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.
Gambian journalist Momodou Justice Darboe arrested
President Adama Barrow’s reaction to story on succession is reminiscent of the period under Yahya Jammeh’s dictatorship.
MFWA gears up for Ghana’s December election
Data collected from Media Foundation for West Africa’s monitoring project will be used to curb toxic narratives and hate speech prevalent during elections.
Media outlet firebombed in Ghana
Petrol bombing results in destruction of entrance hall of privately owned Class Media Group’s office.
Ghanaian MPs demand update on investigation into murder of Ahmed Suale
Five years after Ahmed Suale’s death, Ghana’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice claims he has not received the docket on the killing of the journalist.
Murdered 5 years ago and still no justice for Ahmed Suale
The MFWA retraces the events leading to the killing of Ghanaian journalist Ahmed Suale.
MFWA demands accountability for attack on Nicholas Morkah
The MFWA is asking for punitive measures to be taken against soldiers involved in assaulting Ghanaian journalist, Nicholas Morkah.
Ruling against attackers of Ghana’s UTV station is disappointing
The MFWA believes the imposition of a soft fine on the assailants behind the destructive invasion of a television does not act as a deterrent.
Ghanaian media houses urged to reinforce their security
An analysis of the attacks on media houses by the MFWA highlights the lack of punitive measures against attackers.
Brazen attack on Ghanaian radio station
A mob allegedly affiliated to the ruling party storms the Accra-based television station UTV, during a live broadcast.
Veteran Ghanaian broadcaster Noah Dameh passes away
The ongoing legal persecution of journalist Noah Narh Dameh over his critical reportage has fateful impact on his health and wellbeing.
Justice remains elusive for Ahmed Hussein-Suale’s family
The lack of accountability in the death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela is being seen as a marker of a broader pattern of impunity for crimes against journalists in Ghana.