Articles by Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
Ghana’s media fraternity has high expectations of President Mahama
Ghana’s media fraternity is counting on President Mahama to fulfil his promise to conduct a thorough investigation into the murder of investigative journalist, Ahmed Hussein Suale.
Sierra Leone’s Inspector General of Police threatens journalist
The Media Foundation for West Africa is calling for assurances of safety and security for journalist Thomas Dixon after he received menacing messages via text.
Media regulation crosses borders
Burkina Faso’s media has taken the audacious step of lodging a formal complaint with its counterpart in Mali against independent Malian Joliba TV News station.
Guinea-Bissau urged to adopt measures to enhance press freedom
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.
Sierra Leone ordered to compensate victims of crackdown
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.
Roadmap for gender equality in media on course
By leveraging their influential platforms, the media can advocate for a law that addresses gender imbalances across various sectors, including the media industry itself.
Fact-checking coalition set up ahead of Ghana elections
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.
Journalists assaulted by mining company’s private security
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.