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   AFRICA SADC Media Awards 2010 launched
AFRICA Nigerian media call for president to transfer powerThe heads of 17 Nigerian media organisations have called for ailing president Umaru Yar'Adua to formally transfer power to vice president Goodluck Jonathan within seven days or resign. The owners of the country's top newspapers and media organisations issued a joint statement on Wednesday, 3 February 2010. 5 Feb 2010 08:02 AFRICA Ugandan journalists chargedTwo Ugandan journalists were arrested on Wednesday, 3 January 2010, and charged with libelling President Yoweri Museveni. 5 Feb 2010 07:49 AFRICA Presidents to speak at 2010 Pan Africa Media Conference
AFRICA Sudanese authorities summon editors over waste reportsAuthorities in Sudan have called in seven chief editors of newspapers to question them over news reports about dumping hazardous electronic waste. The move has prompted fears that the press could be censored ahead of the country's first democratic elections in 24 years due in April. 4 Feb 2010 10:48 AFRICA Burmese journalists sentenced to prison
AFRICA Ethiopia jails editor whose paper challenged ZenawiNEW YORK: An Ethiopian judge sentenced a journalist to prison on Friday, 29 January 2010, in connection with a January 2008 column that criticised Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's statements about religious affairs in Ethiopia, according to local journalists. 3 Feb 2010 08:47 AFRICA IFJ releases 2009 violence against media report
AFRICA One Young World launchesOne Young World, a global leadership summit for young leaders age 25 and under, united from all the world's 192 countries to address major global challenges, will be held in London from 8-10 February 2010. 1 Feb 2010 11:53 AFRICA African film market call for submissions
AFRICA France urged to pressure Tunisia on press freedom
AFRICA Ivorians protest at state mediaAt least 3,000 people marched through the streets of Abidjan in Ivory Coast on Tuesday, 26 January 2010, to protest against state media coverage ahead of the country's national elections. The protesters claim President Laurent Gbagbo has a "stranglehold" over state media and demanded opposition parties be given equal access to it. 28 Jan 2010 08:33 Latest jobs | Ad showcase |
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have condemned the sentencing of two Burmese journalists to long prison terms and called on the country's military junta to immediately release them and end its continuing attacks on the media. 
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) ealier this week issued its report on journalists and media workers who died in the exercise of journalism in 2009. The report provides detailed information of media killings, including 32 victims of a single massacre in Maguindanao, the Philippines, last November. 
Organisers of the inaugural Durban FilmMart are calling for the submission of projects for consideration. The African international film co-production market is hosted by the Durban Film Office (DFO) and Durban International Film Festival (DIFF). The Durban FilmMart will take place in July during the 31st Durban International Film Festival, 22 July - 1 August 2010. 
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the International Publishers Association have called on the French foreign affairs minister, Bernard Kouchner, to monitor press freedom violations in Tunisia and urge authorities in the North African country to respect their international commitment to freedom of expression. 
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