Articles by Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
Nigerian TV station sanctioned for broadcasting false report
Nigerian television station ‘Arise TV’ is fined approximately US$4,500 for airing a fake press release, despite a public apology and retraction of the story.
Mali’s freedom of expression under siege
Mali’s current transitional government’s heavy-handed tactics in dealing with the media are pushing journalists to self-censor.
Media colleagues protest prosecution of journalist Pape Alé Niang
The arrest, detention and subsequent indictment of Senegalese journalist Pape Alé Niang is strongly condemned by Media Foundation for West Africa and other media organisations.
MFWA expresses solidarity with media on IDEI
The Media Foundation for West Africa marks IDEI 2022 by remembering the journalists killed, kidnapped and assaulted.
State government suspends broadcasters for covering opposition rally
The state government of Zamfara in Nigeria temporarily suspends 4 broadcasters – NTA, Gamji TV, Al-Umma TV, and Pride FM – for covering the state opposition rally.
The aversion to critical investigative journalism in Ghana
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.
West African organisations agree to support ECOWAS mainstream issues of press freedom
CSOs, media and governance experts attending a two day regional conference organised by the MFWA, agree to work together on developing strategic response to democratic rollback in West African region.
Guinean journalists denied their right to protest
Journalists in Guinea are prevented from using Conakry’s Town Hall to stage a sit-in to protest the high handed actions of the country’s media regulator.