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Press Freedom Situation in Africa- April- June 2021

July 15, 2021February 8, 2022
Journalists killed, respectively in DRC, Somalia and Nigeria, Burkina Faso, including a social media activist in Ghana during the period…
Attacks | Freedom Of Assembly | Impunity |

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

February 20, 2020February 26, 2020
Four fatalities have already been recorded in an alarming start to 2020, as Guinea and Nigeria began the year on…
Attacks |

Mauritania Continues Crackdown on Anti-Slavery Journalism and Activism

April 5, 2018
This statement was originally published on www.mfwa.org on April 5, 2018. The authorities in Mauritania have detained and expelled a…
Attacks | Impunity |

Stakeholders to Prioritise Safety of Journalists and Issues of Impunity in Africa

December 29, 2017December 29, 2017
Communiqué A one-day Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity was held in Juba, South…
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 | Censorship |

Mauritania: 13 Anti-Slavery Activists Jailed

August 25, 2016November 3, 2016
This statement was originally published by mfwa.org on August 25, 2016 Thirteen anti-slavery activists in Mauritania have been sentenced to…
Censorship |

Mauritania: Authorities ban Media from Covering Arab League Summit

August 2, 2016November 3, 2016
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on August 1, 2016. The authorities in Mauritania barred about twelve journalists from…
Attacks |

Mauritania: Journalist Jailed Three Years for Throwing Shoe at State Official

July 20, 2016November 3, 2016
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org, on July 18, 2016. A Magistrate’s Court in Nouakchott, Mauritania has sentenced a…
Attacks | Censorship |

Mauritania: State Broadcaster Dismisses Newscaster for Mispronouncing First Lady’s Name

June 1, 2016June 28, 2016
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on May 31, 2016. On May 26, 2016, a Mauritanian journalist was summarily…

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

February 20, 2020

Mauritania Continues Crackdown on Anti-Slavery Journalism and Activism

April 5, 2018

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December 29, 2017

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

March 21, 2017
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WPFD 2022: CEMESP Calls for Improved Media Safety Environment in Liberia

May 4, 2022
Monrovia, May 2, 2022: As the world celebrate Word Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2022, the Center for Media…

West Africa: Increase in FOE violations in last quarter of 2021

April 22, 2022
Despite the fact that the recent military takeovers are yet to negatively impact the press freedom landscape as feared, West…

AFEX demands more capacity building for radio stations to deliver credible information

February 13, 2022
Today, the world is observing the 11th Celebration of World Radio Day. The event was initially proclaimed in 2011 by…

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...

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