The Media Foundation for West Africa’s (MFWA) calls for entries for the Fifth (5th) edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) closes at the end of June. The Awards are opened to journalists from print, electronic and...
- June 29, 2021
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is calling for entries for the 5th edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA). WAMECA 2021 will be held on October 22 and 23 in Accra, Ghana, and will...
- May 4, 2021
The 2021 edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) has been scheduled for October 22 and 23 in Accra, Ghana. The theme for this year’s event is Misinformation, Digital Media Regulation and Journalism in Africa. The...
- April 22, 2021
The West Africa Journalist of the Year 2020 is freelance journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni for his rousing reporting on waste of state funds and how it impacts on the ordinary people of Ghana. His story, titled Grounded Wheels is an...
- November 20, 2020
The West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA 2020) climaxed with an awards ceremony which honoured seven (7) journalists for the impactful reporting in the sub region and recognized thirteen others who made on the shortlist. The seven were...
- November 20, 2020
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has announced the list of finalists for the 2020 edition of the prestigious West Africa Media Excellence Awards (WAMECA 2020). This year’s event will be held on Saturday, November 14th, at the Swiss Spirit...
- November 9, 2020
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has constituted a jury of distinguished and experienced media experts for the 2020 edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Awards. The jury will evaluate and shortlist deserving entries and also determine the...
- October 19, 2020
Seven hundred and forty (740) entries have been received in the fourth edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA 2020) from 13 countries across West Africa. Scheduled for November 13-14, 2020, at the Swiss Spirit Alisa...
- October 5, 2020
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is calling for submissions for the 2020 edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA). WAMECA 2020 is slated for November 13-14 in Accra, Ghana and will focus on the...
- September 7, 2020
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has re-scheduled the 2020 edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) to November 13-14, 2020. The new date follows the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and the return to a semblance...
- September 3, 2020
The 2019 West Africa Media Excellence Awards received over 700 stories from 15 countries across the West African region. Ultimately, only seven of the stories received honours at the Awards event held on Saturday, October 19 at the Swiss Spirit...
- December 11, 2019
Sama Tounwendsida Hugues Richard of Burkina Faso has been named the 2019 West Africa Journalist of the Year for his impactful reporting of mental illness in Burkina Faso. Richard was one of 21 finalists selected for outstanding reporting in the...
- October 19, 2019
