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Kindly follow
@factcheck_ghana
to read their latest reports on COVID-19, politics and more.
#FactcheckGhana
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Best Investigative Reporting goes to
@fisayosoyombo
! Congrats Fisayo for a great job done!
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A finalist,
@fisayosoyombo
has been awarded a citation for his contribution towards excellent journalism in West Africa.
#WAMECA2020
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📢📣🔉🔔Here are the finalists for
#WAMECA2021
💫💫
The winners will be announced on October 22 at the Awards ceremony in Accra, Ghana.
Kindly register to participate in the Awards:
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Are all Face Masks Capable of Preventing Spread of COVID-19?
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Muhammed Akinyemi, HumAngle Media, Nigeria, Winner,West African journalist of the year at
#WAMECA2023
.
#MediaAndDemocracy
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Congratulations to
@theprincelyx
of
@HumAngle_
from
#Nigeria
for making the list of the
#WAMECA2023
Finalists.
#MediaandDemocracy
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Fisayo Soyombo, The cable, Nigeria has been adjudged the Best reporter, Investigative Reporting category at the annual
#WAMECA2020
.
#WAMECA2020
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Seven journalists killed, 100s abused while impunity reigns: the sordid press freedom record of Nigeria’s Buhari
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Musa Ngom, Senegal has been adjudged the Best Reporter, Health Reporting at the annual
#WAMECA2020
.
#WAMECA2020
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Muhammed Akinyemi, HumAngle Media, Winner, Environmental Reporting,
#WAMECA2023
.
#MediaAndDemocracy
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Congratulations to
@AkinpeluYusuph
of
@PremiumTimesng
of
#Nigeria
for making the list of the
#WAMECA2023
Finalists.
#MediaAndDemocracy
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Congratulations to
@KindoB
of
@MoussoNews
in
#BurkinaFaso
for making the list of the
#WAMECA2022
Finalists
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Congratulations to
@niyi_oyedeji
of
@TheICIR
#Nigeria
for making the list of the
#WAMECA2022
Finalists.
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Congratulations,
@KunleBajo
for winning the WAMECA award in the telecommunications category.
#WAMECA2019
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Fighting Misinformation on COVID-19: How MFWA Did It
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Arrest of Citi FM/TV Journalists Adds to a Growing Trend of Press Freedom Embarrassment in Ghana
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Earlier today Our Executive Director,
@sulemana
, was with the ECOWAS Elections Observation Team in Sierra Leone while citizens cast their votes for the presidential and parliamentary elections.
#MFWAMissions
#SierraLeoneDecides2023
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In the first quarter of 2022,
#Ghana
topped the list of Freedom of Expression violations in W/Africa.
In the photo below(L-R), Oheneba Bernie, show host, was jailed; Eric Gyantuah, radio presenter, was assaulted; Bobie Ansah, radio presenter, was detained
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Congratulations to
@AkinpeluYusuph
of
@PremiumTimesng
in
#Nigeria
for making the list of the
#WAMECA2022
Finalists
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Freelance Journalist
@Manasseh_Azure
has for the second time, been adjudged the Overall Best Winner, West African Journalist of the Year 2020.
#WAMECA2020
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@tv3_ghana
‘s Adwoa Adobea-Owusu has also been shortlisted for the 4th edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards
#WAMECA2020
.
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DSP Sheila Abayie-Buckman, Director of Public Affairs of the
@GhPoliceService
, is presenting on the preparations the Service has made so far towards
#Ghana
’s 2020 Elections.
#IssuesNotInsults
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Congratulations 🎊💫🎉 to the 20 journalists who have been selected for the Digital Public Infrastructure Journalism Fellowship. The journalists have been selected from 10 countries in West Africa.
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Want to participate at this year’s WAMECA programs? Retweet and like this post for a chance to win FREE tickets to
#WAMECA2019
#MFWA
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@TheMFWA
is calling for application to a six-month residential and non-residential Climate Change Journalism Fellowship aimed at building a pool of young West African journalists skilled in producing impactful reports on climate change. Apply here:
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@fourthestategh
, our accountability journalism project, is making impact in Ghana. But we're thinking of the future.
We're thinking about impactful journalism in W/A- the reason for the Next Generation Investigative Journalism Fellowship, opened to Ghana, Liberia & Sierra Leone
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We believe accountability journalism is the hope for good governance in West Africa.
Investigative journalism fights corruption.
But we dont just wish for it.
We're building the next generation of investigative journalists and you can be part.
Apply now!
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Justice At Last: Gambia Finally Pays Compensation to Families of Ebrima Manneh and Deyda Hydara
@AFEXafrica
@IFEX
@CPJAfrica
@gmpressunion
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Congratulations to
@ZainabJoaque
of
@awokonewspaper
in
#SierraLeone
for making the list of the
#WAMECA2022
Finalists.
