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Nigeria  Attacks

Nigeria: Judge Sacks Journalist from Courtroom

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 9, 2017. A judge in the Igbosere Magistrates Court, Lagos, H. O. Amos, on March 5,...
Togo  Attacks

Togo: One Person Dead, Dozens Injured at Demonstration

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 8, 2017. Attempts by gendarmes in Togo to disperse thousands of taxi and commercial motorcycle drivers...
LiberiaSomaliaUganda  Access To Information

AFEX Urges Women Journalists to Assert Themselves despite Challenges

March 8 each year is celebrated as International Women’s Day (IWD). The day is set aside to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women...
Ghana  Access To Information

Women as drivers of change

On International Women’s Day 2017, we're kicking off a series of brief reflections by women from around the world on gender and human rights....
Gambia  Attacks

The Gambia: Reporter Assaulted for Asking Harmless Question

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 7, 2017. A reporter of the Forayaa newspaper, Kebba Jeffang, has been assaulted by supporters of...
Gambia  Impunity

Ex-NIA Officials Charged for Murder of Former Opposition Politician

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 3, 2017. The former Director General of the feared National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Yankuba Badjie, and...
Nigeria  Impunity

Nigeria Update: Army Seeks Reconciliation with Abused Newspaper

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 1, 2017. The Media Foundation for West Africa has learnt with satisfaction that the spokesman for...
Sierra Leone  Attacks

AFEX Denounces Harassment of Anti-Corruption Activist by Sierra Leonean Authorities

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) denounces the harassment of Abdul Fatoma, the Chief Executive Officer of the Campaign for Human Rights and...
Guinea  Attacks

Guinea: Seven Dead in Police Crackdown on Students’ Protest

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 23, 2017. At least seven people have been killed after police in the Guinean capital, Conakry...
Gambia  Access To Information

Veteran Press Freedom Fighter Appointed Minister of Information

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 21, 2017. The recently elected Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has appointed renowned media freedom advocate and...
Togo  Attacks

Togo: Journalist Attacked for the Second Time in 12 Days

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 20, 2017. Robert Avotor, a reporter with the L’Alternative newspaper in Togo, who was recently assaulted...
Cote d'IvoireGuineaNigeria  Attacks

Press Freedom under Siege in West Africa: 30 Media Workers Arrested in 38 Days

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 20, 2017. Press freedom has come under severe attack in West Africa as security agencies, particularly...
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