Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Media advocacy organisations MFWA, Sinjotec, and the CPJ are encouraging authorities in Guinea-Bissau to address issues such as assaults, arbitrary detentions, and legal harassment of journalists, ahead of the country’s January 2025 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process.

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has authorised the payment of USD15000 each to Hassan Kargbo and Mohamed Fornah, as compensation, for the violation of their right to security during a police crackdown on a July 2022 demonstration.

By leveraging their influential platforms, the media can advocate for a law that addresses gender imbalances across various sectors, including the media industry itself.

The Coalition will run Media Situation Rooms dedicated to spotting and debunking misinformation disinformation and other harmful narratives related to the elections that may emerge on both online and offline platforms across the country.

In their attempt to document the environmental damage caused by a mining company’s activities in Ghana’s Ashanti region, the investigating journalists are attacked and their equipment destroyed.

Burkina Faso’s media regulator accuses “Voice of America” of demoralising troops in the country and neighbouring Mali through its “Washington Forum” programme.

The Fourth Estate’s targeted examination reveals the rampant denial of information requests by public bodies.

Sustained pressure mounted by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and other media rights organisations has finally paid dividends as the Nigerian government submits to court ruling.