Mozambique authorities have detained a journalist working in a northern region that has been rocked by a jihadist insurgency, a media watchdog said Wednesday, the third such arrest in as many months. MISA expressed "serious concerns about this wave of arbitrary arrests, including the involvement of the military in interrogations that take place in the absence of lawyers". Amade Abubacar, who works for the state-owned Comunitaria Nacedje de Macomia radio and television in northern Cabo Delgado province, has been detained since January 5 on charges of espionage. Abubacar was seized by police at a bus stop while conducting interviews and taking photographs of people fleeing militant attacks. In December, the military arrested internationally-acclaimed investigative reporter Estacio Valoi in the same province, but released him without charge two days later.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 20, 2019 11:03 UTC