Members of Ghana’s Parliament confronted two Ministers-Designate using data from the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on key issues of press freedom that…
PRESS STATEMENT Government Ban on Airing Costa Show on D-15FM violates Liberia`s Constitution January 18, 2021: The Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding (CEMESP)…
Since June 10, 2020, three new people have joined Mauritania’s nine-member media regulatory body, the Haute authorite de la presse et de l’audiovisuel (HAPA)….
On Sunday December 6, 2020, the National Communication Authority (NCA) issued a statement captioned: “Directives to TV and Radio Station.” The statement cautions broadcast…
In addition to terrorist threats, the countries of the Sahel (Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Mali and Niger) face enormous challenges in preserving and strengthening the…
The ECOWAS bloc countries have been considered relatively more progressive in terms of democratic standards. However, events on the political scene of some West…
Tomorrow, Ivorians will head to the polls to elect their President. The election is being organised in a context marred by series of sporadic…
The Media Foundation for West Africa welcomes the lifting of the one-month suspension imposed on online press, Guineematin, by the Haute Autorité de la…
What has for decades seemed impossible for the media and journalism in the West African nation of Sierra Leone has finally become a pulsating…
Three Nigerien activists have been released from detention after six and half months in prison. The three Mounkaila Halidou, general secretary of the National…
Nigeria, after gaining independence from British colonialists on October 1, 1960 became a victim of military coups, starting from 1966. Between 1966 and 1993,…
In an apparent move to calm tensions in the country, the Malian authorities have released leaders and organisers of three days of violent anti-government…
