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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attack | Hacked By: Bgke04 Dev | djd | Bgke04 Dev | 2024-09-14 | |
| 2 | Arrest | Adejuwon Soyinka | Conversation Africa | Nigeria | 2024-08-25 | |
| 3 | Detention | Alinur Salad | Dawan Media | Somalia | 2024-07-21 | |
| 4 | Imprisonment | Sandra Muhoza | La Nova Burundi news | Burundi | 2024-04-12 | |
| 5 | Detention | Segun Olatunji | First News | Nigeria | 2024-03-15 | |
| 6 | Detention | Kenny Claude Nduwimana | Jayce TV | Burundi | 2023-10-03 | |
| 7 | Imprisonment | Floriane Irangabiye | Radio Igicaniro | Burundi | 2022-08-30 | |
| 8 | Detention | Agba Jalingo | CrossRiverWatch | Nigeria | 2022-08-19 | |
| 9 | Attack | Toba Adedeji | The Nation Newspaper | Nigeria | 2022-05-31 | |
| 10 | Detention | Temesgen Desalegn, | Feteh magazine | Ethiopia | 2022-05-27 | |
| 11 | Detention | Yayesew Shimelis | Ethio Forum, | Ethiopia | 2022-05-27 | |
| 12 | Detention | Bekalu Alamrew | Alpha TV, | Ethiopia | 2022-05-27 | |
| 13 | Detention | Meaza Mohammed | Roha TV, | Ethiopia | 2022-05-27 | |
| 14 | Harassment | Eyong Macdella Bessong | pan-African | cameroon | 2022-05-26 | |
| 15 | Arrest | Gashaye Negusse | Ashara Media | Ethiopia | 2022-05-19 | |
| 16 | Arrest | Getenet Yalew | Ashara Media | Ethiopia | 2022-05-19 | |
| 17 | Arrest | Habtamu Melese | Ashara Media | Ethiopia | 2022-05-19 | |
| 18 | Detention | Olamilekan Hammed Adewale Bashiru | EaglesForeSight, | Nigeria | 2022-05-13 | |
| 19 | Detention | Olamilekan Hammed Adewale Bashiru, | EaglesForeSight, | nigeria | 2022-05-13 | |
| 20 | Attack | Daniel Fernandes | Radio Despertar | Angola | 2022-04-13 | |
| 21 | Attack | Romão De Jesus | Radio MFM | Angola | 2022-04-13 | |
| 22 | Attack | Fredrick Nnaji | Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) | Nigeria | 2022-02-23 | |
| 23 | Attack | Chigozie Nwafor | Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) | Nigeria | 2022-02-23 | |
| 24 | Death | Evariste Djailoramdji | Lotiko Radio | Chad | 2022-02-09 | |
| 25 | Threat | HermÃnio Silves, | Santiago Magazine, | Cape Verde | 2022-01-26 | |
| 26 | Threat | Daniel Almeida | A Nação, | Cape Verde | 2022-01-26 | |
| 27 | Threat | Alexandre Semedo | A Nação, | Cape Verde | 2022-01-26 | |
| 28 | Attack | Henry Wilkins | Freelance | Burkina Faso | 2022-01-25 | |
| 29 | Attack | Sam Mednick | Freelance | Burkina Faso | 2022-01-25 | |
| 30 | Arrest | Bara Ogidi | tracknews.ng | nigeria | 2022-01-23 | |
| 31 | Attack | Radio Ada FM | Radio Ada FM | Ghana | 2022-01-13 | |
| 32 | Threat | Peoples Gazette | Peoples Gazette | Nigeria | 2022-01-10 | |
| 33 | Attack | Telmo Gama | TV Zimbo | Angola | 2022-01-10 | |
| 34 | Attack | Justino Campos | TV Zimbo | Angola | 2022-01-10 | |
| 35 | Attack | Anselmo Nhati | TV Palanca | Angola | 2022-01-10 | |
| 36 | Attack | Orlando LuÃs | TV Palanca | Angola | 2022-01-10 | |
| 37 | Attack | António Luamba | TV Palanca | Angola | 2022-01-10 | |
| 38 | Attack | Daniel Lutaka | TV Palanca | Angola | 2022-01-10 | |
| 39 | Attack | Telmo Gama | TV Zimbo | Angola | 2022-01-10 | |
| 40 | Attack | Justino Campos | TV Zimbo | Angola | 2022-01-10 | |
| 41 | Attack | Anselmo Nhati | TV Palanca | Angola | 2022-01-10 | |
