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The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is an international non-governmental organization based in Accra, Ghana, and was founded in 1997. [1] It campaigns against violations and attacks on freedom of the press in West Africa. [1] Kwame Karikari was the former chairman of the organization. [2]
Mass media in Liberia include the press, radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Much of Liberia's communications infrastructure was destroyed or plundered during the two civil wars (1989–1996 and 1999–2003). [ 1 ]
Africa portal; Articles on the media of each African country appear with the title "Media of [name of country]", for example: Media of Nigeria, Media of Côte d'Ivoire, Media of Burkina Faso. Lists of newspapers of Africa; List of radio stations in Africa; List of television stations in Africa; African Union of Broadcasting; Internet in Africa
This is a list of television stations in Africa. Many African countries have various television stations both public and private in nature. The management of these stations vary across countries. In some parts of Africa, radio is a more common form of news and media; see the list of radio stations in Africa for more information.
The West African Journalists Association (WAJA) is a sub regional organization that is created to represent journalists' associations and unions in 16 countries. The union operates in 16 countries that make up Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS). The association was founded in 1986, in Darkar, Senegal. [1] [2]
West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) is a trans-territorial, sub-regional broadcaster based in Dakar, Senegal.WADR is a project of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) set up in 2003 to protect and defend the ideals of democratic and open societies by disseminating development information through a network of community radios in the West African sub-region.
[10] The Media Foundation of West Africa (MFWA) was against the decision made by the Bakina Faso authorities. [ 11 ] US Organisation Human Rights Watch also stood against the decision, reporting that the military government's decision to suspend France 24 was illegal because such decisions come from the Superior Council for Communication ...
Additionally, a mentionable amount of foreign media, especially South African, is available. Online media are mostly based on print publication contents. Namibia has a state-owned Press Agency, called NAMPA. [2] Overall c. 500 journalists work in the country. [3] Compared to neighbouring countries, Namibia has a large degree of media freedom.