West Africa’s leading press freedom organisations have urged governments in the sub-region to take urgent steps to stem the rising tide of impunity for crimes against journalists. They expressed worry that with three months to close the year, 115 freedom...
- November 10, 2017
Nigeria/Ghana dominate awards Accra, 28 October 2017- The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has announced the winners of the 2017 West Africa Media Excellence Awards (WAMECA). The awards honour excellence in print, online and broadcast journalism in West Africa....
- October 29, 2017
The Media Foundation for West Africa is pleased to announce the finalists for the maiden West Africa Media Excellence Awards. The competition received more than 400 entries from 12 countries across West Africa. The three-member panel of judges after a...
- October 17, 2017
The maiden edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Awards will be held on October 28, 2017. The awards are intended to inspire and promote excellence in journalism across West Africa rewarding and honouring journalists from the West Africa region...
- October 16, 2017
Are you a journalist in West Africa who has produced compelling work(s) that has had significant impact on society? If yes, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) invites you to submit your work(s) for consideration for the first ever...
- August 11, 2017
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has officially launched the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) – an event that seeks to promote and reward media excellence. The launch took place on Wednesday August 2, 2017 at...
- August 6, 2017
The future of mainstream journalism in West Africa is at a crossroads. With draconian laws that criminalise speech still in the law books of some countries and persistent attacks, harassment and threats meted out to journalists on a daily basis,...
- July 20, 2017
