Kwaku Asante, Author at Media Foundation For West Africa

Ghana’s Agric Minister must retract provocative, divisive statement – MFWA

Good GovernanceApr 17, 2023977Views 0Likes 0Comments

The statement by Ghana’s Minister of Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, that his party will retain power at all cost in the upcoming 2024 elections in Ghana is distasteful, divisive and disappointing. The Minister’s comments threaten to dissipate Ghana’s democratic consolidation, peace and stability garnered over three decades since the advent of the Fourth Republic. The Minister…

MFWA petitions Ghana’s Attorney General over detained journalist Noah Dameh

Safety of JournalistsApr 6, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has appealed to Ghana’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice to intervene to end the persecution of journalist Noah Dameh who has been remanded in custody. The Magistrate Court in Tema on March 30, 2023, remanded for two weeks Dameh, who is the Deputy Station Coordinator of Radio…

The laws were supposed to attack ‘fake news.’ Now they are jailing journalists

Safety of JournalistsApr 4, 20232KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Written by our programme officer, Kwaku Krobea Asante, this article was originally published by Poynter, host of the International Fact-Checking Network, where MFWA's Fact-Check Ghana is a member. The piece was published in commemoration of International Fact-Checking Day, held April 2 each year to recognise the work of fact-checkers worldwide. In the wee hours of…

Ghana: MFWA calls on Authorities to end prosecution of Journalist Noah Dameh

Safety of JournalistsApr 3, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply concerned about the remand for two weeks of Noah Dameh, who is accused of defaming Ghanaian businessman Daniel McKorley, and urges Ghana’s Attorney General to intervene to end the persecution of the journalist. Dameh, the Deputy Station Coordinator of Radio Ada, a community radio based in…

Ghana: MFWA disappointed with outcome of Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ defamation suit

Press FreedomMar 20, 20232KViews 0Likes 0Comments

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has read the March 15, 2023, ruling of the High Court on the defamation case brought by journalist Anas Aremayaw Anas against the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, and wishes to make the following comments: As an organisation that works to promote the rights…

Help reduce the killer tariffs – MFWA, partners petition Guinea Bissau President

Press FreedomMar 9, 2023792Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), and four other media professional organisations in Guinea Bissau, have appealed to President Umaro Cissoko Embalo to intervene and ensure a reduction in the country’s new media licensing fees that the petitioners consider to be excessive and potentially crippling. In October 2022, the authorities in Guinea announced the…

Video: Message on International Women’s Day 2023

Digital RightsMar 8, 2023540Views 0Likes 0Comments

On the occasion of international women’s day, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) congratulates all women in West Africa. This year’s celebrations are running under the theme: ‘DIGITALL: innovation and technology for gender equality.’ In line with the theme, the MFWA urges governments in West Africa to develop the internet infrastructure in their countries…

#IWD2023: Gov’ts, Service providers must commit to ensuring digital gender equality

Digital RightsMar 8, 2023738Views 0Likes 0Comments

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) celebrates all women across West Africa. This year, the commemoration of international women’s day is running under the theme: ‘DIGITALL: innovation and technology for gender equality.’ It couldn’t have been more appropriate for the world to adopt a call to action…

Accountability journalism compels 294 public officeholders into declaring assets

Investigative JournalismFeb 23, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

A count of the number of public officeholders who have lined up to declare their assets after The Fourth Estate reported widespread noncompliance with Ghana’s asset declaration law has hit 294. From judges to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), through to Members of Parliament and presidential staffers, the officeholders who are being whipped…

Press freedom under the 4th Republic in Ghana: Repression, redemption, depression

Press FreedomFeb 17, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Press freedom in Ghana has seen mixed fortunes under the Fourth Republic. While the country’s 1992 Constitution which ushered in the Fourth Republic provides strong safeguards for the freedom and independence of the media, these are not fully respected in practice. With democracy still nascent, the human rights and freedom of expression situation remained tenuous…

VIDEO: Message to the media on World Radio Day 2023

Media and Good GovernanceFeb 10, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

February 13, 2023 is World Radio Day. The day has been set aside to celebrate the invaluable contribution of radio to humanity, development and democracy. In recognition of the ability of radio to build harmony and sustain peace in the face of tension and conflict, this year’s celebration is focused on the theme: Radio and…

Network disruptions: How Gov’ts in West Africa violated internet rights in 2022

Digital RightsFeb 10, 20232KViews 0Likes 0Comments

In 2022, five African countries were plunged into spells of cyber disruptions that affected the lives and livelihoods of at least 30 million of the continent’s people. Three out of the five countries which experienced the disruptions are in West Africa. Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone together accounted for five (5) new disruptions while a…

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