Amade, who contributes to various local media outlets including Zitamar News and A Carta, was detained on 5 January while he interviewed internally displaced people in the Macomia district of Cabo Delgado, a northern province of the country.
Amade, ambaye amekuwa akichangia habari katika vyanzo mbali mbali vya habari vikiwamo Zitamar News na A Carta, aliwekwa kizuizini tarehe 5 Januari wakati akifanya mahojiano na wakimbizi wa ndani kutoka katika wilaya ya Macomia katika jimbo la Kaskazini mwa nchi, Cabo Delgado.