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Burundian Journalists Face Arrests, Censorship and Hardship, Says 2025 Media Report

Reliance on per diems and workshop allowances is increasingly shaping newsroom economics, a practice CEPID warns could weaken editorial independence.

ByFebruary 11, 2026
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AIJC 2025: African Journalists Meet to Strengthen Ethics, Courage, and Investigative Reporting

Africa’s investigative journalists gather in Johannesburg to renew their commitment to accountability and ethical reporting amid censorship, intimidation, and shrinking freedoms.

ByNovember 7, 2025

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