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MRA Condemns Blocking of Three Websites Associated With #EndSARS Protests
Lagos, Tuesday, December 1, 2020: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the apparent surreptitious blocking of three websites associated with the #EndSARS protests in...
Ghana Freedom of Expression Violations
MFWA Petitions Ghana’s Immigration Authorities over Threats against Editor
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has petitioned the Comptroller General of the Ghana Immigration Service, Kwame Asuah Takyi, over the conduct of...
Liberia
Liberia: COVID-19 Press Coverage Policy Hampering Work of Journalists
While Liberia has, so far, managed to save lives from the worst public health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the subsequent reduction of the...
Liberia Access To Information
How Liberia’s Coronavirus Misinformation Spread Far More than the Virus Itself
On March 16, 2020, the first coronavirus case in Liberia was confirmed; a government official, Mr. Nathaniel Blama who traveled from Switzerland tested positive. ...
Guinea Freedom of Expression Violations
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...
Nigeria Freedom of Expression Violations
Nigeria: MRA Calls on Government to Establish Mechanisms to Combat Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
On the occasion of this year’s International Day to End Impunity for crimes against journalists, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal...
Nigeria Freedom Of Assembly
MRA Condemns Attacks on the Media During #EndSARS Protests as Reprehensible
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned recent attacks against journalists and media houses in some parts of the country, particularly in Lagos, by State...
Nigeria Freedom Of Assembly
#ENDSARS Protests: IPC Condemns Arson Attack on Media Outlets and Journalists
The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria is extremely concerned about latest happenings in the country with respect to the #ENDSARS and #ENDSWAT protests especially...
Senegal
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...
Mali
Mali: Military Coup, Transition and Media Freedom Crisis
In the space of 19 days (September 10 – 29, 2020) five violations have been perpetrated against a number journalists and a media house...
Niger
Niger’s Elections 2020: Opposition Party Leader Hama Amadou Most Abusive on Radio for the Month of August
Nigeriens will go to the polls in December 2020. Public discourse ahead of the polls is already witnessing use of abusive language by key...
Guinea Freedom Of Assembly
Guinea: AFEX Condemns Arrest of Activist, Calls for His Immediate Release
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) condemns the arbitrary arrest of Guinean political activist Souleymane Condé, by authorities in Guinea and calls for...