West Africa Media Excellence Awards: Profile of Judges

The maiden edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Awards will be held on October 28, 2017. The awards are intended to inspire and promote excellence in journalism across West Africa rewarding and honouring journalists from the West Africa region who have distinguished themselves by producing and reporting high quality journalistic pieces that impact positively […]

WEST AFRICA MEDIA EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE AND AWARDS – Call for Entries

Are you a journalist in West Africa who has produced compelling work(s) that has had significant impact on society? If yes, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) invites you to submit your work(s) for consideration for the first ever West Africa Media Excellence Awards. This is an initiative to reward and inspire media excellence […]

West Africa’s Biggest Journalism Event Launched

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has officially launched the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) – an event that seeks to promote and reward media excellence. The launch took place on Wednesday August 2, 2017 at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, Ghana. WAMECA was officially launched by Ghana’s Minister for Business […]

Journalism in West Africa: Persistent Challenges & the Way Forward

The future of mainstream journalism in West Africa is at a crossroads. With draconian laws that criminalise speech still in the law books of some countries and persistent attacks, harassment and threats meted out to journalists on a daily basis, it is not too clear what the future holds for journalism in the region. Even […]