Presidential Guards Brutalise Sports Journalists during Football Match
A group of men reported to be bodyguards of President Julius Maada Bio have assaulted three sports journalists during a football match. Two of…
A group of men reported to be bodyguards of President Julius Maada Bio have assaulted three sports journalists during a football match. Two of…
A series of press freedom and freedom of assembly rights violations in Nigeria were the dark spots of the month of August 2019 which…
The Police in Nigeria has arrested a journalist in Lagos after he published an article demanding accountability for funds allocated to a bank project…
A presenter at a private radio station in Conakry and the owner of the station are facing prosecution after the station hosted an outspoken…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply concerned about Nigerian authorities’ clampdown on freedom of expression as demonstrated in the arrest and…
The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has adopted a new framework aimed at promoting relations between the Service and the media, enhancing safety of journalists…
Police and military personnel on August 14, 2019, violated citizens’ rights to hold peaceful protest by intimidating a group of anti-government protesters in Navrongo,…
The Ghana Police Service must investigate the reported attack on a reporter of Accra-based Citi FM by police officers and bring the perpetrators to…
The authorities of the city of Sanguoine, located western region of Cote d’Ivoire, on August 5, 2019, denied supporters of the opposition Parti Democratique…
A group of journalists numbering about twenty were, on July 30, 2019, beaten by thugs on the orders of the member of the Ebonyi…
Adama Gaye, a freelance journalist known for his critical articles in the newspapers and social media, has been remanded in prison custody on charges…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the positive developments in Mauritania over the past week which have seen the restoration of the…