Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

‘Wikkitimes’ journalists Haruna Mohammed and Idris Kamal are arbitrarily arrested, after a politician files a complaint against the newspaper.

A newly launched project seeks to strengthen the capacity of media actors in Guinea-Bissau to monitor and document violations of media and freedom of expression rights.

The violent confrontation between overzealous protesters and an equally heavy-handed police mars the first day of #AriseGhana protest in Accra.

The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists engages the Clerk of Parliament over the assault on journalist Abdulai Gbla by a member of parliament.

Public prosecutor orders arrest of Guinean politician Aboubacar Soumah for assaulting show host Ahmed Camara during live broadcast interview.

Asking a question at a press conference convened by Senegal’s ruling party Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) results in journalist Ndeye Ngoné Diop being heckled and harassed by party supporters.

Authorities and influential people in Nigeria are using SLAPPs – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation – as a weapon to censor and intimidate journalists into silence.

Osun State’s police commissioner launches investigation into shooting of journalist Toba Adedeji, which took place when police opened fire on protestors in southwestern Nigeria.