West Africa: Gunmen Abduct Journalist Accused of Making False Claims About President

On August 12, 2025, unidentified armed men abducted Akyemkwaa Nana Kofi Asare, a presenter with Wontumi TV, in Ejisu Krapa in Ghana's Ashanti Region. Read more »

Senegal: Journalist and Former MP Sentenced to Two Months in Prison

On July 30, 2025, journalist Bachir Fofana and former Member of Parliament Moustapha Diakhate were sentenced to two months in prison, with fifteen days to be served. Read more »

West Africa: AI in Ghanaian Journalism - Navigating Opportunity and Uncertainty

This opinion piece was inspired by a recent invitation I received from the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to speak on their flagship 8:00 PM news analysis program, "Behind… Read more »

West Africa: MFWA Strongly Condemns Assault On Joynews' Journalist

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has followed with worrying concern the assault of JoyNews' reporter, Carlos Calony and his cameraman, Jonas Dodzi Voegborlo, by the… Read more »

West Africa: MFWA Presents Policy Recommendations On Anti-Corruption, IFFs to EOCO

On Monday, July 21 2025, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) presented key recommendations to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to support ongoing efforts to… Read more »

West Africa: Silencing the Watchdogs - a June 2025 Overview of West Africa

The Media Foundation for West Africa's (MFWA) monitoring of freedom of expression developments in West Africa in June 2025 recorded several incidents of freedom of expression… Read more »

West Africa: Newspaper Editor Arrested After Minister's Online Harrassment Complaint

In Benin, journalist and editor-in-chief of the newspaper La Boussole, Cosme Hounsa, was arrested on the evening of July 15, 2025 by agents of the National Center for Digital… Read more »

West Africa: Journalist Detained After Heated Argument With Member of Parliament

In Senegal, Badara Gadiaga, a columnist for the television channel Télé Futurs Médias (TFM), was arrested on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 following remarks he made… Read more »

West Africa: Journalist Sentenced to Six Months in Prison

On July 14, the director of Radio Baoulé, Seydou Oumar Traoré, was sentenced to six months in prison and fined one million CFA francs ( $1,785.58 ), for the charge of… Read more »

West Africa: Call for Musicians - Public Education Song On Mis/Disinformation and Hate Speech

The MFWA is seeking a talented musician or music group to compose and produce a high-quality song in Guiné-Bissau Creole that raises awareness about mis/disinformation and… Read more »

West Africa: Meet the Sixth Cohort of NGIJ Fellows

The Media Foundation for West Africa has selected 10 journalists across Ghana for a three-month investigative journalism fellowship, where they will build their capacity on Illicit… Read more »

West Africa: MFWA Calls for the Release of Moustapha Diakhaté

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) calls on the Senegalese authorities to release Moustapha Diakhaté, a former MP under the Macky Sall government. Read more »

West Africa: Disappearance of Foniké Mengué, Mamadou Billo Bah Remain Unresolved 12 Months On

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 marks a year of the abduction of Oumar Sylla alias Foniké Mengué, national coordinator of the National Front for the Defense of the… Read more »

Senegal: Continued Detention of Journalist Bachir Fofana Regrettable

On July 2, 2025, Senegalese journalist and columnist Bachir Fofana who has been in detention since June 25, 2025 was brought to trial at the Dakar Court for Immediate Offenses… Read more »

West Africa: Journalist Freed After Detention Over False Information Claim

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the release of Moussa Adamou Garba, a journalist with Maradi-based Dounia Radio and Television. After over two weeks in… Read more »

West Africa: Togo - Internet Disruptions Amid Post-Protest Repression

Since the bloody protests of June 26 to 28, 2025, during which seven citizens lost their lives (with no justice yet rendered), the people in Togo have been facing restricted access… Read more »

West Africa: Bloody Crackdown On Protests in Togo - 7 Dead, Over 60 Arrested

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply alarmed by the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations held in Lomé, Togo. Read more »

West Africa: Suspended Stations Urged to Regularise Operations

On June 12, 2025, the National Communications Authority (NCA) announced the suspension of 62 radio stations across Ghana over regulatory compliance issues. The move sparked deep… Read more »

West Africa: Journalist Arrested, Detained After Reporting On Alleged Disappearances of Girls

On June 20, 2025, Moussa Garba, a journalist with Maradi-based Dounia Radio and Television was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Police. Maradi is the second largest city in… Read more »

West Africa: Curbing Illicit Financial Flows in Ghana - Stakeholders Call for Media, CSOs in Asset Disclosure Oversight

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) convened a high-level multi-stakeholder forum in Accra on June 26, 2025, to spotlight the loopholes in Ghana's asset declaration and… Read more »

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 »

West Africa: MFWA to Host Forum On Legal Loopholes and Corruption in Ghana

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), with funding support from the Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) through… Read more »

West Africa: Guinea - Former National Transitional Council Member Abducted, Brutally Assaulted

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) strongly condemns the abduction and brutal assault of Guinean lawyer Mohamed Traoré in the night between June 20 and 21, 2025.… Read more »

West Africa: Exposé By Our Investigative Journalism Project Triggers Reform in Ghana's National Service Scheme

A groundbreaking investigative report by The Fourth Estate, our investigative journalism project, has led to major institutional reform in Ghana's National Service Scheme (NSS),… Read more »

West Africa: Côte d'Ivoire - Activist Flees Into Exile Following Criticism of President's Fourth Term Bid

On June 9, 2025, Dr. Boga Sako Gervais, President of the International Foundation for the Observation and Monitoring of Human Rights and Political Life (FIDHOP), held a press… Read more »