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Digital Rights |

Good News, Bad News: A Story of Internet Shutdowns in Togo And Ethiopia

July 20, 2020
The pushback against internet shutdowns in Africa received a boost last month when the Economic Community of West African States…

Police Abuse Journalists for Covering Arrest of Opposition Presidential Candidate

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…

Three Newspapers Suspended for Disparaging Articles on Diplomats

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…
Attacks | Digital Rights | Impunity |

AFEX Calls on African Governments to Promote Safety of Journalists, Combat Impunity

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,…
Digital Rights |

Access to Facebook and WhatsApp Blocked in Togo

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…
Attacks |

Togolese Police Kill Seven Protesters

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…
Attacks | Impunity |

Culture of Impunity Still Pervasive in Africa: 113 FOE Violations Recorded, Only 10 Redressed

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…
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 | Freedom Of Assembly |

Togo: One Person Dead, Dozens Injured at Demonstration

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…
Attacks |

Togo: Journalist Attacked for the Second Time in 12 Days

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…
Attacks |

Togo: Gendarmes Attack Journalist, Force Him to Delete Pictures

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…
Attacks |

Togo: Security Forces Brutally Suppress Peaceful Protest by Locals

August 30, 2016November 3, 2016
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on August 29, 2016. Scores of indigenes of a Togolese community protesting against…

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Good News, Bad News: A Story of Internet Shutdowns in Togo And Ethiopia

July 20, 2020

Police Abuse Journalists for Covering Arrest of Opposition Presidential Candidate

May 1, 2020

Three Newspapers Suspended for Disparaging Articles on Diplomats

April 7, 2020

AFEX Calls on African Governments to Promote Safety of Journalists, Combat Impunity

November 13, 2018
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GPU Begins Nationwide Sensitization on Access to Information, Media Self-regulation

February 17, 2021
The Gambia Press Union, with support from the British Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, is implementing a project aimed…

World Radio Day 2021: MFWA Applauds the Resilience, Versatility of Radio in the Face of COVID-19

February 13, 2021
The theme for this year’s World Radio Day – New World, New Radio – highlights and celebrates the significance and…

How Liberia’s Coronavirus Misinformation Spread Far More than the Virus Itself

November 12, 2020
On March 16, 2020, the first coronavirus case in Liberia was confirmed; a government official, Mr. Nathaniel Blama who traveled…

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

Four fatalities have already been recorded in an alarming start to 2020, as Guinea and Nigeria began the year on...

MRA Calls on Government to Introduce and Implement Policies and Legislation that Ensure Safety of Journalists

LAGOS, Monday, December 23, 2019: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Nigerian Government to adopt and implement policies...

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