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Empowering Media and Voices for Public Good

Freedom of Expression
& Digital Rights Media for Democracy
& Good Governance Media for Peace
& Social Cohesion

Our Impact

Nigeria
Our support helps Nigeria’s WikkiTimes win USD 654,000 defamation suit
Ghana
NGIJ Fellowship alumna wins continental photo story award
Ghana
Exposé by our investigative journalism project triggers reform in Ghana’s National Service Scheme
More Impact Stories

Our Priorities

Freedom of Expression & Digital Rights
Media for Democracy & Good Governance
Media for Peace & Social Cohesion

Issues in Focus

2025 IDUAI: MFWA urges West African governments to safeguard access to environmental information
WAMECA 2025 – Meet the Grand Jury
MFWA, Partners commence training for 300 journalists across West Africa on information integrity
Ghana: MFWA’s Perspective on President’s Encounter with Media
More Issues in Focus

Country Highlights

Guinea-Bissau: Supreme Court bars three radio stations from press conference on electoral decision
Mali: Journalist released after four months of enforced disappearance
Mauritania: Environmental activist freed after two months of detention
Mali: Blogger arrested after criticising regional hospital in Facebook post
More Country Highlights

Latest From Our Partners

Gambian Press Union trains forty journalists on physical, online safety
IPC, partners call for independent sanctions regime in Nigeria’s FOI Amendment Bills
Maison de la Presse denounces opacity around junta’s re-allotment of audiovisual frequencies
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Opportunities

Call for Applications: 8th Edition of the Next Generation Investigative Journalism (NGIJ) Fellowship
Call for Applications: Community of Practice for Investigative Journalists in Ghana
Call for Applications: 7th Edition of the Next Generation Investigative Journalism Fellowship
More Opportunities
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