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Niger reintroduces prison sentences for “cybercrime”

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has learned with concern that the Nigerien authorities have reintroduced prison sentences for defamation, insults and dissemination...

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Ada Traditional Council Lifts Ban on Radio Ada Ahead of 2024 Asafotufiami Festival

The Traditional Council, a town in the Greater Accra region of Ghana, has lifted a ban it placed on Radio Ada two years ago,...

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Senegal state agencies comply with policy on public data management after MFWA Fellow’s report

Since November 2023, state agencies in Senegal have been transferring data in their possession to a national storage centre purposely built for the safekeeping...

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Liberia Stands at Crossroads: CEMESP issues call to action on World Press Freedom Day

On World Press Freedom Day, the Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding (CEMESP) released a poignant statement, echoing the sentiments of a nation grappling...