| 42 | Attack | Orlando LuÃs | TV Palanca | Angola | 2022-01-10 | |
| 43 | Attack | António Luamba | TV Palanca | Angola | 2022-01-10 | |
| 44 | Attack | Daniel Lutaka | TV Palanca | Angola | 2022-01-10 | |
| 45 | Attack | Mansur Rabiu, | Thunder Blowers news website | Nigeria | 2022-01-03 | |
| 46 | Imprisonment | Moussa Aksar | L’Evénement | Niger | 2022-01-03 | |
| 47 | Imprisonment | Samira Sabou, | Mides-Niger news website | Niger | 2022-01-03 | |
| 48 | Detention | Luka Binniyat | freelance | Nigeria | 2021-11-04 | |
| 49 | Detention | Ermias Tasfaye | Ethiopia Insight | Ethiopia | 2021-11-03 | |
| 50 | Attack | Adortan Romeo | The Guardian | Nigeria | 2021-10-26 | |
| 51 | Attack | Amaike Ihuoma Okoronkwo | Guardian newspaper, | Nigeria | 2021-10-21 | |
| 52 | Detention | Armando Nenane | Imprensa Paralegal | Mozambique | 2021-10-21 | |
| 53 | Detention | Sikiru Obarayese, | Daily Post newspaper, | Nigeria | 2021-10-20 | |
| 54 | Detention | Théoneste Nsengimana | Umubavu TV | Rwanda | 2021-10-13 | |
| 55 | Death | Tordue Salem | Vanguard. | Nigeria | 2021-10-13 | |
| 56 | Detention | Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé | Le Quotidien de Bangui | Central Africa Republic | 2021-10-04 | |
| 57 | Detention | Pierre Sosthène Kambidi | Agence France-Presse | Republic of Congo | 2021-09-20 | |
| 58 | Attack | Samson Adenekan | Premium Times | Nigeria | 2021-09-19 | |
| 59 | Attack | Offem Nathaniel Ubanga | GeeTV Africa, | Nigeria | 2021-09-19 | |
| 60 | Imprisonment | Carlos Alberto | A Denúncia, | Angola | 2021-09-13 | |
| 61 | Harassment | José Junior | Haq TV broadcaster, | Mozambique | 2021-09-09 | |
| 62 | Harassment | Manuel Tadeu, | Haq TV broadcaster, | Mozambique | 2021-09-09 | |
| 63 | Harassment | Emerson Joaquim | Afro TV | Mozambique | 2021-09-09 | |
| 64 | Harassment | Celestino Manuel | Media Mais broadcaster | Mozambique | 2021-09-09 | |
| 65 | Attack | Victor Mwila | Zambia News | Zambia | 2021-07-23 | |
| 66 | Arrest | Landry Ulrich Nguema Ngokpélé | Le Quotidien de Bangui | Togo | 2021-07-14 | |
| 67 | Detention | Alfred Angasi | South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), | South Sudan | 2021-07-05 | |
| 68 | Arrest | Jeremias Kaboco | Wizi Kongo | Angola | 2021-07-01 | |
| 69 | Arrest | Jeremias Kaboco, | Wizi-Kongo | Angola | 2021-07-01 | |
| 70 | Detention | Omardine Omar | Carta de Moçambique | Mozambique | 2021-06-28 | |
| 71 | Attack | Kalungwishi Radio | Kalungwishi Radio | Zambia | 2021-06-24 | |
| 72 | Attack | Escrivão José | Hora H | Angola | 2021-06-17 | |
| 73 | Harassment | Coque Mukuta | O Decreto | Angola | 2021-06-17 | |
| 74 | Harassment | Escrivão José | Hora H, | Angola | 2021-06-17 | |
| 75 | Attack | Tony Glencross, | Daily Monitor | Uganda | 2021-05-31 | |
| 76 | Harassment | Tabu Butagira | Daily Monitor | Uganda | 2021-05-31 | |
| 77 | Harassment | Tabu Butagira | Daily Monitor | Uganda | 2021-05-31 | |
| 78 | Threat | Peter Nkanga | BBC | Nigeria | 2021-05-30 | |
| 79 | Detention | Pidson Kareire | The Drone Media | Uganda | 2021-05-27 | |
| 80 | Detention | Darious Magara | The East African Watch, | Uganda | 2021-05-27 | |
| 81 | Attack | Lucas Pedro | Club K | Angola | 2021-05-18 | |
| 82 | Arrest | Francisco Rasgado | Chela Press | Angola | 2021-04-30 | |
