Africa: Journalists Must Not Be a Target

Since the beginning of 2025, at least six journalists and media workers have been killed in relation to their work in Sudan, according to IFJ data. The RSF paramilitary group has been involved in all these killings, whether through indiscriminate shelling or targeted attacks.

In total, at least 13 journalists and media workers have lost their lives in Sudan, since the civil war broke out in 2023: one in 2023, six in 2024 and six in 2025 so far.

These killings represent the most extreme…