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Freedom of Expression Violations |

Investigative Journalist Ignace Sossou Released from Prison

June 30, 2020July 7, 2020
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the release from prison of Beninese journalist Ignace Sossou. Sossou had been…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

MFWA, National Partners Petition ACHPR Special Rapporteur to secure the release of Beninois Journalist

May 6, 2020May 11, 2020
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and its 15 National Partner organisations in West Africa have petitioned the Special…
Attacks | Impunity |

Freedom of Expression in Africa: 183 Killed by Security Agents in 3 Protests

March 21, 2017March 21, 2017
A total of 183 deaths were recorded from July to December 2016 following clashes between protestors and security agents in…
Attacks | Freedom Of Assembly |

Benin: Police Disrupt Student Press Conference, Tear-Gas Them

February 19, 2017March 31, 2017
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 18, 2017.  Police in Benin have used tear gas to disperse…
Attacks |

January in West Africa: New Dawn in Gambia, Massive Police Crackdown in Nigeria, Media Bans Lifted in Benin

February 8, 2017March 31, 2017
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 7, 2017. January 2017, witnessed a number of major press freedom…
Attacks |

Benin: Armed Policemen Raid Newspaper Office

August 16, 2016November 3, 2016
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on August 15, 2016.  On August 11, 2016, about ten armed police officers…
Free Expression and The Law |

Benin: Newly Elected President Needs to Prioritise Freedom of Expression in the Country

April 16, 2016April 20, 2016
 This dossier was originally issued by the mfwa.org on April 8, 2016. On March 20, 2016 the people of Benin…

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Investigative Journalist Ignace Sossou Released from Prison

June 30, 2020

MFWA, National Partners Petition ACHPR Special Rapporteur to secure the release of Beninois Journalist

May 6, 2020

Freedom of Expression in Africa: 183 Killed by Security Agents in 3 Protests

March 21, 2017

Benin: Police Disrupt Student Press Conference, Tear-Gas Them

February 19, 2017
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GPU Begins Nationwide Sensitization on Access to Information, Media Self-regulation

February 17, 2021
The Gambia Press Union, with support from the British Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, is implementing a project aimed…

World Radio Day 2021: MFWA Applauds the Resilience, Versatility of Radio in the Face of COVID-19

February 13, 2021
The theme for this year’s World Radio Day – New World, New Radio – highlights and celebrates the significance and…

How Liberia’s Coronavirus Misinformation Spread Far More than the Virus Itself

November 12, 2020
On March 16, 2020, the first coronavirus case in Liberia was confirmed; a government official, Mr. Nathaniel Blama who traveled…

Month of Repression: Four Killed, Dozens Arrested and Radio Stations Shut

Four fatalities have already been recorded in an alarming start to 2020, as Guinea and Nigeria began the year on...

MRA Calls on Government to Introduce and Implement Policies and Legislation that Ensure Safety of Journalists

LAGOS, Monday, December 23, 2019: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Nigerian Government to adopt and implement policies...

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