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Incidents in Africa, stage: silence, national level

Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

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Date	Incident	Country	Tactic	Head of government	Outcome
29 October 2025	Tanzania shuts down internet access on election day amid unrest	Tanzania (RSF 2026 rank: 117th of 180)	Shutdowns and blocking	Samia Suluhu Hassan	Unknown
12 September 2003	Zimbabwe: police close the Daily News under the media registration law	Zimbabwe (RSF 2026 rank: 124th of 180)	Licensing and closure of outlets	Robert Mugabe	Reversed (27 May 2010)
2 November 1985	South Africa bans television and photographic coverage of unrest under a state of emergency	South Africa (RSF 2026 rank: 21st of 180)	Shutdowns and blocking	P. W. Botha	Reversed (1 June 1990)
24 May 1960	Egypt's Nasser government nationalizes every newspaper and magazine in the country	Egypt (RSF 2026 rank: 169th of 180)	Funding and ownership pressure	Gamal Abdel Nasser	Ongoing (1 January 1989)
17 July 1950	South Africa's Suppression of Communism Act lets the government ban publications and restrict individuals	South Africa (RSF 2026 rank: 21st of 180)	Prior restraint	Daniel François Malan	Reversed (31 July 1991)

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