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…
The 2019 edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) opens at the Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel in Accra, Ghana on Thursday, October 17.
The event, which…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has announced the list of finalists for the 2019 edition of the prestigious West Africa Media Excellence Awards (WAMECA 2019).
This year’s event…
Chairperson of the Information Regulator of South Africa, Pansy Tlakula, has been selected as Guest of Honour for the 2019 edition of the West Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA).…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has constituted a 5-member committee of distinguished and experienced journalists and media experts to serve as the Jury for the 2019 edition of…
The third edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA 2019) has attracted 724 entries from 15 countries across West Africa, up from last year’s 600 entries…
Two previous winners of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) have been selected to participate in a two-day training workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for outstanding journalists…
Fifty influential media organisations across the West Africa region are partnering the MFWA for this year’s West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA 2019). The media outlets which are…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is calling for submissions for the third edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA).
WAMECA 2019 is slated for…
After several reflections on its work of promoting press freedom and media development in West Africa, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) in 2017 initiated what has now become…
From October 17 -19, 2019, experts from across West Africa and beyond will gather in Accra, Ghana, for the third edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards…
The story adjudged the best anti-corruption report at the 2018 edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference Awards (WAMECA) has resulted in the cancellation of questionable waste bins procurement contracts worth…