Zainab is the first journalist from her country to emerge finalist in the Awards.
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Congratulations to
@OdinakaAnudu
of
@MobilePunch
in
#Nigeria
for making the list of the
#WAMECA2022
Finalists
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Congratulations to
@OluAdanikin
of
@TheICIR
in
#Nigeria
for making the list of the
#WAMECA2022
Finalists
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Press Freedom under Siege in West Africa: 30 Media Workers Arrested in 38 Days
@IFEX
@AFEXafrica
@davidakaye
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There's no such thing as a strong democracy without a strong press. The
@USEmbassyGhana
will work with mfwa to train 100 journalists on peace journalism in the coming year.
-Emily Fertik,
@USEmbassyGhana
at
#WAMECA2023
.
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Congratulations to all the Fellows of the second cohort of the Next Generation Investigative Journalism Fellowship. We wish you well in all your endeavours!
It's a wrap!
#NGIJ2022
#NGIJFellowship2022
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Media practitioners must begin to think about what their role will be with the news about a possible COVID-19 Vaccine – BBC’s Senior Editor Vera Kwakofie
#WAMECA2020
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Despite the challenges with the digital process, there’s a realization that the migration process offers the opportunity to all-George Sarpong, Executive Secretary, National Media Commission
#WAMECA2020
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We have joint winners for the 2021 West African Journalist of the Year.
They are Samad Uthman of Nigeria and Kwetey Nartey of Ghana.
Congratulations!
#WAMECA2021
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We should be concerned about the backsliding of democracy because it has great consequences for the media and our societies as a whole.
@sulemana
, Executive Director of
@TheMFWA
, said as he welcomed guests to
#WAMECA2023
in Accra.
#MediaAndDemocracy
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We are strengthening the capacity of financial and business reporters in Ghana to influence laws, regulations and policies to reduce illicit financial flows in Ghana. The training is funded by
@oxfaminghana
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He was killed by the Lagos task force while covering the
#EndSars
protest in
#Nigeria
. His family found his body at the morgue on Oct. 24, 2020.
Over 970 days later, there's been no justice for journalist Pelumi.
.
@officialABAT
, we need
#JusticeForPelumi
@MRA_Nigeria
@IPCng
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We continued our training workshops on Ghana’s Right to Information (RTI) Law in the country’s mining communities yesterday.
The workshops focused on journalists and radio stations in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipal Assembly. 1/3
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The growing SLAPP in the face of press freedom in
#Nigeria
Press Freedom is under serious attack in Nigeria. The country is becoming one of the dangerous places to practise journalism. Authorities and influential people are using SLAPP to harass and silence journalists
A Thread🧵
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Women are besieged with challenges everywhere when it comes to free expression. Standup comedian, Jacinta Ocansey, tells of how women in the creative arts face sexual harassment every turn of the way.
Watch out for
#WAMECA2023
@Hitz1039FM
@tv3_ghana
@AmeyawDebrah
@PulseGhana
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The United States government is proud to be a long term partner of
@TheMFWA
.
- Virginia E Palmer,
@USEmbassyGhana
#WAMECA2022
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On Thursday, November 9, 2023, the biggest media and journalism conference in West Africa will open in Accra on the theme: MEDIA and DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA.
The Conference will deliberate on the theme focusing on the sessions below.
#WAMECA2023
#MediaDemocracy
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Adwoa Adobea-Owusu,
@joojo17
,
@RichterBeryl
and
@Manasseh_Azure
are the four outstanding Ghanaian journalists whose works were shortlisted for this year’s West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards 2020.
#WAMECA2020
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Media Ethics: Here are the Programmes with Most Violations and the Persons Behind - Media Foundation For West Africa
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A finalist, Adwoa Adobea-Owusu
@tv3_ghana
has been given a citation for her enormous contribution to journalism at the
#WAMECA2020
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We continued our training workshops for citizens on Ghana’s Right to Information (RTI) law last weekend. The MFWA in a two-day workshop trained journalists, teachers, activists, and leaders of the PWD groups in Ejura in the Ashanti Region.
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Ghana finally passes the Right to Information Bill!!
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Congratulations to
@TheKomla_Adom
of
@tv3_ghana
in
#Ghana
for making the list of the
#WAMECA2022
Finalists
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Congratulations to
@Kabiruh1
of
@Premiumtimesngn
from
#Nigeria
for making the list of the
#WAMECA2023
Finalists.
#MediaandDemocracy
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A free and responsible press is the bedrock of any democracy- Virginia Elliott, Counselor for Public Affairs, Embassy of the United States, Ghana,
@USEmbassyGhana
.
