Prison Wardens Attack Journalist for Taking Pictures of Remand Prisoners
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the assault on Yankuba Jallow of the Foroyaa newspaper and urges the authorities of the Gambia…
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Military Authorities in Ghana must Act to Prove its Abhorrence of Soldiers’ Attacks on Journalists
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) strongly condemns the recent attack on journalists and protesters by soldiers and urges the military authorities to…
MFWA Condemns Attack on Urban FM by Demonstrators
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply concerned about the assault on the premises of a private radio station a few days…
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Ghana || Safety of Journalists ||
MFWA Urges Ghana Police to Ensure Arrested Editor’s Rights are not Abused
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the release on bail of David Tamakloe, the Editor of the Accra-based online newspaper, Whatsup News,…
Newspaper Sued, Threatened Over Critical Publication
A charity group, Al Bashar International Foundation based in Bauchi State, Nigeria, has sued the WikkiTimes Media Limited and three others for defamation over…
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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…
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…
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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)…
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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…