November 28
West Africa: MFWA, Partners Urge Ghana Authorities to Keep the Internet On During December Elections
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and two other organisations have called on the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, to publicly commit to keeping the internet… Read more »
November 27
Ghana: MFWA Welcomes Ghana Electoral Commission's Decision to Consult On Election Accreditation
The Media Foundation for West Africa MFWA (MFWA) has read with relief the statement from the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana revoking its controversial restriction on media… Read more »
November 05
West Africa: WikkiTimes Publisher, Reporter, Face Criminal Charges Over Corruption Reporting
The Nigerian authorities should end the legal harassment of the WikkITimes and allow the newspaper to continue its work without any more distraction. Read more »
October 29
West Africa: Monitoring of Indecent Campaign Language in Ghana - Findings From September
This report presents findings from the daily monitoring of selected programs on 30 radio stations in Ghana. The data was collected from the 1st to the 30th of September 2024. It… Read more »
October 22
West Africa: Private Security of Mining Company Assault Media Crew and Resist Arrest
Armed private guards of Edelmetallum Resources Limited, a mining company near Manso Nkran in the Ashanti region, have attacked a three-man crew of journalists reporting on the… Read more »
October 15
West Africa: Fighting Impunity in West Africa - MFWA Assembles 14 Lawyers to Defend Journalists, Activists
In response to the persistent trend of legal harassment against journalists and civic activists in West Africa, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has put together a… Read more »
October 07
West Africa: MFWA Convenes Public Forum On the Law and Freedom of Expression in West Africa
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) will on Wednesday October 9, 2024, hold a public forum in Accra on the law and effective legal defence for journalists and human rights… Read more »
October 03
West Africa: #StopGalamseyNow - 53 Anti-Illegal Mining Protesters Arrested
What started as a #StopGalamseyNow movement, aimed at protesting illegal mining in Ghana, has now morphed into the #FreetheCitizens movement to demand the release of about 54… Read more »
October 02
West Africa: Beneficiary of MFWA-CFI 'Equal Voices' Project Wins Best Gender and Female Journalist Awards
Humu-Khrusum Tahiru, a journalist at A1 Radio based in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana and a beneficiary of the 'Equal Voices' Project, has been adjudged the Best… Read more »
September 27
West Africa: Ten Budding Journalists Selected for the 4th Edition of Ngij Fellowship
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has selected 10 young journalists for the 2024 edition of the Next Generation Investigative Journalism Fellowship (NGIJ). This cohort,… Read more »
September 24
West Africa: Fourth NGIJ Fellowship Opens in Accra
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has officially welcomed ten early-career journalists from Ghana to the fourth edition of the Next Generation Investigative Journalism… Read more »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 26
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 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 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: 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 »
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