Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso Freedom of Expression Violations
MFWA urges leaders in Burkina Faso to uphold freedom of expression
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is concerned about the political turmoil in Burkina Faso following a second coup d’état in the country...
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11 journalists killed in Africa in less than nine months, AFEX demands a tough response from governments to end the impunity
For the past 273 days spanning January-September 2021, eleven journalists have been killed across sub-Sahara Africa in an orgy of repression that has scores...
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Press Freedom Situation in Africa- April- June 2021
Journalists killed, respectively in DRC, Somalia and Nigeria, Burkina Faso, including a social media activist in Ghana during the period of April-June 2021. This...
Burkina FasoCameroonCote d'IvoireEthiopiaGhanaKenyaLesothoMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaRwandaSomaliaSouth SudanSwazilandTanzaniaUgandaZimbabwe Attacks
Stakeholders Call for a Coordination Mechanism on Safety of Journalists in Africa
Representatives from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Africa, including the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), and government institutions have agreed to establish a...
Burkina FasoGambiaGhanaNigeria Free Expression and The Law
MFWA to Award Excellent Journalism in West Africa
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on August 2, 2017 officially launched the first ever West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA)...
Burkina Faso Attacks
Burkina Faso: Fans, Police, Attack Sports Journalists
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 24, 2017
On March 18, 2017, Algerian journalists who had travelled to Burkina Faso to cover...