam Notre Temps Chad 2003-02-06
1150 Equipment/Property Damage Le Patriote Le Patriote Ivory Coast 2002-10-16
1151 Equipment/Property Damage Tassouman Tassouman Ivory Coast 2002-10-16
1152 Equipment/Property Damage Abidjan Magazine Abidjan Magazine Ivory Coast 2002-10-16
1153 Imprisonment Zouhair Yahyaoui Tunezine Tunisia 2002-06-20
1154 Attack Basile Agboh Lomé­based weekly Le Scorpion. Togo 2002-06-18
1155 Arrest Shadreck Banda The People Zambia 2002-06-05
1156 Arrest Kinsley Lweendo The People Zambia 2002-06-05
1157 Arrest Jane Chirwa The People Zambia 2002-06-05
1158 Arrest Jane Chirwa The People Zambia 2002-06-05
1159 Arrest Emmanuel Chilekwa The People Zambia 2002-05-29
1160 Arrest Collin Chiwanza Daily News Zimbabwe 2002-05-27
1161 Arrest Pius Wakatama Daily News Zimbabwe 2002-05-06
1162 Imprisonment Ahmed Haridy Al Methaq Al Araby Egypt 2002-04-28
1163 Arrest Lloyd Mudiwa independent daily news Zimbabwe 2002-03-31
1164 Arrest Peta Thornycroft Mail and Guardian and Britain’s Daily Telegraph Zimbabwe 2002-03-27
1165 Denial Of Access Mansur Aramide Nigerian Tribune Nigeria 2002-03-24
1166 Imprisonment Essam Fahmy Sawt Al-Umma Egypt 2002-03-21
1167 Imprisonment Adel Hammouda Sawt Al-Umma Egypt 2002-03-21
1168 Detention Mohamed Ezzedine El-Najjar Al-Jazeera Egypt 2002-03-05
1169 Detention Mohamed Eid Galal Al-Jazeera Egypt 2002-03-05
1170 Attack Marc Ravalomanana Madagascar Broadcasting Service’s (MBS) radio station Madagascar 2002-02-23
1171 Imprisonment Hamid Mohammed Said Eritrean State Television Eritrea 2002-02-15
1172 Imprisonment Saleh Aljezeeri Eritrean State Radio Eritrea 2002-02-15
1173 Attack Daily News Daily News Zimbabwe 2002-02-11
1174 Arrest Vincent Chinembiri Daily News Zimbabwe 2002-02-08
1175 Death Jimmy Higenyi United Media Consultants and Trainers Uganda 2002-01-12
1176 Imprisonment Oulatar Begoto N’Djamena Hebdo Chad 2001-12-04
1177 Detention Izdine Abdou Salam Radio Karthala Comoros 2001-11-10
1178 Detention Max Hamata the Namibian newspaper Namibia 2001-10-12
1179 Attack Mmegi Mmegi Bostwana 2001-10-01
1180 Imprisonment Selamyinghes Beyene Weekly Meqaleh Eritrea 2001-09-30
1181 Imprisonment Mattewos Habteab Meqaleh Eritrea 2001-09-18
1182 Imprisonment Temesken Ghebreyesus Keste Debena Eritrea 2001-09-18
1183 Imprisonment Yusuf Mohamed Ali Tsigenay Eritrea 2001-09-18
1184 Imprisonment Amanuel Asrat Zemen Eritrea 2001-09-18
1185 Imprisonment Dawit Habtemichael Meqaleh Eritrea 2001-09-18
1186 Imprisonment Medhanie Haile Keste Debena Eritrea 2001-09-18
1187 Imprisonment Dawit Isaac Setit Eritrea 2001-09-18
1188 Imprisonment Seyoum Tsehaye Freelance Eritrea 2001-09-18
1189 Imprisonment Fesshaye “Joshua” Yohannes Setit Eritrea 2001-09-18
1190 Imprisonment Said Abdelkader Admas Eritrea 2001-09-18
1191 Imprisonment Mamdouh Mahran Al-Nabaa Egypt 2001-09-16
1192 Arrest Basildon Peta Financial Gazette Zimbabwe 2001-08-21
1193 Denial of Access Gilberto Neto Folha 8 Angola 2001-08-18
1194 Arrest Geoff Nyarota Daily News Zimbabwe 2001-08-15
1195 Arrest Sam Munyavi Daily News Zimbabwe 2001-08-15
1196 Arrest John Gambanga b Daily News Zimbabwe 2001-08-15
1197 Attack Sihem Bensedrine Kalima Tunisia 2001-08-12
1198 Equipment/Property Seizure Le Combat du Peuple Le Combat du Peuple Togo 2001-07-11
1199 Death Alegria Gustavo Rádio Nacional de Angola Angola 2001-07-08
1200 Imprisonment Lucien Messan Le Combat du Peuple Togo 2001-07-02