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Nigeria: Lynching of student over blasphemy accusation deplorable

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) roundly condemns the gruesome killing of Deborah on accusations of blasphemy and demands a thorough probe into the incident and justice for the victim.Deborah was lynched by her colleague students of the Sheh...

Freedom of expression in The Gambia: a quiet transition from the doldrums of notoriety to the doorsteps of celebrity

As the Gambia goes to the polls on December 4, 2021, the MFWA’s Senior Programme Officer for Freedom of Expression, Muheeb Saeed, throws light on the remarkable progress that the country has made in the freedom of expression space over the past five po...

RTI Court case: MFWA disappointed at Ruling

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has received with disappointment the ruling on June 17, 2021 by the Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court on MFWA’s request to Ghana’s broadcasting frequency regulator, the National Communications Aut...

MFWA Condemns Attack on Demonstrators in Nigeria

The Media Foundation for West Africa is disturbed by the incidence of harassment of peaceful protesters by the Nigerian security forces and enjoins the authorities to bring to book the police officer who shot a teargas canister at activist Omoyele Sowo...

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President of the Republic Exalts Patriotism in Naming Hospitals.

Ndalatando: President João Lourenço clarified, on Tuesday in Ndalatando, that the service provided to the homeland is the reason for the attribution to the new infrastructures of the names of individuals linked to politics, religion or other areas. Th...
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President of the Republic Exalts Patriotism in Naming Hospitals.

Ndalatando: President João Lourenço clarified, on Tuesday in Ndalatando, that the service provided to the homeland is the reason for the attribution to the new infrastructures of the names of individuals linked to politics, religion or other areas. Th...

Azerbaijan: Ambassador Highlights Actions to Combat Climate Change.

Baku: Angola's ambassador to Kenya, Sianga Abílio, on Wednesday in Baku, Azerbaijan, highlighted the efforts of the Angolan government for the energy transition and reduction of greenhouse gases. Speaking to the press on the sidelines of the COP29 Hig...

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