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From ESSIE KOMBATE in Lome, TogoTogo CorrespondentLOME, (CAJ News) - AHEAD of the elections in Togo, a French journalist has been arrested and deported. The country’s media regulatory body has suspended accreditation for foreign journalists covering the election. Generally, there are increasing threats to the media in the West African country towards the parliamentary and
Journalist Apollinaire Mewenemesse is charged with defamation, false publication, incitement, and undermining state security.
Two Togolese journalists who are awaiting trial for "defamation" against a minister were targeted by the Pegasus spy software in 2021.
November 2023 in Africa: A free expression round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Reporting on theft of over half a million US$ from Housing Minister’s house lands journalists Loic Lawson and Anani Sossou in prison.