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MFWA, Partners to Intensify Efforts on Combating Impunity for Crimes against Journalists as the World Marks IDEI

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on November 2, 2017. As the world marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists...
Nigeria  Attacks

State Actors on Rampage: 64 days of Physical Attacks, Censorship and Detention

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on October 3, 2017. Over a period of two months (July 12-September 16, 2017), state actors in Nigeria...
Nigeria  Attacks

Photo Journalist Attacked in Nigeria

This statement was originally published onon September 5, 2017. A Benin-based freelance photo journalists, Mr. Lucky Agie, was on Monday night attacked by suspected armed...
Nigeria  Access To Information

MRA Names Customs into its FOI ‘Hall of Shame’ for Non-Compliance with the FOI Act

This statement was originally published on mediarightsagenda.net on September 5, 2017. Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today named the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) into its Freedom...
Togo  Digital Rights

Access to Facebook and WhatsApp Blocked in Togo

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on September 6, 2017. Reports from Togo say social media has been disrupted in the country since September...
Ghana  Censorship

Massive crackdown on Ghana’s Radio Industry: 34 Stations Shut down, 97 Others Face Heavy Fines

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on September 29, 2017. Thirty-four FM broadcasting stations have been shut down by the National Communications Authority (NCA),...
Ghana 

Massive crackdown on Ghana’s Radio Industry: 34 Stations Shut down, 97 Others Face Heavy Fines

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on September 29, 2017. Thirty-four FM broadcasting stations have been shut down by the National Communications Authority (NCA), the Communications...
CameroonNigeriaSomalia 

AFEX Freedom of Expression (FOE) Situation in Africa Report

The periodic Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa Report is an intervention by the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) that seeks to monitor...
Togo  Attacks

Togolese Police Kill Seven Protesters

This statement was originally published by on mfwa.org on August 21, 2017. There has been a bloody crackdown on peaceful anti-government protesters in Togo, with...
LiberiaNigeria  Access To Information

West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards – Call for Entries

Are you a journalist in West Africa who has produced compelling work(s) that has had significant impact on society? If yes, the Media Foundation...
Burkina FasoGambiaGhanaNigeria  Free Expression and The Law

MFWA to Award Excellent Journalism in West Africa

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on August 2, 2017 officially launched the first ever West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA)...
CameroonNigeriaTogo  Attacks

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

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