Articles by Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
Guns pointed at journalists recording abuses
Journalists in West Africa are coming under increasing attack for recording and documenting the abusive behaviour of police and political party supporters.
Media under intense attack during protests in Senegal
Protestors killed, the internet disrupted, two private television stations shut down and several media houses were attacked during Senegalese protests.
The MFWA challenges Ghana’s RTI law in test case
The Media Foundation for West Africa is suing Ghana’s National Communications Authority for charging a prohibitive fee to process an information request.
Justice demanded for death of 20-year-old Pelumi Onifade
Four months on, Nigerian authorities have yet to account for the death of 20 year-old journalist Pelumi Onifade, who was attacked and carried away by security forces while covering an #EndSARS protest.
Media freedoms further restricted in Togo
Togolese journalists Charles Kponwadan, Anani Vidzraku and Romuald Lansou were arrested for interviewing a prominent government critic without authorization.
Publication stands by story that Togolese regulator claims is false
The bi-weekly “L’Alternative” has been suspended for 4 months by Togo’s media regulator for what it terms the “publication of false information”.
Guinea-Bissau ramps up repression
Authorities in Guinea-Bissau must probe an attack by security forces on journalist Souleymane Seidy and civil society activist Franique Da Silva, as police censor criticism of school closures.
Online critics under constant threat in Mauritania
Online rights are under threat in Mauritiania as authorities detain freelance jouranalist Mohamed Salem Kerkoub and threaten bloggers Mohamed Haibeitna Delchoul and Bilal Abdarrahmane for assisting him.