2017

Judge Refuses MRA Leave in FOI Case, Says Suing is Premature 7 Months after FOI Request is Ignored

AFEX Calls on Governments to Protect Freedom of Expression in Africa

CSOs Canvass Support for Digital Rights and Freedom Bill

Broadcast Journalist Killed by Unknown Gunmen

AFP Calls for Applications for African Fact-Checking Awards

Alfred Friendly Press Partners Fellowship opens for Entries

Hostwriter Prize Award Opens for Entries

Climate Tracker Holds Workshop in Addis Ababa, Calls for Applications

Tiger Eye Foundation Investigative Journalism project Calls for Applications

Nieman Foundation Offers Journalism Research Fellowships

Frontline Club hosts Journalism Awards

UN Video Competition on Climate Change Opens for Entries

MRA Names Federal Ministry of Information Recipient of ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ Award

StoryLab Academy Announces Training, Mentorship program Across Africa

IRP Fellowships for Religion Reporting Opens for Entries

Women Photograph Calls for Nominations for Mentorship Programme

ICFJ, News Corp Media Call for Applications from Africa for Fellowship

IWMF Accepting Applications for Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists

MRA Names NNPC Recipient of ‘FOI Hall of Shame’ Award

AFEX Calls for Immediate End to Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in Africa

MRA Launches ‘FOI Hall of Shame’, Names Ikeja High Court Justice Okuwobi First Inductee

MRA Organizes Workshop on Digital Rights and Freedom Bill

UNDP Partners MRA to Conduct CSO Training on Open Government Partnership

High Court Adjourns for Hearing of Preliminary Objection

Prof Charlie Beckett, Director, JournalismAI

JournalismAI, Google News Initiative Open Entries for JournalismAI Innovation Challenge

Vincent Peyrègne, Chief Executive Officer, World Association of News Publishers

WAN-IFRA Invites Entries for Digital Media Awards 2026

Ms Stephanie Muchai, Co-Chair, Open Government

Brazil, Kenyan CSO Leader Stephanie Muchai Become OGP Global Co-Chairs, Announce Priorities

Robert Smith, Professor of Professional Practice; Director of the Knight Bagehot Program

Columbia Journalism School Opens Applications for Knight-Bagehot Fellowship

Comrade Alhassan Yahya, National President, NUJ

Police, Thugs Assault Journalists Covering PDP Crisis in Abuja

Mr Khaled El-Enany, Director-General, UNESCO

Khaled El-Enany Takes Oath as UNESCO Director-General

Gayane Uemerova, Chairperson, Uzbekistan Art and Culture and Development Foundation

UNESCO, Partners Award Prize to Promote Ethical AI Innovation

UNESCO

UNESCO Urges Action Against AI-Driven Gender Violence

Pulitzer Center

Pulitzer Center Invites Applications for Global Conflict, Peace Reporting Grants

Usha Lee McFarling, Director, Massachusetts

MIT Opens Applications for 2026–2027 Knight Science Journalism Fellowship

Amber Brown, Tyler Prize Administrator

Tyler Prize 2026 Media Fellowship Opens for Applications

Eric Ferrero, Executive Director, Fund for Investigative Journalism

Fund for Investigative Journalism Opens Applications for Reporting Grants

David Goldman, Founder/Chairman, Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics

FASPE Journalism Fellowship Programme Opens for Entries

Dr Alejandro Mayoral Baños

Access Now Opens Registration for RightsCon 2026

Mr Mathew Ojoduma, Founder of The Africa Views YouTube channe

Nigerian Travel Journalist Detained in Benin on Terrorism Charges Since January

Ms Annie Boyajian, President, Freedom House

Freedom House Report Reveals 15th Consecutive Annual Global Internet Freedom Decline

Commissioner Ourveena Geereesha Topsy-Sonoo, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa

ACHPR Warns that Digital Violence Against Female Journalists Threatens Democracy

Ms Yemi Adamolekun, Executive Director, Enough is Enough Nigeria

MRA, 40 CSOs Condemn Assault on Yemi Adamolekun, Demand Apology, Transparent Investigation

Mr Abubakar Jibrin Giri, Gwagwalada Area Council Chairman

Journalist in Abuja Arrested for Inquiring about Projects in Gwagwalada Council, Arraigned, Granted Bail

Fejiro

Magistrates’ Courts Grant Bail to Journalist Arrested in Abuja and Detained in Asaba

Lisa Gibbs

Pulitzer Center Invites Application for Grants to Lift Underreported Stories Across Africa

Pulitzer Center

Pulitzer Center Opens Applications for Global Transparency, Governance Reporting Grants

Edo State

Edo State Strengthens Commitment to FOI Act Implementation

Michael Elliott

Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling Opens Calls for Entries