Articles by Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
West Africa: FoE violations continue unabated
The MFWA’s monitoring of the FOE landscape in West Africa in the last quarter of 2021 records a spike in violations.
24-year sentence for Nigerian activist Bala Mubarak
Nigerian activist Bala Mubarak’s two-year detention for blasphemy is followed up with a 24-year prison sentence.
Forced radio silence in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau plunged into information blackout after 79 radio stations are shut down by government for not meeting an impossible deadline to renew licenses.
Nigeria compelled to amend cybercrime law by ECOWAS
A legal challenge brought by the NGO SERAP has resulted in a decision by the West Africa regional court, ordering Nigeria to amend part of its Cybercrime Act to conform with some international laws the country has ratified.
MFWA praised for pushing on testing of Ghana’s RTI law
Ghana’s Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, feels the constant effort by the MFWA and The Fourth Estate to ensure implementation of the RTI law is what keeps it alive.
Ghana’s minister of defence petitioned
The Media Foundation for West Africa has asked Ghana’s minister of defense to investigate the brutal assault and torture of investigative journalist Michael Aidoo by 2 soldiers.
MFWA highlights astronomical cost of excluding women from digital spaces
To mark International Womens’ Day 2022, the MFWA highlighted the obstacles that impede women from fully enjoying their digital rights and how these gender gaps could be narrowed.
MFWA concerned by growing state repression against free speech and expression
The Media Foundation of West Africa’s board of directors has expressed deep concern at how the increasing attacks by terrorist groups in Sahel region, military coups and West African governments’ selective application of law is negatively impacting on human and media rights in the region.