Niger: Journalist Moussa Kaka Missing for a Week
According to RFI, there has been no contact with the journalist since he left his media outlet, Saraounia radio and television, in Niamey on the evening of August 31.
In Niger, family members of journalist Moussa Kaka have had no news of him for a week, according to RFI, the media outlet for which he covered Nigerien news for many years.
According to RFI, Moussa Kaka left the offices of his media outlet, Saraounia radio and television in Niamey, on the evening of Monday, August 31. Since then, his family has had no contact with him, the source indicates, noting that his family is concerned about his welfare and does not know where he is.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), cited by RFI, has responded to the disappearance by highlighting the length of this absence of news. According to RSF, cited by the same source, this week without news "is a long time for his family... for his friends... for defenders of press freedom".
At this stage, no official information about the circumstances of his disappearance or his whereabouts has been released, according to details reported by RFI.
Sources
- Une semaine sans nouvelles de Moussa Kaka au Niger: «C'est long pour sa famille... pour les défenseurs de la liberté de la presse» — RFI — Français
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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