Radio presenter risks losing hearing after brutal police assault
A group of police officers on February 3, 2022, brutally assaulted Eric Nana Gyetuah, a radio presenter with Connect FM…
MFWA condemns attack on Radio Ada, demands prosecution of perpetrators
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) roundly condemns the attack on the Radio Ada (93.3 FM), a community radio…
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…
Ghana: MFWA Welcomes High Court Ruling on Personal Data Collection by Government
A High Court in Ghana has ordered the state agency, National Communications Authority (NCA), to stop collecting personal information from…
Ghana: RTI Commission Quashes Exorbitant Fees by State Agency
Ghana’s Right to Information (RTI) Commission has delivered what many consider as a milestone decision that signals the Commission’s commitment…
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…
Ghana RTI Court case: MFWA Disappointed at Ruling
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has received with disappointment the ruling on June 17, 2021 by the Human…
Ghana: Soldiers, Vigilantes Assault Media Crew at Mining Site
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the harassment and assault of a news crew from Kumasi-based LUV FM…
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,…
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…
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….
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…