Search in Africa, stage: punish, national level
The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.
7 incidents match this view.
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
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| September 3, 2025 | Ethiopia arrests at least six journalists including Sheger FM staff over election-year coverage | Ethiopia (RSF 2026 rank: 148th of 180) | Detention and violence | Abiy Ahmed | Ongoing (September 22, 2025) |
| January 16, 2025 | Tunisia's cybercrime decree pushes jailed-journalist count to highest since 1992 | Tunisia (RSF 2026 rank: 137th of 180) | Insult and defamation laws | Kais Saied | Sustained |
| July 14, 2023 | Zimbabwe's Patriotic Act criminalizes journalists' contact with foreign governments | Zimbabwe (RSF 2026 rank: 124th of 180) | Secrets and espionage laws | Emmerson Mnangagwa | Sustained (July 14, 2023) |
| May 13, 2022 | Ethiopia: Economist correspondent Tom Gardner expelled | Ethiopia (RSF 2026 rank: 148th of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Abiy Ahmed | Sustained (May 13, 2022) |
| July 5, 2020 | Morocco: investigative journalist Omar Radi's phone is infected with Pegasus spyware and he is later detained | Morocco (RSF rank: not recorded) | Surveillance and subpoenas | Saadeddine Othmani | Reversed (July 1, 2024) |
| December 29, 2013 | Egypt arrests and later convicts three Al Jazeera journalists on terrorism-related charges | Egypt (RSF 2026 rank: 169th of 180) | Detention and violence | Adly Mansour | Reversed (September 23, 2015) |
| May 12, 2005 | Zimbabwe: the High Court refuses to accredit Daily News journalists under the media registration law | Zimbabwe (RSF 2026 rank: 124th of 180) | Credential control | Robert Mugabe | Upheld by a court (May 12, 2005) |
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