Articles by Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
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Director of Senegalese TV station brutally stabbed
Shocked by the violent attack on Maïmouna Ndour Faye, Senegal’s media fraternity are asking government to expedite investigations into the incident.
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Constant muzzling of online voices in Nigeria
Social media critics are being relentlessly threatened or arbitrarily arrested, primarily through the Cybercrime Act.
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ECOWAS court orders police to compensate student
Mohamed Morlu has been awarded $25,000 as compensation for injuries he sustained during a police crackdown on demonstrating students in March 2017.
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Ghanaian MPs demand update on investigation into murder of Ahmed Suale
Five years after Ahmed Suale’s death, Ghana’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice claims he has not received the docket on the killing of the journalist.
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Guinean media threaten to go on nationwide strike
The media sector in Guinea are demanding the unconditional release of journalist Sékou Jamal Pendessa.
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Walf TV suspension lifted
A meeting between President Macky Sall and the management of Walf TV culminates in authorities allowing the Walfadjiri channel back on air.
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Senegalese authorities suspend Walf TV . . . again!
As Senegal’s media landscape deteriorates, Walf TV faces the threat of a permanent withdrawal of its licence.
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Niger’s Maison de la Presse suspended
A month ago, media umbrella organisation, Maison de la Presse was prevented from holding its general assembly to elect a new board of directors and now it has been suspended.