Nassirou Diallo

Nassirou Diallo, a former reporter with Radio Nostalgie in Guinea who has been living in exile in Brooklyn, N.Y. since 2009, is an intern in CPJ's Africa program.

Blog | Ivory Coast

In Ivory Coast, journalists pick sides or flee

By Nassirou Diallo with Mohamed Keita/CPJ Africa Staff

Reporting on the power struggle in Ivory Coast is increasingly perilous, with journalists facing a climate of threats, intimidation, and attacks that has forced many to choose between adopting partisan coverage or fleeing to safety. "Here, we are in a situation where if you are not with one camp, then you are against them. You must show you are partisan," reporter Stéphane Goué told CPJ today.

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Blog | Gabon

In Gabon, censorship lingers from 2009 vote

By Nassirou Diallo with Mohamed Keita/CPJ Africa Staff

Gabonese journalists at Radio TV Top Bendje, whose transmitters were disconnected during the 2009 elections. (Radio TV Top Bendje)

In Gabon, more than a year after the historic and contested presidential elections won by Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba, the main radio and television stations of Ondimba's two main opponents still face administrative obstructions imposed during the polls, according to interviews CPJ conducted with journalists and officials between July and September.

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