Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Articles by Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Journalist sentenced in absentia

Burkinabé journalist Newton Ahmed Barry’s conviction without a fair trial raises questions about the rights for defence.

Tax amnesty for Senegal’s media

President Macky Sall’s decision to cancel the tax debts of media outlets is aimed at easing political tensions in the country.

Nigerian journalist Segun Olatunji snatched from his home

The illegal arrest of Nigerian journalist Segun Olatunji by armed military personnel appears to be linked to a series of investigative stories.

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.

Constant muzzling of online voices in Nigeria

Social media critics are being relentlessly threatened or arbitrarily arrested, primarily through the Cybercrime Act.

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.

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.

Guinean media threaten to go on nationwide strike

The media sector in Guinea are demanding the unconditional release of journalist Sékou Jamal Pendessa.