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Hotels within the Accra city center and 15 minutes from the event venue

• Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel
• Accra City Hotel
• Coconut Grove Regency Hotel
• Alisa Hotel
• Paloma Hotel

Ghana VISA Requirement

Participants from West Africa do not require Visas

If you are coming from a country without a Ghanaian Embassy, MFWA would be ready to provide assistance.

Contact us:

[email protected]

+233 30 255 5327

Below are the important dates:

• Opening of Entries – May 3, 2025
• Deadline for submission of entries: June 30, 2025
• Assessment of entries & selection of finalists: July 10–August 30, 2025
• Announcement of finalists: October 1, 2022
• Conference: October 9 – 10, 2025
• Awards Night: October 11, 2025

For more information:

email us at [email protected]

or call the MFWA on +233 302-555327

Submissions for the next edition will be announced on May 2023

WAMECA 2025 will be held on October 9 to 11 in Accra – Ghana, and will focus on the theme: Journalism and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in Africa

WAMECA will honour outstanding works of journalism in West Africa n the following categories:

• DPI/DPGs Reporting
• Human Rights Reporting
• Investigative Reporting
• Anti-Corruption Reporting
• Environmental Reporting
• Telecoms and ICTs Reporting
• Reporting on Illicit Financial Flows
• Extractive Sector Reporting
• Women Empowerment Reporting

Winners of the various categories will be announced at the West Africa Media Excellence Awards on October 11, in Accra where the awards ceremony will be held. The Conference will feature sessions on topical journalism issues and also provide opportunities for networking among journalists, editors, and experts from West Africa.