Internet shutdowns have remained widespread despite the proliferation of a wide range technologies, including sophisticated ones, used by Governments for censorship, propaganda and surveillance.
States in Africa ought to promote a conducive economic environment in which all media can flourish, including through provision of financial or other public support.
Jackie Lumbasi shares more on her next move and why she called it quits at her former station months ago. She maintains that her resignation was a personal choice.
The self-appointed president of the single ladies fraternity as she calls herself shares her experience in the job, future of journalism and why she can’t entertain the idea of marriage.
Tete Loeper says she wanted to draw audience attention to the other image of Europe that most Africans, and especially the young people don’t always see or learn about.
15 fellows selected among 800 applications from across Africa and the diaspora embarked on an international study trip to the city of Bonn and Berlin in Germany.
Johnson Kanamugire is one of 15 African journalists, content creators and bloggers selected among 800 applications from the continent and diaspora for the Fellowship.
One would not be wrong to call a section of Rwanda’s broadcast stations or at least their programs an extension of the written press that would run out of content and subsequently become irrelevant if men and women at the publications they review every day laid down tools.
There has been a rise in incidences of viral online spread of fake news over the recent past from false announcement of death of high ranking officials to defamatory claims that name and shame, and assassinate characters linked to criminal cases under investigations.
