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Pius Njawé
Journalist

Pius Njawé

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Founding Le Messager and defending press freedom in Cameroon.

Press freedom award · Prison writing

Born
4 March 1957
Birthplace
Babouantou
Died
12 July 2010

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Pius Njawé

Pius Njawé was a Cameroonian journalist repeatedly detained for his independent reporting.

Early life

Beginnings

Sold newspapers as a child before working for newspapers in Cameroon.

Career

  1. 1979

    Le Messager

    Founded the newspaper.

  2. 1992

    Exile

    Continued publishing from Benin after a ban.

  3. 1993

    Press organisation

    Founded the Cameroon Organization for Press Freedom.

Selected work

Press freedom award

Received the Committee to Protect Journalists’ award.

Prison writing

Published Bloc-notes d’un Bagnard.

Beyond work

Road safety

Founded a road-safety organisation after his wife Jane died in a car crash in 2002.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Ukkel. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.