Articles by Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
Journalist arrested for filming altercation between police and motorist
Ghanian journalist Selorm Gborbidzi was arrested for filming the scuffle between a policeman and a motorist breaching traffic regulations.
Life of Burkinabe investigative journalist in danger
No stranger to being under attack Burkinabe journalist Yacouba Ladji Bama was shot at, on his way home after co-hosting a panel discussion on electoral corruption.
Togo’s media fraternity shocked by treatment of colleague Carlos Kétohou
Togolese journalist Carlos Komlanvi Kétohou was arrested by police in a night raid and the country’s media regulator calls for the withdrawal of the operating license of his weekly newspaper.
Journalists receive threats via social media in the aftermath of early December general election
The Media Foundation for West Africa is calling on the police to investigate grave threats made against journalists working for Ghana’s Multimedia Group in the aftermath of the December election.
Ghana police service asked to take decisive action against threatening official
The Media Foundation for West Africa is requesting the Ghanian police take action against an immigration official who has been making serious threats against editor Emmanuel Akli.
Nigerian journalists share tales of trauma
Northern Nigerian journalists provide an insight into how they risk their lives while trying to cover the terrorist group Boko Haram.
The critical issues of Burkina Faso’s 2020 election
Security is a factor in Burkina Faso’s election, with implications for disenfranchised voters and media safety, as is the uneven allocation of airtime to certain candidates.
New Guinea-Bissau government seems set to continue controlling media
It is unlikely that the media and political landscape in Guinea-Bissau will improve as the newly elected government are intent on continuing with the tradition of oppressing the media and muzzling free speech.