African artists are censored for speaking their minds.

Africa is home to some of the most censored countries in the world like Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia and Sudan. Those in violation of the countries' strict rules and restrictions of foreign media are often arrested and jailed for long periods of time without being charged or tried and many have little to no access to their families. Although some countries have grown more liberal with time, we look at a few African artists who've recently been censored by their governments for various reasons.

In an attempt to reduce "pornographic" content which is allegedly sexualising society Nigeria has started to censor movies and music videos. Some of the music videos banned from TV include Iyanya's recent single, Headswell and P Square's hit song. In their efforts to dodge the effects of the ban, artists have resorted to posting their videos online. Nollywood is also set to feel the State's wrath due to the increasing number of productions with erotic themes.

Eric Wainaina - Kenya

Kenyan singer and songwriter, Eric Wainaina first encountered major problems when he released a song called Nchi ya Kitu Kidog, meaning Country of Bribes, in 2001. The song which had major chart success and even won international accolades lashed out at Kenya's then corrupt government. However the government didn't appreciate the attention Wainaina drew to them and in retaliation refused to air the song on the national broadcaster, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. They also tried to stop his performance at the Kenya Music festival by intimidating him and attempting to switch off the mic

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