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Liberia  Access To Information

How Liberia’s Coronavirus Misinformation Spread Far More than the Virus Itself

On March 16, 2020, the first coronavirus case in Liberia was confirmed; a government official, Mr. Nathaniel Blama who traveled from Switzerland tested positive. ...
Guinea  Freedom of Expression Violations

Guinea: Media Regulatory Body Lifts Suspension on News Website

The Media Foundation for West Africa welcomes the lifting of the one-month suspension imposed on online press, Guineematin, by the Haute Autorité de la...
Nigeria  Freedom of Expression Violations

Nigeria: MRA Calls on Government to Establish Mechanisms to Combat Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

On the occasion of this year’s International Day to End Impunity for crimes against journalists, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal...
Nigeria  Freedom Of Assembly

MRA Condemns Attacks on the Media During #EndSARS Protests as Reprehensible

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned recent attacks against journalists and media houses in some parts of the country, particularly in Lagos, by State...
Nigeria  Freedom Of Assembly

#ENDSARS Protests: IPC Condemns Arson Attack on Media Outlets and Journalists

The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria is extremely concerned about latest happenings in the country with respect to the #ENDSARS and #ENDSWAT protests especially...
Senegal 

Senegalese Football Federation Refuses Accreditation to Online Media

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), condemns the denial of accreditation to Senegalese online media by the authorities of the Senegalese Football Federation...
Mali 

Mali: Military Coup, Transition and Media Freedom Crisis

In the space of 19 days (September 10 – 29, 2020) five violations have been perpetrated against a number journalists and a media house...
Niger 

Niger’s Elections 2020: Opposition Party Leader Hama Amadou Most Abusive on Radio for the Month of August

Nigeriens will go to the polls in December 2020. Public discourse ahead of the polls is already witnessing use of abusive language by key...
Guinea  Freedom Of Assembly

Guinea: AFEX Condemns Arrest of Activist, Calls for His Immediate Release

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) condemns the arbitrary arrest of Guinean political activist Souleymane Condé, by authorities in Guinea and calls for...
Liberia 

Eight Liberian Journalists Abused in Separate Incidents in One Month

Eight journalists in Liberia were assaulted, threatened or detained in separate incidents, three of them related to COVID-19 in the month of May 2020. This...
Ghana 

Ghana: MFWA Condemns John Mahama’s Endorsement of Ethnocentric Comments

The Media Foundation for West Africa condemns the ethnocentric comments made by some bigwigs of the major opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC)....
Niger  Access To Information

Niger Passes New Law on Interception of Communications

By Simone Toussi and Thomas Robertson | In response to national security challenges related to terrorism, ethnic conflict and organized crime, Niger promulgated a new...
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