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Nigeria: IPC Condemns Attacks On Journalists

For immediate release: Wednesday June 1st, 2022: The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria today (Wednesday June 1, 2022) expressed concern over the renewed wave of...
Nigeria 

WPFD 2022: MRA Calls on Government to Create Safe and Conducive Environment for Journalism Practice in Nigeria

Lagos, Tuesday, May 3, 2022: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on governments at all levels in Nigeria to take urgent measures to create...
Liberia 

WPFD 2022: CEMESP Calls for Improved Media Safety Environment in Liberia

Monrovia, May 2, 2022: As the world celebrate Word Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2022, the Center for Media Studies and Peace Building...
Nigeria 

Nigeria: MRA Calls on Government to Investigate Attempted Abduction of Journalist

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on April 4, 2022, called on the Federal Government and its relevant law enforcement and security agencies to investigate the...
Nigeria 

Nigeria: Armed Men Raid Radio Station

At about 6.20 am on April 10, 2022, three armed men, suspected to be robbers stormed the premises of a private radio station, Fresh...
Togo 

Togo Struggles with a digital ID while actively surveilling citizens

For four years Togo has been inching towards issuing a digital identity (ID) card. While there are indications that 2022 may be the year...
West Africa 

West Africa: Increase in FOE violations in last quarter of 2021

Despite the fact that the recent military takeovers are yet to negatively impact the press freedom landscape as feared, West Africa recorded more than...
Nigeria 

Nigeria: IPC decries attacks on Journalists; Calls for immediate investigations

The International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria is concerned about the recent attacks on two Abuja based journalists of Punch Newspapers; Amarachi Orjiude and Solomon...
Gambia 

GPU Calls for Gender Equality in Gambian Media

PRESS STATEMENT: Fajara, March 8, 2022 - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) joins the world to mark this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD 2022)...
Guinea Bissau 

MFWA, 15 other press freedom organisations petition President of Guinea Bissau to fight impunity

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and its partner press freedom organisations from fifteen West African countries have petitioned President Umaro Sissoco Embalo...
Ghana 

Radio presenter risks losing hearing after brutal police assault

A group of police officers on February 3, 2022, brutally assaulted Eric Nana Gyetuah, a radio presenter with Connect FM based in Takoradi, capital...
Nigeria 

The Economic and Political Effects of Twitter Ban in Nigeria

On June 5, 2021, the Nigerian government shut down the social media platform Twitter. Despite several condemnations from regional and global organisations, the Nigerian...