| 83 | Equipment/Property Seizure | TV Record | TV Record | Angola | 2021-04-19 | |
| 84 | Equipment/Property Seizure | Zap Viva | Zap Viva | Angola | 2021-04-19 | |
| 85 | Equipment/Property Seizure | Vida TV | Vida TV | Angola | 2021-04-19 | |
| 86 | Attack | Frederick Olatunde Odimayo | Grace FM | Nigeria | 2021-04-16 | |
| 87 | Threat | Jaafar Jaafar | Daily Nigerian | Nigeria | 2021-04-15 | |
| 88 | Detention | Jorge Manuel | Radio Despertar | Angola | 2021-04-07 | |
| 89 | Threat | Haruna Mohammed Salisu | WikkiTimes news website | Nigeria | 2021-03-13 | |
| 90 | Attack | Eniola Daniel | The Guardian | Nigeria | 2021-02-28 | |
| 91 | Detention | Fitsum Berhane | Agence France-Presse | Ethiopian | 2021-02-27 | |
| 92 | Detention | Girmay Gebru | BBC’s Tigrinya | Ethiopian | 2021-02-27 | |
| 93 | Detention | Oratile Dikologang | Botswana People’s Daily | Botswana | 2021-02-24 | |
| 94 | Attack | Amina Nalule | Galaxy FM, | Uganda | 2021-02-17 | |
| 95 | Attack | Rashidah Nakaayi | Galaxy FM, | Uganda | 2021-02-17 | |
| 96 | Attack | Namakumbi, | NBS Television | Uganda | 2021-02-17 | |
| 97 | Attack | Richard Wamala | BTM Television | Uganda | 2021-02-17 | |
| 98 | Attack | Alice Nalujja | BTM Television | Uganda | 2021-02-17 | |
| 99 | Attack | John Cliff Wamala | NTV Uganda, | Uganda | 2021-02-17 | |
| 100 | Attack | Jeff Twesigye, | NTV Uganda, | Uganda | 2021-02-17 | |
| 101 | Attack | Irene Abalo | NTV Uganda | Uganda | 2021-02-17 | |
| 102 | Attack | Timothy Murungi | New Vision newspaper | Uganda | 2021-02-17 | |
| 103 | Attack | Henry Sekanjako | New Vision newspaper | Uganda | 2021-02-17 | |
| 104 | Attack | Mariano Brás | O Crime | Angola | 2021-02-12 | |
| 105 | Equipment/Property Search | Lucy Kassa, | Freelance | Ethiopia | 2021-02-08 | |
| 106 | Attack | Benjamin Anaja | The Guild news website | Nigeria | 2021-02-03 | |
| 107 | Detention | Michelle Teise | Moeladilotlhoko | Botswana | 2021-01-28 | |
| 108 | Death | Dawit Kebede Araya | Tigray TV | Ethiopia | 2021-01-19 | |
| 109 | Attack | Olatunji Obasa | Punch | Nigeria | 2021-01-06 | |
| 110 | Attack | Olu Aremo | Leadership, | Nigeria | 2021-01-06 | |
| 111 | Attack | Mudashiru Atanda | The Sun | Nigeria | 2021-01-06 | |
| 112 | Arrest | Bekalu Alamrew | Awlo Media Center | Ethiopia | 2020-12-04 | |
| 113 | Detention | Mahmud Tim Kargbo | freelance | sierra Leone | 2020-12-04 | |
| 114 | Attack | Liberté | Liberté | Chad | 2020-11-27 | |
| 115 | Attack | Noubarassem | FM Liberté | Chad | 2020-11-27 | |
| 116 | Imprisonment | Anis Rahmani | Ennahar TV | Algeria | 2020-11-15 | |
| 117 | Attack | Stéphane Beti | Agence de Presse Panafricaine | Ivory Coast | 2020-11-09 | |
| 118 | Detention | Stéphane Beti | Cameroon-based Agence de Presse Panafricaine news agency, | Ivory Coast | 2020-11-09 | |
| 119 | Detention | Stéphane Beti | Cameroon-based Agence de Presse Panafricaine news agency, | Ivory Coast | 2020-11-09 | |
| 120 | Arrest | Medihane Ekubamichael | Addis Standard | Ethiopia | 2020-11-07 | |
| 121 | Detention | Yao Alex Hallane Clément | PDCI 24 TV | Ivory Coast | 2020-11-03 | |
| 122 | Detention | Yao Alex Hallane Clément | PDCI 24 TV broadcaster, | Ivory Coast | 2020-11-03 | |
