The MFWA’s monitoring report for the fourth quarter of 2023 demonstrates a concerning trend of government interference, attacks on journalists, legal harassment, and media censorship, amidst endemic impunity in the region.A total of thirty-nine (39) in...
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the July 26, 2023 overthrow of President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger by the army and joins the ECOWAS and other organisations across the world to demand an immediate return to constitutional order.A grou...
West Africa is rich in resources but often saddled with poverty and political instability as a result of mismanagement and unequal distribution of resources. Active participation in governance processes by the public is one of the sure ways of whipping...
On May 29, 2023, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu took over from President Muhammadu Buhari as the new helmsman in Nigeria’s presidency. Even though the new president is supposed to govern largely from the same All Peoples Party manifesto, there is one area w...
On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, delivered the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament. Among the many issues he reported on was the state of freedom of expression in the country, wh...
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) in partnership with the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the UN in Ghana, will on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, convene a public forum to mark this year’s International Human Ri...
Starting October 9, 2022, 130 representatives from key state and media institutions in Guinea Bissau will benefit from a series of capacity-building sessions on Media, Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights. The training workshops are organised by th...
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and its national partners, Centre National de Presse Norbert Zongo of Burkina Faso (CNP-NZ) and the Maison de la Presse du Mali (MP), have in a joint statement expressed their solidarity and sympathy to the p...
Addis Ababa: An international relation expert urged the African Union (AU) to successfully navigate through the challenges it faces and demonstrate its importance as a beacon of hope for African citizens. The African Union stands at a pivotal moment i...
Kiambu: A land verification and validation exercise has begun in Mwihoko Estate, Ruiru Sub-County, to authenticate land ownership and facilitate the issuance of title deeds. The five-day exercise started on January 27, 2025, and will run until January...
Kiambu: A land verification and validation exercise has begun in Mwihoko Estate, Ruiru Sub-County, to authenticate land ownership and facilitate the issuance of title deeds. The five-day exercise started on January 27, 2025, and will run until January...
