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Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the [...] Full text...
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Media watchdog refers case of Burundian journalist to Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression in Africa
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the appeal hearing of Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza has been postponed again, media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has [...] Full text...
Airing climate justice in Costa Rica on World Radio Day
Paris, France (PANA) - Quality radio remains ever universal, popular and more reliable in an era of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media, including in [...] Full text...
Gambian President urged to drop defamation charges against journalists
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — Veteran Gambian journalist Alagi Yorro Jallow has appealed to President Adama Barrow to drop charges of defamation against two journalists of [...] Full text...
Gambia’s environment minister sues journalist
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia Environment Minister, Rohey John Manyang, has filed a D50M lawsuit against journalist Kebba Ansu Manneh of the Gambia-based US-based The [...] Full text...
Gambia President Barrow sues newspaper Editor
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has filed a suit against the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director of The Voice newspaper, Mr. Musa S. [...] Full text...
Gambian leader threatens to sue private newspaper
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has threatened to institute a legal action against a private newspaper, The Voice, if the paper fails to [...] Full text...
Tripoli hosts meeting on rules of procedure of Arab Institute for Peace and Peace Journalism
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At its 54th regular session held in the Bahraini capital, Manama, the Council of Arab Ministers of Information adopted the rules [...] Full text...
Libya, Saudi Arabia discuss cooperation in media, government communication
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Saudi Arabia have discussed joint cooperation in the fields of the media, government communication, training and strengthening of national [...] Full text...
Libya's Ministry of Communication explains concept of government media in Libya based on link with the citizen
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid Ellafi, has said that the government media are focusing more on [...] Full text...
Human rights advocate urges DR Congo authorities to free journalist
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) to "immediately and unconditionally" [...] Full text...
Libyan media's financial problems on the agenda at a meeting
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Walid Ellafi, Wednesday discussed with media [...] Full text...
Traces of spyware identified on mobile phones of two journalists in Togo -RSF
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the trial of two Togolese journalists prosecuted by a member of the government got under way at the beginning [...] Full text...
Benin NGO launches 'Red List' project to combat misinformation, fake news
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Benin NGO, Benin Check, has launched a project called "Liste Rouge" (Red List) to combat misinformation and fake news, based [...] Full text...
Legendary South African photographer Peter Magubane dies
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Peter Magubane, the anti-apartheid activist and renowned photographer, died on Monday at the age of 91.
He was born in [...] Full text...
Libyan Media Forum closes with prize-giving ceremony
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Media Forum, which was held as part of the second edition of the "Tripoli Media Days", closed Thursday with [...] Full text...
Tripoli Media Days: Libya's Minister of State for Communication welcomes forum for media professionals
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Walid Ellafi, Wednesday welcomed efforts made [...] Full text...
Media watchdog raises concern on exposure of journalists' data
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has bemoaned the exposure of journalists’ personal data on social media [...] Full text...
Libya holds symposium on media education
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A symposium under the theme "Media Education Outcomes in Libya... Ways and Means" Monday began discussions on the reality of media [...] Full text...
2nd 'Tripoli Media Days' begin on Wednesday
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, will host the second "Tripoli Media Days" from 20 to 24 December, with the participation of numerous [...] Full text...
Committee set up to identify Libya's intangible heritage to complete work soon
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mabrouka Toghi, Libya's Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, says the committee formed to compile an inventory of the country's intangible [...] Full text...
Amnesty condemns killing of Mozambican journalist Fernando Chamusse; demand investigation
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the deplorable killing of Mozambican journalist João Fernando Chamusse on 14 December at his house in [...] Full text...
President of Burkina Faso praises work of the public media
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of Burkina Faso's transitional government, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Friday praised the work of the country's public media.
He paid [...] Full text...
Burkina Faso suspends distribution of French newspaper Le Monde
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transitional government of Burkina Faso on Saturday announced the suspension of the distribution of the French newspaper, Le Monde, [...] Full text...
RSF expresses concern about government control of media in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) voiced its concern on Tuesday about the adoption of a law that will increase government control [...] Full text...
