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September 18
West Africa: Indecent Expression On Radio in August - Pro-NPP, NDC Radio Station Show Hosts Top List of Offenders
The August edition of the Media Foundation for West Africa's monitoring of indecent campaign language on radio in Ghana reports that hosts of political analysis and current affairs… Read more »
September 16
West Africa: State Broadcasters From Ecowas States Commit to Mis/Disinformation Fight
Heads of the State-owned broadcast media from member states in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have pledged commitment to countering mis/disinformation in… Read more »
September 05
West Africa: MFWA, Ecowas Hold Strategic Meeting to Strengthen Media and Democracy in West Africa
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have taken another significant step towards strengthening democratic values… Read more »
September 03
West Africa: MFWA, Partners Call On Nigerian Govt to Release Journalist Pelumi's Remains, Investigate His Death
Nearly four years after the killing of journalist Onifade Emmanuel Pelumi, we, the undersigned organizations committed to promoting and defending press freedom, call on Nigerian… Read more »
July 15
West Africa: Radio Omega Journalist Alain Traoré Reported Missing
Alain Niozè Traoré, a journalist with Radio Omega in Burkina Faso has been reported missing. Read more »
July 08
West Africa: MFWA Calls for Release of Abducted Malian Journalist
A month after his abduction on June 8, 2024, by some unidentified men in plain clothes, Malian journalist, Yeri Bocoum, remains unaccounted for. Bocoum, who runs a Facebook news… Read more »
July 05
West Africa: Journalist Adama Bayala Missing, Private Broadcaster BF1 Censored
Adama Bayala, a journalist with the private broadcaster, BF1, remains unfound after he disappeared on June 28, 2024. Neither his family nor his colleagues have heard from him since… Read more »
June 26
Burkina Faso: MFWA Demands Release of Abducted Journalist
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) expresses deep outrage over the abduction of journalist Atiana Serge Oulon on June 24, 2024, in Ouagadougou. Mr. Oulon, the… Read more »
West Africa: MFWA, CFI Train 32 Female Journalists in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire On Women Empowerment
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) in partnership with the French media development agency, Canal France International (CFI), has trained 32 female journalists, including… Read more »
June 21
West Africa: Burkina Faso's Media Regulator Clamps Down Heavily On Critical Media
Burkina Faso's media regulator has descended heavily on several media outlets, with two media organisations suspended in less than 24 hours. Read more »
June 19
West Africa: Burkina Faso Suspends Yet Another French Media
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply concerned with the suspension of French news channel TV5 Monde-Afrique by the Burkinabe authorities and calls for dialogue to… Read more »
June 17
West Africa: Ghana's Ruling Party's Thugs Invade Radio Station, Attack Rival Faction Communicator
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns in the strongest of terms, the June 15, 2024 invasion of a studio of Eagle FM, a radio station based in Walewale in the… Read more »
West Africa: Niger Reintroduces Prison Sentences for 'Cybercrime'
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has learned with concern that the Nigerien authorities have reintroduced prison sentences for defamation, insults and dissemination of… Read more »
June 15
Nigeria: Nigerian Journalist Tortured for Filming the Police
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) strongly condemns the brutal assault of Gabriel Idibia, a Kaduna State Correspondent of the Daily Times newspapers, and demands justice… Read more »
June 13
West Africa: Wameca 2024 - Time to Pause for Reflections
After seven consecutive years of hosting West Africa's biggest media gathering, the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA), the Media Foundation for West… Read more »
June 10
West Africa: Senegal's Political Troubles, Nigeria's Cybercrime Law Trigger Massive Repression
In many West African countries, the fight for press freedom and freedom of expression still faces significant obstacles. Governments and powerful individuals use a variety of… Read more »
June 04
West Africa: Track Down and Punish Perpetrators of Threats Against Journalist Sekou Pendessa
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the recent threats against journalist Sékou Jamal Pendessa, and urges the Guinean authorities to identify and punish the… Read more »
West Africa: Journalists Harassed, Detained Over Reports On Powerful Persons
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the recent detentions and harassment of journalists in Nigeria, and urges the Nigerian authorities to respect press freedom. Read more »
May 30
West Africa: MFWA to Host Webinar On Legal Barriers to Environmental Journalism
Threats against environmental activism continue to escalate across West Africa. The powerful interests behind harmful environmental activities and unsustainable agricultural… Read more »
May 24
West Africa: Nigerian Police Detained Journalist Madu Onuorah Over Alleged Defamation
Officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), on May 22, 2024, arrested Madu Onuorah, publisher and editor-in-chief of Globalupfront Newspaper, from his residence in Abuja, Nigeria's… Read more »
May 23
West Africa: Guinean Govt Shuts Down Major Private Media Outlets
Guinea's junta has banned five prominent private media outlets, dealing another blow to the broadcast sector which has been reeling under various attacks by the government. Read more »
West Africa: Mali Silences Critics With Harsh Sentences, Including Etienne Fakaba Sissoko
A court in Mali has handed a two-year prison sentence to Dr Etienne Fakaba Sissoko to crown two months of harassment of the economist and lecturer of the University of Bamako. The… Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria's Hydra-Headed Cybercrime Act Retains Its Venom Despite Amendment
The line between online journalism and cybercrime remains blurred, even after amendments to Nigeria's Cybercrime Act intended to bring clarity to the law in respect of online… Read more »
May 22
Guinea: Guinea's Media Groaning Under Continued Repression
On March 18, 2024, Guinea's media regulatory body, the Haute Autorité de la Communication (HAC suspended for three months Mamadou Taslima Diallo, alias Williams Campbell,… Read more »
May 06
West Africa: Nigerian Police Arrest FIJ Reporter, Daniel Ojukwu
The Intelligence Response Team of Nigeria's Inspector General of Police, have arrested Daniel Ojukwu, an investigative journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism… Read more »
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