May 26
Guinea: Media Regulator Suspends Journalist, Radio Station
On 8 December, 2025, the media regulator for Guinea, the High Authority for Communication (HAC), announced the suspension until further notice of Boubacar Koyla Diallo, host of the… Read more »
May 25
Ghana: Constituency Official of Ruling Party Bars Journalist From Public Event, Issues Threats
Ibrahim Abode, a reporter with Metro TV, was prevented from covering a government project launch in Ghana's Upper East Region on May 19, 2026, after a party official ordered him to… Read more »
April 25
Cote d'Ivoire: Mayor Charged After Alleging Ruling Party Stole His Election Victory
Assalé Tiémoko Antoine, mayor of Tiassalé, was taken into custody following an interrogation by police which lasted for nearly 14 hours in Abidjan on April 22,… Read more »
April 15
Sierra Leone: Opposition Flagbearer Aspirant Sentenced to Four Years Imprisonment
On April 14, 2026, Zainab Sheriff, Chairperson of the Wi Duti civic movement and a flagbearer aspirant of the opposition All People's Congress (APC), was sentenced to four years… Read more »
February 06
Mali: Journalist Detained Over Article Citing Nigerien President's Statements
Youssouf Sissoko, editor-in-chief of the newspaper L'Alternance was arrested at his home in Bamako on 5 February 2026 and taken to the National Cybercrime Unit for questioning. Read more »
January 19
West Africa: Authorities Ban Jeune Afrique Magazine
On January 16, 2026, Mali's Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation banned the circulation, distribution and sale of the weekly magazine Jeune Afrique across… Read more »
January 30
Guinea: Media Regulator Launches Nationwide Media Census
Guinea's media regulator, the High Authority for Communication (HAC), has announced the launch of a nationwide media census campaign. According to a statement issued by the HAC,… Read more »
February 03
West Africa: Retired Lecturer Arrested Following Criticisms of Government
Sosthène Yaméogo, a 62-year-old former lecturer and orchestra conductor at Joseph Ki-Zerbo University in Ouagadougou, was arrested at his home on January 31, 2026, by… Read more »
November 17, 2025
Mali: Prominent Political Commentator Released After a Year in Prison
Political commentator and former legislator Issa Kaou N'Djim has been released from prison in Bamako after serving one year of a two-year sentence for comments deemed insulting to… Read more »
September 10, 2025
West Africa: Niger - Investigative Journalist Imprisoned Following Complaint By Prime Minister
Investigative journalist Ali Soumana, founder and editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper Le Courrier, was arrested on September 7, 2025, by Niger's judicial police. He was taken… Read more »
August 28, 2025
Senegal: Court Hands Journalist Suspended Sentence, Fine Over Remarks About Prime Minister
On August 20, 2025, journalist Doudou Coulibaly, and Programme Director of Dakar Municipal Radio (RMD), was summoned by the Special Division for the Fight against Cybercrime (DSC)… Read more »
August 17, 2025
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau - President Embaló Refuses to Answer Questions About Suspension of 3 Portuguese Media Outlets
Two days after suspending 3 portuguese media outlets from operating in his country, the President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, dismissed questions posed by… Read more »
June 13, 2025
West Africa: Togo - Police Arrest Protesters Opposing New Powers for President Gnassingbé
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) strongly condemns the arrest and reported abuse of peaceful protesters in Togo's capital, Lomé, on June 5 and 6. The crackdown is… Read more »
June 27, 2025
Guinea: Investigation Launched Into Abduction, Torture of Mohamed Traoré
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the statement from the Office of the Attorney General announcing the launch of investigations into the abduction and torture of… Read more »