Libya elected vice-president of 42nd session of General Conference of UNESCO
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya was elected vice-president of the 42nd session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [...] Full text...
Libya's Education Minister highlights efforts to build human resources through access to learning
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Education, Moussa al-Magaryef, has emphasised the relentless efforts to build human resources through compulsory and free education [...] Full text...
2023 CAF AFCON: Media accreditation process now open
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The media accreditation application window for the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF AFCON is now open.
The accreditation window will close on 24 November, [...] Full text...
How universities in Senegal are empowering girls, women with skills and entrepreneurship (A UNESCO feature)
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - “The skills and entrepreneurship training supported me as an entrepreneur to have a better chance of success with my startup,” says [...] Full text...
2023 CAF WCL: Media Accreditation Process extended by 3 days
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The media accreditation application process for the third edition of the 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League in Cote d’Ivoire, has [...] Full text...
Rights groups call for release of jailed Burundian journalist
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights organisations are calling on the Burundian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release and quash the conviction of journalist Floriane Irangabiye, [...] Full text...
France 24 slammed for 'biased' coverage of political events in Senegal
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese government on Saturday slammed the French news channel, France 24, for its "biased media coverage of political events" in the West [...] Full text...
UNESCO accepts US' proposal to rejoin UN organisation
Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has accepted the proposal of the US to rejoin the UN agency.
This [...] Full text...
Tunisia must ‘change course’ amid media crackdown: UN rights chief
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Tunisia, “vague” legislation is being used to criminalise independent journalism and suppress criticism of the Government, UN rights chief Volker [...] Full text...
Libyan newspaper urges authorities to set up Science Cities to ensure technology transfer and development
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The importance of creating science cities in Libya is no longer in question, according to the Libyan newspaper, Alsabaah, which points [...] Full text...
Famous Tunisian journalist Zied El Heni arrested
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A leading figure on the Tunisian media scene, Zied El Heni, was kept in detention on Wednesday, a day after he [...] Full text...
Famous Tunisian journalist Zied El Heni arrested
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A leading figure on the Tunisian media scene, Zied El Heni, was kept in detention on Wednesday, a day after he [...] Full text...
US commits to rejoin UNESCO
Paris, France (PANA) - The head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), announced on Monday that the United States has decided to rejoin [...] Full text...
UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation
New York, US (PANA) - Countries must address the “grave global harm” caused by the proliferation of hate and lies online, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
RSF welcomes validation of Africa's first media certifier
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's Bureau Normale Audit (BNA) has become the first African certifier of media that have signed up to the [...] Full text...
Some forty Malian journalists receive training in election coverage
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some 40 Malian journalists Wednesday began a training workshop on election coverage and strategies for preventing and easing socio-political tensions during [...] Full text...
EU agrees on stronger press freedom, free speech protection
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – European Union (EU) member states have reached a common position on a draft law which will protect journalists and human rights [...] Full text...
OIC urges media in Islamic countries to support Palestinian colleagues
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday called for the media in Islamic countries to support their Palestinian colleagues in [...] Full text...
30 organizations and media call for more protection for journalists in Burkina Faso and Mali
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, 30 organizations, structures, movements and press bodies published on Wednesday an open [...] Full text...
Freedom of the press under attack worldwide: Guterres
New York, US (PANA) - Disinformation, hate speech and deadly attacks against journalists are threatening freedom of the press worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said [...] Full text...
World Press Freedom Day: UNESCO chief urges renewed commitment to defend journalists
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – This year’s commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day should be an opportunity to renew the commitment, within international [...] Full text...
Press Freedom Day: EU underlines support to global press freedom
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - While the preservation of free, independent and pluralistic media is vital for resilient and healthy democracies, press freedom is at stake [...] Full text...
UN concerned about new media restrictions in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said here Thursday that he was deeply concerned about restrictions [...] Full text...
France rejects expulsion of two French journalists from Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France said Monday it deeply regretted the expulsion of Le Monde and Libération correspondents from Burkina Faso, which came a [...] Full text...
New RSF report warns of threats to journalists in the Sahel
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In a new report entitled "In the Skin of a Journalist in the Sahel", Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned on [...] Full text...