| 123 | Death | Pelumi Onifade | Gboah TV | Nigeria | 2020-10-24 | |
| 124 | Attack | Suely de Melo | Radio Essencial and Economic value | Angola | 2020-10-24 | |
| 125 | Attack | Carlos Tomé | Radio Essencial and Economic value | Angola | 2020-10-24 | |
| 126 | Attack | Santos Samuesseca | Radio Essencial and Economic value | Angola | 2020-10-24 | |
| 127 | Attack | Leonardo Faustino | Radio Essencial and Economic value | Angola | 2020-10-24 | |
| 128 | Detention | Bullen Alexander Bala | Juba Monitor newspaper | South Sudan | 2020-10-16 | |
| 129 | Arrest | Temesgen Desalegn | Fitih Magazine | Ethiopia | 2020-10-14 | |
| 130 | Detention | Oga Tom Uhia | Power Steering | Nigeria | 2020-10-13 | |
| 131 | Attack | Ferdinand Duruoha | Arise News | Nigeria | 2020-10-11 | |
| 132 | Attack | Francis Ogbonna | Arise News | Nigeria | 2020-10-11 | |
| 133 | Attack | Tracy Lee Stark | The Citizen newspaper | South Africa | 2020-10-06 | |
| 134 | Attack | Marizka Coetzer | The Citizen newspaper | South Africa | 2020-10-06 | |
| 135 | Attack | Correio Angolense | Correio Angolense | Angola | 2020-09-25 | |
| 136 | Attack | Siona Casimiro | Correio Angolense | Angola | 2020-09-25 | |
| 137 | Detention | Tai Javis Mai | My Media Prime TV | Cameroon | 2020-09-22 | |
| 138 | Detention | Tebong Christian | My Media Prime TV | Cameroon | 2020-09-22 | |
| 139 | Torture | Polycarpe Essomba | RFI | Cameroon | 2020-09-22 | |
| 140 | Equipment/Property Seizure | Reinnier Kaze | Agence France-Presse (AFP) | Cameroon | 2020-09-22 | |
| 141 | Threat | William Omer Tchuisseu | daily La Voix du Centre | Cameroon | 2020-09-22 | |
| 142 | Threat | Lindovi Ndjio | la Nouvelle Expression | Cameroon | 2020-09-22 | |
| 143 | Attack | Samson Adenekan | Premium Times | Nigeria | 2020-09-19 | |
| 144 | Attack | Nathaniel Offel | GeeTV | Nigeria | 2020-09-19 | |
| 145 | Imprisonment | Zechariah Makuach Maror | Agamlong, The Dawn, and Juba Monitor | South Sudan | 2020-09-14 | |
| 146 | Detention | Zechariah Makuach Maror | freelance | South Sudan | 2020-09-14 | |
| 147 | Attack | Amos Omaska Jallah | The News newspaper | Liberia | 2020-09-13 | |
| 148 | Attack | Frances Barnard | Broadcasting Corporation | Sierra Leone | 2020-09-08 | |
| 149 | Detention | Khadar Awl Ismail | Radio Daljir | Somalia | 2020-09-06 | |
| 150 | Detention | Abdiqani Ahmed Mohammed | Radio Daljir | Somalia | 2020-09-06 | |
| 151 | Threat | George Kasakula | Mibawa TV | Malawi | 2020-09-01 | |
| 152 | Detention | Jackson Ochaya | No. 1 Citizen newspaper, | South Sudan | 2020-09-01 | |
| 153 | Attack | Esraa Abdelfattah | Social Media post | Egypt | 2020-08-31 | |
| 154 | Detention | El-Sayed Shehta | Youm7 | Egypt | 2020-08-30 | |
| 155 | Imprisonment | Solafa Magdy | Social Media post | Egypt | 2020-08-30 | |
| 156 | Detention | Hany Greisha | Youm7 | Egypt | 2020-08-26 | |
| 157 | Attack | Raphael Mlozoa | Zodiak Broadcasting Station | Malawi | 2020-08-25 | |
| 158 | Threat | George Kasakula | Times Group | Malawi | 2020-08-23 | |
| 159 | Detention | Sami al-Sharif | Al-Jawhara Radio | Libya | 2020-08-23 | |
| 160 | Threat | Stevie Kondwa Banda | Mibawa Television broadcast | Malawi | 2020-08-18 | |
| 161 | Attack | Stevie Kondwa Banda | Mibawa TV | Malawi | 2020-08-18 | |
