Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

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.

A Facebook post over the granting of a controversial mining concession leads to arrest of journalist Noah Dameh on charges of publishing false news.

Nigerian journalist Oludare Richards narrates the ordeal of his attempted kidnapping in April and how it has adversely impacted the wellbeing of his family.

Over the course of the last 5 months eight media houses in four countries have been attacked, in instances where 13 journalists and media workers have been assaulted and equipment destroyed.

The Media Foundation of West Africa and the Gambia Press Union worry about the consequences of President Adama Barrow’s televised threat against government critic Madi Jobarteh.

The MFWA condemns the gruesome killing of a student, Deborah Samuel, on accusations of blasphemy and demands a thorough investigation into the incident which needs to lead to justice for her family.

While covering the court proceedings of a case involving prominent opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, journalist Pape Malick Thiam is knocked out cold by a security officer and then convicted of assaulting the officer.