#WAMECA2020
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Kelechukwu Iruoma has been adjudged the Best Reporter, Business and SMEs category at the annual
#WAMECA2020
#WAMECA2020
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Congratulations to
@oloksonDeminent
of
@SaharaReporters
of
#Nigeria
for making the list of the
#WAMECA2023
Finalists.
#MediaandDemocracy
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.
@TheMFWA
in partnership with the
@CHRAJGHANA
and the
@UNinGhana
will convene a public forum to mark this year’s International Human Rights Day.
The forum funded by
@EuropeInGhana
& UN in Ghana will host the key rights stakeholders to discuss the State of Human Rights in Ghana.
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It has been reported by
@netblocks
that providers in
#Benin
🇧🇯 have blocked access to social media and other messaging apps ahead of today’s Parliamentary elections. We denounce this act and call on the gov’t to ensure citizens have access to these messaging apps
#keepiton
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We organised a national forum on Women’s Rights Online in Accra,
#Ghana
yesterday. The event which hosted women’s rights groups, CSOs, govt agencies & the media forms part of efforts to bridge the gender digital gap & improve policy framing on issues of women’s rights online 1/2
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Hard-hitting journalist and blogger, Anthonio Aly Silva of Guinea Bissau has been abducted by unknown assailants, assaulted and left for dead by the road side. We urge Guinea Bissau authorities to immediately investigate this crime and bring the perpetrators to book.
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On Wednesday, March 27, we are holding a national public forum on countering mis/disinformation and propaganda narratives in Ghana's 2024 elections at the Accra International Conference Centre.
The event will also be streamed live on
@Joy997FM
. Join us!
@FCDOGovUK
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We are urging the government of
#Ghana
to ensure the Right to Information Law is functional, after passing it exactly two years ago today.
#MakeRTILawWork
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Congratulations 🎉 💥to
@niyi_oyedeji
of
@TheICIR
, Nigeria for making the list of finalists for
#WAMECA2021
.
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The winners will be announced on Oct. 22 at the Awards ceremony in Accra.
Kindly register to participate in the Awards:
…
#WAMECAAT5
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The first session on COVID-19 and the media in Africa is starting now. Join
@benkoku
,
@khadijapatel
, Simon Martha Mkina and Baye Gueye as they share different perspectives on the subject.
#WAMECA2020
#MFWA
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Nigerian female journalist wins West African Journalist of the Year
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A cross section of
#WAMECA2021
finalists who have been inducted into the MFWA Journalism for Change Program.
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Congratulations Cletus Umoh Ukpong who has just been named WAMECA Award winner for best Investigative reporting.
#WAMECA2019
@CletusUkpong
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Graduates of MFWA's 3rd ‘Investigative Journalism Fellowship’ empowered to drive accountability reporting
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...And
@Manasseh_Azure
Awuni of
@JOYNEWSONTV
wins the Best West African Journalist of the Year!!!
#WAMECA2018
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Congratulations to
@EmmanuelAyamga_
of
@PulseGhana
from
#Ghana
for making the list of the
#WAMECA2023
Finalists.
#MediaandDemocracy
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From us to you all:
#EmbraceEquity
Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
to all women!
#IWD2023
@IFEX
@AFEXafrica
@CPJAfrica
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Congratulations to
@EmmanuelAyamga_
, winner of the migration reporting category at
#WAMECA2023
.
Read more here:
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If you are a young Ghanaian passionate about independent journalism, here's an opportunity.
Join the 4th edition of our Next Generation Investigative Journalism Fellowship.
Apply now!
#NGIJ
#NGIJFellowship
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MFWA and its Burkina Faso partner organisation, CNP-NZ, today held a Forum on Security of Journalists in Burkina Faso. The forum which hosted key media stakeholders made recommendations to addressing the worsening safety of journalists situation in the country.
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A court in Dakar,
#Senegal
on Tuesday ordered a temporary release of journalist Pape Alé Niang. The journalist was arrested again on December 19, 2022, after he was released from a 6-week detention.
#FreePapeAleNiang
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We are urging the government of
#Senegal
to keep an opened, secured and undisrupted internet on election day tomorrow. Free flow of information will make the election transparent and credible.
@Macky_Sall
#KeepItOn
#NoInternetShutdown
#Senegaldecides
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It's our 25th Anniversary!!!💥💫📣
This documentary highlights the impact the MFWA has had on the media, democracy, and freedom of expression landscape of West Africa after 25 years.
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Congratulations to
@TheKomla_Adom
of
@tv3_ghana
from
#Ghana
for making the list of the
#WAMECA2023
Finalists.
#MediaandDemocracy
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We welcome
@Rose_Aryeetey
and
@JoojoImpraim
to the MFWA team.
Kojo Impraim (PhD) has been appointed as the Director of Research and Advocacy and Rosemond Ebi-Adwo Aryeetey has joined as a Senior Programme Manager for Partnerships and Outreach.
More here:
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