The Gambia must drop vague criminal charges against journalist
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is extremely concerned about the on-going detention of journalist Alhagie Abdoulie Ceesay in The Gambia. Ceesay was…
Free Expression and The Law
MFWA Petitions Government of Ghana Over Hostile Guidelines On Filming By Foreign Media Correspondents
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has petitioned Ghana’s Ministry of Communication over guidelines by its Information Services Department (ISD), that MFWA considers an affront…
Nigeria: 9 sentenced to death for blasphemy against Prophet Mohammed
On June 25, 2015, a Sharia Court of Appeal in Rijiyar Lemo in Kano State, North-West Nigeria sentenced nine persons to death for alleged…
Ghana ALERT: Parliament summons radio host, editor
On June 25, 2015, Abubakar Ahmed, popularly known Blakk Rasta, a musician and radio host on privately-owned Hitz FM in Accra and Ken Kuranchie,…
Sierra Leone ALERT:Media warned against publishing incendiary stories
Ambassador Allieu Kanu, chairman of the Sierra Leonean media regulatory body, the Independent Media Commission (IMC), has warned media institutions against publishing and broadcasting…
MFWA Commends Liberian President’s Commitment to Decriminalising Media Offenses
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) commends Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, for reaffirming her government’s commitment to decriminalise libel and defamation. “After…
Human Rights Day Statement: MFWA Urges States to Respect Rights Every Day and Everywhere
The international community observes December 10 as Human Rights Day to celebrate the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights…
African Court delivers landmark ruling on criminal libel
In its first judgment on free speech, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has ruled that imprisonment for defamation violates the right…
MFWA Statement on Eliminating Violence Against Women
Today, the MFWA would like to recognize the importance of women to freedom of expression, as well as the special challenges women activists face…
MFWA Celebrates Ruling of Africa’s Highest Court Re-affirming Journalists’ Rights
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) celebrates the seminal decision of the African Court on Human and People’s Rights on March 28, 2014,…
Sierra Leone ALERT: Editor held for libel
Paul Kamara, editor and proprietor of the ‘For Di People’ newspaper was, on April 25, 2002, charged by the Freetown High Court for allegedly defaming…