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Nigeria  Access To Information

MRA Names Customs into its FOI ‘Hall of Shame’ for Non-Compliance with the FOI Act

This statement was originally published on mediarightsagenda.net on September 5, 2017. Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today named the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) into its Freedom...
Togo  Digital Rights

Access to Facebook and WhatsApp Blocked in Togo

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on September 6, 2017. Reports from Togo say social media has been disrupted in the country since September...
Ghana  Censorship

Massive crackdown on Ghana’s Radio Industry: 34 Stations Shut down, 97 Others Face Heavy Fines

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on September 29, 2017. Thirty-four FM broadcasting stations have been shut down by the National Communications Authority (NCA),...
Ghana 

Massive crackdown on Ghana’s Radio Industry: 34 Stations Shut down, 97 Others Face Heavy Fines

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on September 29, 2017. Thirty-four FM broadcasting stations have been shut down by the National Communications Authority (NCA), the Communications...
CameroonNigeriaSomalia 

AFEX Freedom of Expression (FOE) Situation in Africa Report

The periodic Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa Report is an intervention by the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) that seeks to monitor...
Togo  Attacks

Togolese Police Kill Seven Protesters

This statement was originally published by on mfwa.org on August 21, 2017. There has been a bloody crackdown on peaceful anti-government protesters in Togo, with...
LiberiaNigeria  Access To Information

West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards – Call for Entries

Are you a journalist in West Africa who has produced compelling work(s) that has had significant impact on society? If yes, the Media Foundation...
Burkina FasoGambiaGhanaNigeria  Free Expression and The Law

MFWA to Award Excellent Journalism in West Africa

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on August 2, 2017 officially launched the first ever West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA)...
CameroonNigeriaTogo  Attacks

Culture of Impunity Still Pervasive in Africa: 113 FOE Violations Recorded, Only 10 Redressed

Impunity for crimes against journalists, media professionals, activists and citizens remains a worrying trend in Africa. According to the second edition of the Freedom...
Guinea  Attacks

Journalist Detained for Erroneous Report

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on June 30, 2017. Gendarmes in Guinea have arrested and detained a journalist for two days after he...
Ghana  Digital Rights

MFWA, Stakeholders to Discuss Digital Gender Gap in Ghana

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on May 22, 2017. Stakeholders from government, telecommunications industry, academia, civil society organisations, media and the general public...
Gambia  Impunity

Ending Impunity: Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Suspects of Deyda Hydara’s Murder

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on May 19, 2017. A Magistrates’ court in the Gambian capital, Banjul has issued an arrest warrant for...
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