- Nigeria || Safety of Journalists ||
Gunmen Break into Journalist’s Home, Demand Money
A journalist with The PUNCH Newspaper in Nigeria, Okechukwu Nnodim, was on February 3, 2021, kidnapped at his home at Arab Road, Kubwa, Abuja by…
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Director of Publication Arrested, Regulator Demands Shutdown of Newspaper
The High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC), the institution in charge of media regulation in Togo, has requested the courts to withdraw the…
Unknown Gunmen Attack Investigative Journalist
On his return from the town of Dori, in the Sahel region, where he co-hosted a panel discussion on electoral corruption during the electoral…
- Nigeria || Safety of Journalists ||
Soldiers Detain VOA Journalist for 5 Hours
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the arrest of journalist, Grace Alheri Abdu, a correspondent for Voice of America(VOA) by soldiers in…
Election 2020 in Burkina Faso: The Critical Issues
On Sunday November 22, 2020, Burkinabés will be going to the polls in another presidential and legislative elections. This will be the country’s second…
Togo: Court Fines Journalist 4 Million CFA for Exposing Corruption in Petroleum Sector
Togolese investigative journalist Ferdinand Ayite, has been sentenced by a magistrate court in Lomé to pay a fine of 4 million CFA Franc ($7,187)…
- Guinea || Freedom of Expression ||
Guinea: Media Regulatory Body Lifts Suspension on News Website
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…
Niger Election 2020: Main Opposition Party Records 84% of Abusive Expressions on Radio for the Month of September
The September 2020 edition of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) monitoring of indecent and abusive language on radio in Niger has revealed…
Promoting Peaceful Elections in Ghana: A 10-Point Recommendation by Key Stakeholders
Ghanaians will head to the polls on December 7, 2020 to elect presidential and parliamentary candidates. The West African country’s credentials as a peaceful…
- Senegal || Access To Information || Digital Rights ||
Senegalese Football Federation Refuses Accreditation to Online Media
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), condemns the denial of accreditation to Senegalese online media by the authorities of the Senegalese Football Federation…
- Benin || Digital Rights || Safety of Journalists ||
Benin: Former Journalist Jailed over Facebook Post Released
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the release of Aziz Imorou, a former journalist after being detained for 19 days on cyber…
MFWA Welcomes Release of Whatsup News Editor, Urges Ghana Police to Drop Charges
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the release on bail of the Editor-in-Chief of the Whatsup News, David Tamakloe and demand that…