Articles by Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
President Adama Barrow puts his seal of approval on ATI law
President Adama Barrow signs The Gambia Access to Information Bill into law, less than two months after the country’s National Assembly passes it.
Guinean councillor storms radio station
Mamou district councillor Alpha Saliou Barry disrupted prime-time show “choc des idées” when he attacked a guest and Global FM presenters, while they were live on air.
Nigeria’s press freedom record worsened by journalist’s killing, Twitter ban
Monitoring by Media Foundation for West Africa and Nigerian partner International President Centre indicates that press freedom continues declining.
High Court halts collection of personal data by Ghanaian government
Ghanaian lawyer Francis Kwarteng Arthur wins suit challenging government’s collection of personal data as High Court rules government’s action breaches Data Protection Act.
Ghana’s RTI Commission rules on its first ever petition
In a landmark decision Ghana’s Right to Information Commission ordered an information request by journalist Evans Aziamor-Mensah be granted at a cost of US$0.33 and not the US$1,000 initially quoted by the Minerals Commission.
Nigerian government suspends controversial amendments to media laws
Sustained pressure from the media and rights groups forces Nigeria’s parliament to suspend the debate on the repressive Nigerian Press Council Bill and the National Broadcasting Commission Amendment Bill.
Nigerian President Buhari’s media freedom record tainted by killings and impunity
300 press freedom violations, including unresolved killings of 7 journalists, were recorded over 5 years in the ‘State of Media Freedom in Nigeria’ report launched by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in collaboration with MFWA.
Two protesters killed in Ghana
Two more protesters were killed, following demonstrations in the aftermath of the murder of well known social activist Ibrahim Anyass Muhammed, aka Kaaku, in Ejura, Ghana.