| 162 | Detention | Mbombog Mbog Matip | CliMat Social | Cameroon | 2020-08-17 | |
| 163 | Detention | Mbombog Mbog Matip | CliMat Social | Cameroon | 2020-08-17 | |
| 164 | Arrest | Ime Sunday Silas | Global Concord | Nigeria | 2020-08-17 | |
| 165 | Detention | Mohamed Essawi | Cairo 24 | Egypt | 2020-08-15 | |
| 166 | Attack | Stanley Nii Blewu | TV3 | Ghana | 2020-08-12 | |
| 167 | Attack | Joseph Armstrong Gold-Alorgbey | TV3 | Ghana | 2020-08-12 | |
| 168 | Detention | Rasha Mounir | Not Specified | Egypt | 2020-08-11 | |
| 169 | Imprisonment | Khaled Drareni | Casbah Tribune | Algeria | 2020-08-10 | |
| 170 | Detention | Belay Manaye | Asrat media | Ethiopia | 2020-08-06 | |
| 171 | Detention | Yonatan Mulugeta | Asrat media | Ethiopia | 2020-08-06 | |
| 172 | Arrest | Belay Menaye | Amhara Satellite Radio and Television broadcaster | Ethiopia | 2020-08-05 | |
| 173 | Arrest | Mulugeta Anberbir | Amhara Satellite Radio and Television broadcaster | Ethiopia | 2020-08-05 | |
| 174 | Arrest | Misganaw Kefelgn | Amhara Satellite Radio and Television broadcaster | Ethiopia | 2020-08-05 | |
| 175 | Detention | Moncef Aït Kaci | France 24 | Algeria | 2020-07-28 | |
| 176 | Detention | Ramdane Rahmouni | France 24 | Algeria | 2020-07-28 | |
| 177 | Attack | Moncef Aït Kaci | France 24 | Algeria | 2020-07-28 | |
| 178 | Detention | Ramdane Rahmouni | France 24 | Algeria | 2020-07-28 | |
| 179 | Equipment/Property Damage | Radio Capital | Radio Capital | Guinea Bissau | 2020-07-26 | |
| 180 | Detention | Sadiq al-Rizaigi | Al-Sayha | Sudan | 2020-07-24 | |
| 181 | Attack | Nigerian Journalists | Various Media Houses | Nigeria | 2020-07-16 | |
| 182 | Detention | Charmarke Saïd Darar | La Voix de Djibouti | Djibouti | 2020-07-15 | |
| 183 | Detention | Charmarke Saïd Darar | La Voix de Djibouti broadcaster | Djibouti | 2020-07-15 | |
| 184 | Arrest | Ebou N. Keita | Gambian Talents Television broadcaster, | Gambia | 2020-07-15 | |
| 185 | Attack | Max M. Richards Jr. | Hott FM | Liberia | 2020-07-09 | |
| 186 | Detention | Belay Manaye | Asrat media | Ethiopia | 2020-07-05 | |
| 187 | Detention | Mulugeta Anberbir | Asrat media | Ethiopia | 2020-07-05 | |
| 188 | Harassment | Jacob Nwosu | Eastern Lead Newspaper | Nigeria | 2020-06-30 | |
| 189 | Arrest | Godfrey Mtimba | VOA (Voice Of America) | Zimbabwe | 2020-06-29 | |
| 190 | Detention | Omardine Omar | Carta de Moçambique | Mozambique | 2020-06-25 | |
| 191 | Attack | Yomi Olomofe | Prime Magazine | Nigeria | 2020-06-25 | |
| 192 | Imprisonment | Abdelkrim Zeghileche | Online Radio Network | Algeria | 2020-06-23 | |
| 193 | Detention | Ebou N. Keita | Gambian Talents Television broadcaster | Gambia | 2020-06-21 | |
| 194 | Detention | Ebou Ndye Keita | Gambian Talent Television | Gambia | 2020-06-21 | |
| 195 | Harassment | Philip Akutey Azu | Atinka TV | Ghana | 2020-06-20 | |
| 196 | Harassment | Rebecca Ashley Amar | Kingdom FM | Ghana | 2020-06-20 | |
| 197 | Arrest | David Baaitse | Weekend Post Weekly | Botswana | 2020-06-18 | |
| 198 | Attack | Kenneth Mosekiemang | Weekend Post Weekly | Botswana | 2020-06-18 | |
| 199 | Detention | David Baaitse | Weekend Post weekly | Botswana | 2020-06-18 | |
| 200 | Detention | Kenneth Mosekiemang | Weekend Post weekly | Botswana | 2020-06-18 | |