WEST AFRICASA vlogger takes Highway Africa Digital Journalism award
[Simone Puterman] BREAKING NEWS: Khaya Dlanga, YouTube vlogger, Thoughtleader blogger and MetropolitanRepublic Johannesburg creative, has scooped the SABC-Highway Africa New Media Award in the Student/Individual category, it was announced this evening, Tuesday, 9 September 2007, at the awards ceremony at the 1820 Settlers' Monument in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. The other two winners were Nirmal Shah from Seychelles for Nature Seychelles (www.natureseychelles.org) in the Non-profit category and Togo's Noel Kokou Tadegnon for Sites Média (www.mediatogo.info) in the Corporate category. 9 Sep 2008 23:48
WEST AFRICARecent attacks on the media in West Africa
Paul Abayomi Ogundeji, an editorial board member of the Lagos-based daily ThisDay, was shot dead on 17 August 2008 in a Lagos suburb while driving home. Nigerian police say unidentified armed robbers who had earlier stolen another car ambushed and shot him, but his family and others suspect police involvement, says Media Rights Agenda (MRA). 8 Sep 2008 13:23
WEST AFRICAIFJ calls on Senegal to end intimidation of media
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the Senegalese authorities to put an end to the attacks on media and independent journalists and to build a new relationship with journalists. The call comes after a police raid of a print house to prevent distribution of the newspaper L'As and the interrogation of the paper's publisher. 25 Aug 2008 15:48
WEST AFRICAMauritania junta tightens grip on media - critics
Nouakchott: Mauritania's ruling junta is censoring the media and stage-managing public rallies as it tries to show popular support for this month's coup and deflect a tide of anger from Western donors, critics in the country say. 21 Aug 2008 14:27
WEST AFRICAMFWA lawyer Femi Falana wins Bernard Simons Award
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) announced that Femi Falana, a founding member of its Lawyers Network for the Defence of Media and Journalists in West Africa, won the 2008 Bernard Simons Memorial Award for his contributions to human rights in his home country, Nigeria, and West Africa. 21 Aug 2008 09:25
WEST AFRICASenegal ruling party calls for anti-media campaign
Dakar: Senegal's ruling party wants to crack down on media critical of the government by blocking advertising revenues, checking they pay their taxes and urging supporters to cancel subscriptions to newspapers. 30 Jul 2008 10:11
WEST AFRICA1st Africa Media Literacy Conference
The Youth Media and Communication Initiative (YMCI) in collaboration with the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and the British Council, Nigeria, began its first Africa Media Literacy Conference yesterday, 29 July 2008. 30 Jul 2008 10:05
WEST AFRICAMedia watchdog welcomes Ghana's right-based court
A sub-regional media freedom body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), on Thursday welcomed the creation of a Human Rights Court in Ghana. 18 Jul 2008 09:36
WEST AFRICACNN Multichoice African Journalist 2008 finalists
Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Competition were announced today, 15 May 2008, by Azubuike Ishiekwene, Chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition, now in its 13th year, received a record 1912 entries from 44 countries throughout the African continent, including French- and Portuguese-speaking Africa. 15 May 2008 16:04
WEST AFRICADraft media reform laws presented to the Liberian National Legislature
[Michael Kpayili] Three draft media laws that seek to strengthen the improvement of freedom of Information have finally been submitted to the National Legislature for possible passage into law. 7 May 2008 13:33
WEST AFRICAJournalists barred from covering Gambia's opening of Parliament
A group of journalists working with privately-owned Banjul-based newspapers were barred from covering President Yahya Jammeh's annual opening of The Gambia's Parliament on 28 March 2008. 2 Apr 2008 12:41
WEST AFRICAWAN protests against press crackdown in Tibet
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) and World Editors Forum (WEF) have protested to Chinese President Hu Jintao against the crackdown on coverage of events in Tibet and the banning of foreign media, in violation of international agreements, Chinese law and China's Olympic promises. 26 Mar 2008 09:08
WEST AFRICAChad govt issues new press law
The Chadian government has adopted a new press law by decree which does not abolish prison terms for press offences, but instead makes the sentences much longer and makes it harder to launch a newspaper. 29 Feb 2008 11:22
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