Empowering Media and Voices for Public Good Freedom of Expression & Digital Rights Media for Democracy & Good Governance Our Impact GhanaInvestigation by our accountability journalism project triggers presidential review of multimillion-dollar contract BeninBeneficiary of our DPI story production grants wins human rights award NigeriaAlumnus of our DPI Journalism Fellowship wins top award with digital payments story GhanaOur investigative journalism project’s exposé named among GIJN’s 2025 most impactful stories More Impact Stories Our Priorities Freedom of Expression & Digital Rights Media for Democracy & Good Governance Media for Peace & Social Cohesion Issues in Focus “Exile must not become the norm”: West African journalists warn West Africa International Women’s Day 2026: We must safeguard women against online gender-based violence 30 journalists trained in data journalism, fact-checking to strengthen anti-corruption reporting Our Founder, Professor Kwame Karikari, Honoured with The Africa Editors Forum Lifetime Service Award MFWA, partners train 500 media professionals to foster information integrity in West Africa More Issues in Focus Country Highlights Sierra Leone: Opposition flagbearer aspirant denied bail for the fourth time Burkina Faso: Dissolution of political parties deepens democratic erosion Sierra Leone: Regulator rules national broadcaster must compensate journalist for unlawful terminationGhana: TikTok content creator arrested over false claims about police More Country Highlights Latest From Our Partners Gambia Press Union (GPU) raises concerns over arrest, detention of editor SLAJ engages Attorney General on proposed constitutional chapter for press freedom IPC, CSOs coalition in Nigeria urge National Assembly to safeguard integrity of 2027 elections More From Our Partners Opportunities Call for Vendors: Prequalification of Service Providers and Vendors CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Financial Data Analysts/Financial Experts to Produce Analytical Reports for Accountability Journalism Request for Proposals: Consultant for the development and roll out of a membership programme for The Fourth Estate, a non-profit, public interest journalism project of the MFWA More Opportunities