The pushback against internet shutdowns in Africa received a boost last month when the Economic Community of West African States…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the use of tear gas by Togolese security officers to disperse a…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply concerned about the suspension of three newspapers by the Haute Autorité…
Resolution At the end of the Sixth General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held in Accra,…
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on September 6, 2017. Reports from Togo say social media has been disrupted…
This statement was originally published by on mfwa.org on August 21, 2017. There has been a bloody crackdown on peaceful…
Impunity for crimes against journalists, media professionals, activists and citizens remains a worrying trend in Africa. According to the second…
A total of 183 deaths were recorded from July to December 2016 following clashes between protestors and security agents in…
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 8, 2017. Attempts by gendarmes in Togo to disperse thousands of…
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 20, 2017. Robert Avotor, a reporter with the L’Alternative newspaper in…
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 8, 2017. A journalist with the L’Alternative bi-weekly newspaper in Togo…
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on August 29, 2016. Scores of indigenes of a Togolese community protesting against…