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The Gambia – 1994 - 2006 -

 Violations of Press Freedom by the Government of President Yahya Jammeh from 1994-2006

Right to Information in West Africa -
Legislation on Media, Speech and Expression in Ghana- A SOURCE BOOK - A resource publication
Exile News -

A monthly newsletter of exiled Liberian journalists in Ghana

The Face and Phases of the Ghana Police - A research publication on human rights and reforms in the Ghana Police Service 
Liberia: Human Rights Violations 1997-2002 - Highlights cases of human rights abuses during Taylor’s rule 
Where has Aid taken Africa? Re-Thinking Development - Published from discussions and papers presented at a Round-Table Conference on ‘A New African Development Agenda’
Politics in the Airwaves - Research on how radio covered the 2000 General Elections in Ghana 
African Languages and Freedom of Expression - Published from a paper presented at a Forum on Free Expression in Ghana 
Freedom of Information and Civil Service Reform in Ghana - Published from a paper presented at a Forum on Free Expression in Ghana  

The Gambia UPDATE: Book on Deyda Hydara launched in Gambia


May 9, 2008

The struggle which culminated in the murder of Deyda Hydara, an ardent critic of the regime of President Yahya Jammeh, three years ago, has been given meaning with the launch of his biography in The Gambia.

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Sierra Leone ALERT: Newspaper risks legal action for defaming President
May 8, 2008

The Press Secretary to State House, Sheka Tarawally, on May 6, 2008, threatened New Vision, an independent Freetown-based newspaper, with legal action if the paper failed to retract three articles it published accusing President Ernest Bai Koroma of being wasteful.

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PRESS STATEMENT: MFWA urges governments of the Gambia and Niger to respect Press Freedom


May 2, 2008

As the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day, tomorrow, May 3, 2008, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is once again drawing attention to the deteriorating press freedom situation in The Gambia and Niger, where serious freedom of expression and press freedom violations continue unabated.

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Events

SEMINAR: Global Day for Darfur
April 10, 2008 The Ghana Journalists Association in collaboration with Media Foundation for West Africa and the Forum on African Affairs of the Pollitical Science Department, University of Ghana, Legon is organizing a seminar in solidarity with the children and youth of Darfur....
P O Box LG730, Legon
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-242470
Fax: 233-21-221084

Latest News

Journalist brutalized by Policemen while on assignment

Journalist Arrested and Detained for Investigating Murder

Community Youths Attack Media Workers over report

Newspaper Editor alleges threat by Police

PRESS RELEASE: IPI Calls on the Gambian Government to Cooperate with ECOWAS Legal Proceedings

News from West Africa: Gambian Journalists Launch Online Radio

News from West Africa: BENINOIS IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS BRUTALISE CDD STAFF


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