Ghana

Sulemana Braimah evaluates the critical role of the media through three decades of Ghana’s political history.

One of presidential candidate John Mahama’s electioneering campaign pledges is to speed up the investigation of the assassination of journalist Ahmed Suale.

The MFWA explores the reasons why Ghana has dropped on the RSF global press index.

Ghanaian media stakeholders together with the MFWA called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to annul sections of two laws that criminalise free expression.

Authorities detain Ghanaian journalist Noah Dameh instead of investigating his report on police brutality.

At a frank discussion on misinformation convened by Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and partner, stakeholders take tough stance on political propaganda and regulation of social media platforms.

Not only does a Ghanian High Court judge dismiss a defamation suit filed by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, but he goes on to describe him as a “corrupt blackmailer”.

While Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo boasts of a country that promotes media freedom and freedom of expression, the MFWA spotlights the unresolved killing of Ahmed Suale and other serious media freedom violations.

Ghana’s democratic era recorded significant gains for freedom of expression, but those advances could be reversed if media rights violations continue.

With the passing of the Fees and Charges Act, Ghana’s parliament has removed a major hurdle to the enjoyment of the right to access information held by public bodies.

In what can be described as a major victory for media freedom, Ghana’s Human Rights Division Court orders the heads of three major state institutions to apologize to journalist Emmanuel Ajarfor Abugri, for violating his rights.

Impunity over Ahmed Suale’s killing is a blot on Ghana’s press freedom record and a dismal emblem of the steep deterioration of press freedom in the country.

Executive Director of Media Foundation for West Africa, Sulemana Braimah reflects on the accelerated decline in the safety of investigative journalists in Ghana under President Nana Akufo Addo’s watch.

Ghanaian accountability investigative project interrogates state institutions on the extent to which their staff complies with the country’s RTI legislative requirements.

The Media Foundation for West Africa compiles most Frequently Asked Questions on Ghana’s Right to Information law based on their interaction with stakeholders during their training workshops, forums and advocacy engagements.

In the last 5 months, around 133 broadcasters in Nigeria, Ghana and Guinea-Bissau have been taken off air, resulting from orders from authorities or due to non-payment of exorbitant license fees.