Togo: Media Watchdog Calls for the Immediate Release of Togolese Poet Detained for 11 Months

On January 10, 2025, a father, an entrepreneur and a poet, Honoré Sitsopé Sokpor, poured his heart out in a poem he published on his Facebook account. Two days later,… Read more »

West Africa: MFWA Condemns Creeping Criminalisation of Speech in Ghana - Calls for Urgent Reversals

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is gravely alarmed over the escalating pattern of state-backed arrests and detentions of bloggers and activists under the guise of… Read more »

West Africa: Students Protest Scholarship Delays Amid Clashes With Police

Students at Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) and Gaston-Berger University (UGB) in Senegal have held several protests since late November 2025 over the delayed payment of… Read more »

West Africa: Authorities Urged to Ensure Peaceful December 8 Protest, Safeguard Rights of Citizens

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) calls on Togolese authorities to uphold the people's right to freedom of assembly ahead of the protest scheduled for December 8, 2025.… Read more »

West Africa: Activist Arrested After Group Petitions Police On Behalf of Three Ministers

Wendell Nana Yaw Yeboah, a mobilisation officer at the activist group, Democracy Hub, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) following a petition… Read more »

West Africa: MFWA Convenes Dialogues to Strengthen Media-Security Agencies Collaboration in Ghana

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), in partnership with key media associations, will convene a series of regional dialogues aimed at strengthening collaboration and mutual… Read more »

West Africa: MFWA Urges Calm, Respect for Democratic Processes Ahead of Crucial Elections

Guinea-Bissau heads to the polls in less than 48 hours amid heightened political tension. Institutional disputes including the dissolution of parliament in 2022 and 2023; delays in… Read more »

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 »

West Africa: Ghana's New Bills On Mis/Disinformation, Cybersecurity & Hate Speech - MFWA Raises Concerns

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) commends the Ministry of Communications, Digitalisation and Innovation for initiating a review of Ghana's digital governance laws… Read more »

West Africa: Journalist Finally Freed After Seven Months of Detention

Senegalese journalist and commentator Abdou Nguer was released on November 12, 2025, after spending seven months in detention over a series of social media posts deemed offensive… Read more »

West Africa: Northern Mali Journalist, Survivor of 2012 Terrorist Attack, Arrested

On Wednesday November 5, 2025, Malick Aliou Maïga, a Radio Aadar Koïma journalist was arrested by Malian gendarmerie in Gao, northern Mali. The reasons for his arrest… Read more »

West Africa: MFWA Hosts National Forum With State Actors, Security Agencies to Advance Journalist Safety Ahead of 2025 Elections

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), in collaboration with Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) and Fondation Hirondelle, convened a national forum on Thursday, November… Read more »

West Africa: IDEI 2025 - MFWA Calls for Action to End Ai-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Against Women Journalists

As the world marks the 2025 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI), the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is calling for urgent action to… Read more »

Nigeria: 15 Journalists Selected for 2025/2026 Dpi Journalism Fellowship

Fifteen journalists from 14 media outlets across Nigeria have been selected to participate in the 2025/2026 Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Journalism Fellowship. Read more »

West Africa: MFWA Empowers 30 Journalists On the Use of Ghana's RTI Law in Investigative Reporting

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has trained 30 journalists from the Ashanti, Greater Accra, and five northern regions of Ghana on the use of the Right to Information… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: MFWA Calls On Journalists to Report With Courage, Professionalism

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) extends its best wishes to the government and people of Côte d'Ivoire as they head to the polls on Saturday, October 25, 2025, to… Read more »

Ghana: MFWA Convenes National Dialogue On Ghana's Illegal Mining Crisis

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) will convene a two-day national dialogue from Tuesday, October 28 to Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at the Eastern Premier Hotel in… Read more »

West Africa: Two DPI Journalism Fellows Win At West Africa's Biggest Journalism Awards

Two Nigerian journalists from the Media Foundation for West Africa's (MFWA) Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Journalism Fellowship have won awards at the 2025 West Africa Media… Read more »

West Africa: Court Discontinues Ahmed Suale Murder Case, Suspect Discharged

The Madina District Court has decided to discontinue the murder case of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale, following advice from the Attorney-General's Office that the… Read more »

Africa: Winners Announced - West Africa Media Excellence Awards 2025

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has announced the winners of the 2025 West Africa Media Excellence Awards at a ceremony held in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday, October 11. Read more »

West Africa: Guinea-Bissau - Supreme Court Bars Three Radio Stations From Press Conference On Electoral Decision

On September 25, 2025, Guinea-Bissau's Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) barred three radio stations from covering a press conference at its headquarters. The press conference was… Read more »

West Africa: Journalist Released After Four Months of Enforced Disappearance

Journalist and activist El Bachir Thiam, who had been missing for over four months following a kidnapping, has been released and reunited with his family in Bamako. Thiam, who… Read more »

West Africa: Blogger Arrested After Criticising Regional Hospital in Facebook Post

Blogger and photographer Alhousseiny Traoré was arrested on Friday, September 12, 2025, around 6 p.m., at his home in Timbuktu, by the police. According to local sources,… Read more »

Mauritania: Environmental Activist Freed After Two Months of Detention

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, environmental activist and blogger, Ali Ould Bakkar, who had spent two months in detention, was released unconditionally following a decision by… Read more »

Ghana: TikTok User Jailed Seven Months for Threats to President, Officials

On September 13, 2025, the Ghana Police Service announced through its official social media channels the arrest of popular TikToker David Kwodwo Prah Afful, widely known as Kwame… Read more »