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Empowering Media and Voices for Public Good

Freedom of Expression
& Digital Rights Media for Democracy
& Good Governance Media for Peace
& Social Cohesion

Our Impact

Nigeria
Teaching hospital in Nigeria pilots e-registration after our DPI Journalism Fellow’s story
Ghana
Amplifying forgotten voices: Stories from our six NGIJ Fellowships
Nigeria
7,000 market women in Northern Nigeria access PoS machines after DPI Journalism Fellow’s report
More Impact Stories

Our Priorities

Freedom of Expression & Digital Rights

Media for Democracy & Good Governance

Media for Peace & Social Cohesion

Issues in Focus

Guinea Bissau: MFWA hosts national forum with state actors, security agencies to advance journalist safety ahead of 2025 elections
IDEI 2025: MFWA calls for action to end AI-facilitated gender-based violence against women journalists
WAMECA 2025: MFWA withdraws award for Telecoms and ICTs category winning story
15 journalists selected for 2025/2026 DPI Journalism Fellowship
More Issues in Focus

Country Highlights

Northern Mali journalist, survivor of 2012 terrorist attack, arrested
Niger: Seven arrested over leaked press briefing invitation
Guinea-Bissau: Suspension of Portuguese media outlets persists
Côte d’Ivoire: Activist targeted in attempted abduction ahead of presidential elections
More Country Highlights

Latest From Our Partners

Gambian Press Union trains forty journalists on physical, online safety
IPC, partners call for independent sanctions regime in Nigeria’s FOI Amendment Bills
Maison de la Presse denounces opacity around junta’s re-allotment of audiovisual frequencies
More From Our Partners

Opportunities

Call for Consultant: Study on Safety Policies and Mechanisms in News Media Organisations in Ghana and Development of a Model Safety of Journalists Policy for Adaptation by Newsrooms
Call for Consultant: Baseline Study on Women’s Access and Use of the Internet and Participation in Digital Spaces in Togo
Call for Application: Editor for Digital Public Infrastructure Journalism Fellowship in Nigeria
More Opportunities
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