Articles by Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
MFWA and their Guinean partners plead for release of 2 sports journalists
The MFWA and their Guinean partner, the Independent Editors’ Guild, have requested the intervention of government officials to secure the release of Ibrahima Sadio Bah and Amadou Diouldé Diallo.
Ivorian journalist Jonas Baikeh receives death threat
Ivorian journalist Jonas Baikeh was forced to go into hiding after receiving death threats from ruling party supporters for his real time report on the collapse of a government official.
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”.