Guinea Bissau Authorities Must Reopen FM Stations
On November 24, 2019, people in Guinea Bissau voted to elect a new President. Twelve presidential candidates were listed, including the incumbent President José…
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The RTI Law in Ghana: 5 Key Facts You Need to Know About Your Right to Information
The Right to Information (RTI) Bill, first drafted in 1999, was proposed to promote transparency and fight corruption. Five administrations and 20 years later,…
MFWA to Host Major Regional Forums with Government Officials, Media on RTI Implementation
Ghana is the latest in West Africa to pass the Right to Information (RTI) Law after more than a decade-long advocacy from activists who…
MFWA Welcomes Ghana’s RTI Law With Caution
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) cautiously welcomes the passing of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill into law by the Parliament of…
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Video: Revealing the Multiple Deception of the Ghanaian Government on the RTI Bill
The Right to Information (RTI) Bill was first laid before the Ghanaian Parliament on February 5, 2010 and has since fallen victim to foot-dragging…
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Government’s Handling of the RTI Bill Deeply Embarrassing
The conduct of the NPP government in relation to the Right to Information (RTI) Bill has been extremely disappointing and deeply embarrassing. This is…
RTI and the SDGs Goal 16.10 – Ghana’s Civil Society Demands Compliance
The MFWA on Friday November 30, 2018 joined other member organisations of the Ghana RTI Coalition to observe a day of protest over Parliament’s…
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CSOs, Media Coalition Declares Fridays #RTIREDFRIDAY Against Delay in the Passage of Right to Information Bill
Civil Society Organisations, including the Media Foundation for West Africa, and Media Coalition on Right to Information (RTI) in Ghana have declared every Friday…
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International Day for Universal Access to Information: Ghana’s Failure to Pass RTI Bill Drawback for Anti-Corruption Efforts
On the occasion of the International Day for Universal Access to Information which is being marked across the world today (September 28), the Media…
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Ghana’s Parliament Still Drags on with Passage of Right to Information Bill
The high expectations of millions of Ghanaians that the long-awaited Right to Information Bill (RTI) could be passed before Parliament goes on recess this…
Burkina Faso’s Law on Access to Information: A hoax or reality?
By Adizatu Moro Maiga, Programme Officer, Media Foundation for West Africa In 2015, Burkina Faso became the 7th country in West Africa and…
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Ghana’s Parliament Considers Right to Information Bill for the Second Time in 2 years
For the second time in two years, Members of Parliament (MPs) in Ghana on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 began the consideration of the Right…