Zambia: Senior Government Official Marches Against Attacks on Journalists
In an unprecedented development, a senior Zambian government official marched to the police headquarters in Lusaka demanding that law enforcement…
AFEX Condemns Killing, Harassment of Journalists in Tigray Region
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), calls on the authorities in Ethiopia to serve justice by pursuing the gruesome murder…
South Sudan: AMDISS Trains Journalists in Investigative Journalism
The Association of Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) in partnership with the United Kingdom Embassy in South Sudan on…
Mozambique Deports Journalist in Unclear Circumstances
Mozambican authorities on 16 February 2021 deported British journalist Tom Bowker whom they accused of violating the country’s immigration laws. Mozambican…
Egypt: AFEX Welcomes Release of Journalist Mahmoud Hussein
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), welcomes the release of Al Jazeera journalist, Mahmoud Hussein, who was held in…
Nigeria: MRA Calls on IGP to Order Arrest and Prosecution of Brother of State Governor for Attack on Journalist
LAGOS, Thursday, February 11, 2021: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to order…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Eight Liberian Journalists Abused in Separate Incidents in One Month
Eight journalists in Liberia were assaulted, threatened or detained in separate incidents, three of them related to COVID-19 in the…
Ghana: MFWA Condemns John Mahama’s Endorsement of Ethnocentric Comments
The Media Foundation for West Africa condemns the ethnocentric comments made by some bigwigs of the major opposition party, the…