Kenya: You Will Need Digital Health Pass to Leave, Enter Kenya
[Nation] All inbound and outbound travellers to Kenya are now required to present digitally verified proof of a negative Covid-19 test, the Health ministry has announced.
South Africa: Land Borders Close As SA Remains On Adjusted Level 3 Lockdown
[SAnews.gov.za] As South Africa battles the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the country will remain on Adjusted Alert Level 3 Lockdown.
Zimbabwe: Tourism Players Count Their Losses As Lockdown Decimates Clientele
[New Zimbabwe] Victoria Falls — The new surge in coronavirus cases which has seen government effect a strict 30-day lockdown has come as a huge blow to the tourism industry particularly in Victoria Falls where clients and business have literally disappeared overnight.
Tanzania: China Remains Tanzania’s Lead Market for Tourists
[Daily News] ON 13th May 2019, a large aircraft landed at Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) and disembarking from the Ethiopian Airline were 343 Chinese nationals comprising famous people, investors from 27 companies and 40 journalists.
Zimbabwe: Sikhala, Chin’ono Appear in Court
[The Herald] MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala and political activist Hopewell Chin’ono yesterday separately appeared in court for allegedly publishing falsehoods.
Zimbabwe: Journalist Chin’ono Refuses to Apply for Bail
[263Chat] Incarcerated Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono who is facing charges of communicating falsehoods says he will not apply for bail preferring to challenge the unconstitutional law used to charge him.
Somalia: RSF Requests Urgent Adoption of Moratorium On Arrests of Journalists
[RSF] As journalists continue to be arrested arbitrarily at an alarming rate in Somalia and as a presidential election draws nearer, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the country’s authorities to urgently implement a promised moratorium on detaining journalists for presumed offences in connection with their work.
Kenya: Media Freedom and Democracy
[Nation] Ever since a Chinese citizen journalist was jailed for four years for her live stream reporting from Wuhan as the Covid-19 outbreak unfurled the world, many people would ask themselves several questions: Wasn’t Zhang Zhan doing her work by reporting the truth? Why would the Chinese government want to continue controlling information flow during … Read moreKenya: Media Freedom and Democracy
Somalia: Prominent Somali Journalist Dies of Covid-19 in UK
[Dalsan Radio] Ahmed Abdi Nur, one of the most famous Somali journalist has died in London, England on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe: Mighty Warriors Still Hold Olympics Distinction
[The Herald] Sports Reporter