Al Jazeera Media Institute

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Journalists in DR Congo Face New Threats, Censorship in a Decades-long Conflict Published on: 3 Mar, 2025 Countless journalists have been arbitrarily arrested, kidnapped, or have disappeared in the fog of the protracted war tearing the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo apart. The renewed M23 offensive augurs a more uncertain future for these 'soldiers of the pen’.

Jul 21, 2024 | institute.aljazeera.net | Nalova Akua

Daughters of Data: African Female Journalists Using Data to Reveal Hidden Truths Published on: 21 Jul, 2024 Differentiating between the myths and realities of human trafficking in regions where little tangible knowledge and data exist can be a mammoth challenge. But in southern Africa, Code for Africa—the continent's largest civic technology and data journalism initiative—uncovered the true scale of child trafficking by simply analysing data that was publicly available.

Apr 12, 2024 | institute.aljazeera.net | Nalova Akua

Growing up in his native Douala in Cameroon's Littoral region, Christian Locka, now in his forties, abhorred injustice, wickedness and lies-telling in every form. But Locka was also curious about happenings around him – such as the mystery behind the existence of the radio – which would later elicit the journalism passion in him.