Major Boost for Digital Rights in The Gambia
The enjoyment of digital rights has received a major boost in The Gambia with a ruling by the country’s Supreme Court declaring as unconstitutional…
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Major Boost for Digital Rights in The Gambia
The enjoyment of digital rights has received a major boost in The Gambia with a ruling by the country’s Supreme Court declaring as unconstitutional…
Newspaper Raided, Slapped with US$ 1.8 Million Dollar Suit
The offices of FrontPageAfrica (FPA), Liberia’s leading online newspaper, were shut down early on April 9, 2018 with its staff arrested and bundled away…
Political Parties, Media Must Act with Circumspection to Preserve Ghana’s Democracy
There is an increasing spate of inflammatory political commentary within Ghana’s airwaves which, if not checked, could undermine the country’s democratic sustainability. The latest…
Decriminalise Libel – MFWA Urges New Liberian President
Today February 22, 2018 marks one month of George Weah’s assumption of office as President of Liberia, having secured 61.5% of the presidential run-off…
MFWA Calls for Conviction of Journalist to be Overturned
The MFWA is deeply concerned about the convictions of a French journalist and an Ivorian citizen over false publication charges and call on the…
Guinean Authorities Strike Again: Four Radio Stations Shut Down Over ‘Nonpayment of License Fees’
In what looks like a continuation of recent hostility against the media in Guinea, the authorities have shut down four radio stations over nonpayment…
President Gags Leader of Teachers’ Union: Threatens to Shut Down Media Offering Him Coverage
President Alpha Conde has threatened to shut down any media organisation which provides coverage for the activities of Aboubacar Soumah, a leading member of…
Update: Death Sentence against Blogger Quashed on Appeal
An appeal court in Mauritania has overturned a death sentence pronounced against a blogger by a high court on charges of apostasy and blasphemy….
Radio Station Suspended for ‘Undermining National Security’
Conakry-based Espace FM has been suspended for a week by Guinea’s media regulator, Haute autorité de la communication (HAC), after airing a programme that…
Court denies Journalists Access to Courtroom
The judicial authorities in Nigeria have denied a group of journalists access to a hearing that was taking place at a High Court in…
Massive crackdown on Ghana’s Radio Industry: 34 Stations Shut down, 97 Others Face Heavy Fines
Thirty-four FM broadcasting stations have been shut down by the National Communications Authority (NCA), the Communications regulator and radio frequency licensing body in Ghana….