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Togo Struggles with a digital ID while actively surveilling citizens

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022

For four years Togo has been inching towards issuing a digital identity (ID) card. While there are indications that 2022…

July 20, 2020

The pushback against internet shutdowns in Africa received a boost last month when the Economic Community of West African States…

May 1, 2020May 8, 2020

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the use of tear gas by Togolese security officers to disperse a…

April 7, 2020April 17, 2020

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply concerned about the suspension of three newspapers by the Haute Autorité…

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018

Resolution At the end of the Sixth General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held in Accra,…

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on September 6, 2017. Reports from Togo say social media has been disrupted…

August 21, 2017August 21, 2017

This statement was originally published by on mfwa.org on August 21, 2017. There has been a bloody crackdown on peaceful…

July 28, 2017September 8, 2017

Impunity for crimes against journalists, media professionals, activists and citizens remains a worrying trend in Africa. According to the second…

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…

March 9, 2017March 30, 2017

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 8, 2017. Attempts by gendarmes in Togo to disperse thousands of…

February 23, 2017March 31, 2017

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 20, 2017. Robert Avotor, a reporter with the L’Alternative newspaper in…

February 9, 2017March 31, 2017

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 8, 2017. A journalist with the L’Alternative bi-weekly newspaper in Togo…