Media advocates described Martinez Zogo’s disappearance and death as a further sign of the perils of reporting in the African country.
Zogo had recently been talking on air about a case of alleged embezzlement involving a media outlet with government connections, RSF said. His colleague, Charlie Amie Tchouemou, Editor-in-chief of Amplitude FM, confirmed Zogo’s death and his abduction. The police and the government did not respond to calls for comment.
Cameroon is one of many countries across the continent, from Burkina Faso to Ethiopia to Equatorial Guinea, where journalists complain that media freedoms are under threat from authoritarian governments.
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