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Nigeria 

MRA calls on Nigerian government to implement ECOWAS Court...

Lagos, Wednesday, July 16, 2025: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to take urgent measures to implement and give full...
Ghana 

MFWA condemns physical attacks against journalists covering parliamentary election

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) strongly condemns physical attacks against journalists reporting on the parliamentary election re-run taking place at Ablekuma North,...
Nigeria 

World Radio Day: MRA Calls on Government, Regulator to Embark on Comprehensive Reform of Broadcast Sector

Lagos, Monday, February 13, 2023:  Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal Government and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to take advantage...
Tanzania 

Tanzania: AFEX Welcomes New President’s Directive on Closed Media Outlets

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the commitment of the new President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, to uphold press freedom. President Samia...
Ghana 

Media, Police Commit to Effective Collaboration to Promote Peaceful Elections in Ghana

Journalists and police officers in the Ashanti and Northern regions have committed to collaborating to promote peaceful elections in Ghana. The two groups made...
Ghana 

President of Ghana Suspends Ministerial Directive to State Broadcaster Following MFWA’s Petition

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has welcomed the Presidential decision to suspend execution of a Ministerial order to the state-owned Ghana Broadcasting...
BotswanaNamibiaZimbabwe 

SADC Govts Should Cushion Media Against COVID-19 Threats

The media in Southern Africa has over the years been facing a myriad of problems such as dwindling advertising revenue and declining sales for...

Legacy Media in Crisis, Boom for Digital Media— COVID-19 & Media Sustainability in West Africa

The global community has been battling the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) since November 2019. The pandemic is known to have infected over six million...
West Africa 

The Media and COVID-19 in West Africa (April 6 – April 12, 2020)

This week the world began to see a glimmer of hope with the steady reductionin the number of COVID-19 infections in the worst hit...
West Africa 

Media Coverage of COVID-19: Stick to Facts, Avoid Sensationalism

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has taken note of the rising spate of COVID-19 cases in West Africa and urges the media...
Nigeria 

World Radio Day 2020 – Statement by Institute for Media and Society

The Institute for Media and Society (IMS) joins people across the world to celebrate World Radio Day 2020. We salute the choice and focus on...