One year after disappearance, CPJ calls for credible investigation into Tanzanian journalist Azory Gwanda's fate
November 21, 2018 2:37 PM ET
New York, November 21, 2018--One year after freelance journalist Azory Gwanda disappeared in Tanzania, the Committee to Protect Journalists reiterated its call for a credible investigation and public accounting of his fate....
Tanzanian journalist abducted, beaten for Zanzibar election coverage
March 22, 2016 3:44 PM ET
Unknown assailants abducted Salma Said, a reporter with the Kiswahili-language Mwananchi ("Citizen") newspaper and a correspondent for Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, shortly after the journalist arrived at Dar es Salaam's Julius Nyerere International Airport on March 18, 2016, according...
Advertising and Censorship in East Africa's Press
February 12, 2014 2:12 AM ET
The printed word is thriving in parts of Africa, but advertisers' clout means they can often quietly control what is published. By Tom Rhodes Kenyans read election coverage in the Mathare slum in Nairobi, the capital, on March 9, 2013....
Tanzania suspends two leading newspapers
September 30, 2013 2:52 PM ET
Nairobi, September 30, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a decision by Tanzanian authorities to suspend two leading private Swahili dailies on accusations of sedition. The government issued a statement on Friday suspending Mwananchi and MTanzania for 14 and 90...
Government threatens press in pre-election Tanzania
October 28, 2010 11:06 AM ET
As the October 31 national elections draw near, Tanzania's media is in a frenzy trying to cover the close race between the two leading presidential candidates. But government threats and draconian media laws may be getting in the way...