Analyses and data chart press freedom conditions throughout the region. Mohamed Keita examines the growing risk from media-savvy insurgents, while Tom Rhodes probes oil, money, and secrecy in East Africa.
Africa
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From Somalia, where murders soared, to Ethiopia, where terror laws are used to silence journalists, the 10 countries where press freedom suffered the most in 2012.
Analysis
New oil deals drive optimism, but the public knows little about the details.
Analysis
As seen in Mali and Nigeria, the rise of media-savvy extremist groups is a potent risk.
Analysis
Governments exploit national security laws to punish critical journalists.
Analysis
Your cellphone allows authorities to locate you and uncover your sources.
Africa
Forced Into Exile by Year
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2012
2009
Regional Data
14
Journalists Killed in 2012
217
Journalists in Exile, 2007-12
126
Journalists Killed Since 1992
44
Imprisoned on December 1, 2012
82
Unsolved Journalist Murders Since 1992
5
Missing as of December 31, 2012
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Republic
of Congo
90 Anti-press attacks, with a sharp rise in the conflict-ridden east.
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Eritrea
1st Most censored nation in the world, CPJ finds. No international reporters are allowed, and domestic media are under absolute state control.
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Ethiopia
49 Journalists forced into exile since 2007. Intimidation and repression were causes.
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Mali
45 Radio stations censored or attacked. Rebels, militants were behind most attacks.
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Tanzania
1 Journalist killed by police, the first work-related fatality CPJ has recorded in Tanzania.
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Uganda
24 Journalists assaulted, most of them attacked by police during opposition-related events.
Research by CPJ Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita and CPJ’s Nairobi-based consultant, Tom Rhodes.
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