Sam-Nuvala Fonkem, United Nations Mission, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

“It is clear that press freedom in Africa is crying to be defended from power hungry politicians, overzealous administrators and regulatory boards seeking reward from their paymasters, incompetent security forces, religious fanatics and all those with skeletons in their cupboards. By revisiting the issue of press freedom, Tatah Mentan is once more bringing to the forefront an issue society must deal with on a daily basis and urgently too. The relevance of the matter cannot be gainsaid and it is up to the press corps and their natural allies to take cognizance of the fact that it incumbent on them and no one else to stand at the frontline of the battle for press freedom.”