Musician Jah Prayzah was reportedly threatened by youth group Children of War Veterans for allegedly composing songs to cause political tension.

Veteran Nigerian musician and social critic Osayomore Joseph has reportedly been abducted by unknown gunmen and is being held for ransom.

Musician Tom Mboya Ang’ang’a (Atomy Sifa) was forced to leave Kenya for Tanzania after he claimed to receive death threats from unknown people over a song.

Cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé was arrested on 16 September 2017 and is currently being detained without formal charges in Equatorial Guinea.

The cast and crew of film “Inxeba” (The Wound) have reportedly come under online attacks, including death threats and threats of violence over film content.

South African dancer Zodwa Wabantu was banned from performing at the 2017 Harare International Carnival in reaction to complaints of indecency.

The case against Tanzanian musician Mwana Cotide and music producer Mussa Sikabwe has been postponed for a twelfth time to 11 October 2017.

Ethiopian authorities charged seven artists with terrorism in late June 2017 for producing and uploading “inciting” political songs and videos.

The campus of Africa’s leading university – The University of Cape Town (UCT) – has become an unsafe place for art over the past several years.

Master Soumy received anonymous death threats after launching a song & campaign against constitutional amendments that would increase presidential powers.