MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Dozens of Somali journalists met Thursday in somber silence to celebrate World Press Freedom Day, a meeting that came only hours after the killing of the fifth Somali journalist this year.[more]

The Ethiopian government has activated a highly restrictive directive that authorises printers to censor the content of newspapers and other publications that roll off their presses. [more]

As many of his colleagues fled Ethiopia’s crackdown on the news media, Eskinder Nega stayed to write. [more]

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A suicide bomber and a man armed with explosives attacked two Nigerian newspaper offices on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding at least 26. The radical Islamic sect Boko Haram claimed responsibility.[more]

Fines for newspapers if the Press Ombudsman’s rulings are ignored and independent co-regulation between the public and the press – with no government role at all – to replace the existing self-regulatory system were among the recommendations of the Press Freedom Commission (PFC) today.[more]

Malam Mohammed Garba, the National President of NUJ, has said that the insurance policy initiated by the union will become compulsory for all working journalists in Nigeria from 2013.[more]

A new regulatory regime is imminent for South Africa's newspapers and there is a strong likelihood that independent policing will replace industry self-regulation and fines will be introduced for publications that make serious mistakes.[more]

Legal history was made in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday with a ruling holding Swapo legally liable for defamatory statements made on the party’s website.[more]

Mr. Ransford Tetteh, President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), on Wednesday reminded media practitioners that they have the responsibility of contributing to peace in the country.[more]

The battle for the soul of the SABC ahead of the ANC's elective conference in Mangaung has plunged the public broadcaster into yet another crisis over control of its editorial content.[more]