Media Foundation for West Africa

Promoting Freedom of Expression, Media Development and Good Governance in West Africa

[The Fourth Estate @fourthestategh]

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#thebigpush #solesourcing

[Media Foundation for West Africa @TheMFWA]

We keep training journalists. But they return to newsrooms where the culture undoes it all.

This is one of the toughest challenges in media development today.

How can we change this?

Our ED @sulemana weighs in at the #GhanaMediaSummit by @CJIDAfrica

Watch his submission below.

#MediaDevelopment #Journalism

[Media Foundation for West Africa @TheMFWA]

New partnership!

MFWA has teamed up with @UnwantedWitness and @DPC_Ghana to organise the 8th Privacy Symposium Africa.

The Symposium is themed: "Money. Data. Control."
Date: 25–26 Nov 2026

Read full press release here: https://t.co/K4MDRhEmgw

[Media Foundation for West Africa @TheMFWA]

New partnership!

MFWA has teamed up with @UnwantedWitness and @DPC_Ghana to organise the 8th Privacy Symposium Africa.

The Symposium is themed: "Money. Data. Control."
Date: 25–26 Nov 2026

Read full press release here: https://t.co/K4MDRhEmgw

[IFEX @IFEX]

#WestAfrica 🌍 @TheMFWA marks five years since launching @fourthestategh a non-profit public interest investigative journalism project, which has resulted in recovered public resources, policy reforms, stronger accountability and better governance.

https://t.co/XfResOsmtu

[The Fourth Estate @fourthestategh]

In a dimly lit bar in Kwabenya on the outskirts of Accra, Fola (not her real name) realised the promise that had brought her from Nigeria was a lie.

She had arrived in Ghana less than two weeks earlier, believing she would work with Sandy – her Ghanaian contact – in a salon in Nsawam. Africans& Diaspora
“She said when I come, she will let me attend to some of her customers and they will pay me… we never discussed prostitution any day,” Fola tells The Fourth Estate.

The night after she arrived, Sandy took her to a bar, pointed to a man, and told her to follow him home.

“This is not what we discussed,” Fola recalled. “She said I had to do it to pay for my transport into Ghana.”
By dawn, the man had slept with her twice. He paid her GHS250. When Fola returned, Sandy took the entire amount and recorded it in a notebook as “Fola’s work done.”

Within 48 hours, Fola had become another victim of a trafficking network exploiting the hopes of young women seeking a better life.

READ MORE FROM: https://t.co/k5j5ss1jaa

[Media Foundation for West Africa @TheMFWA]

Five years ago, we launched @fourthestategh to prove a simple but ambitious idea: that rigorous, independent investigative journalism is one of society's most powerful tools for promoting transparency, accountability, and good governance.

The results speak for themselves.

In this piece, our Executive Director, @sulemana, tells the story of The Fourth Estate's impact.

Read the story here: https://t.co/9kirlXvaZY

#InvestigativeJournalism #TheFourthEstate #Ghana #Governance #Accountability #MediaDevelopment

[Media Foundation for West Africa @TheMFWA]

Juntamo-nos ao resto de África para desejar a Cabo Verde um Feliz Dia da Independência!

Que os próximos anos tragam progresso e desenvolvimento contínuos para todos.

Parabéns, Cabo Verde! 🎉

#CaboVerde #DiaDaIndependência

[Media Foundation for West Africa @TheMFWA]

We join the rest of Africa to wish Cape Verde a Happy Independence Day!

May the years ahead bring continued progress and development for all.

Parabéns, Cabo Verde! 🎉

#CapeVerde #IndependenceDay

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Nous nous joignons au reste de l'Afrique pour souhaiter une bonne fête de l'Indépendance au Cap-Vert !

Que les années à venir soient synonymes de progrès et de développement pour tous.

Parabéns, Cap-Vert ! 🎉

[Media Foundation for West Africa @TheMFWA]

Applications are open for the 9th edition of our Next Generation Investigative Journalism (NGIJ) Fellowship! 🎓

A fully funded, 3-month residential program for young journalists & professionals ready to dig into accountability & anti-corruption reporting.

Apply/share:
https://t.co/drMFxCrHaQ

#PAIReD #EUandYouAgainstCorruption #FightingCorruptionInGhana #NGIJ #NGIJAt5 #9thNGIJCohort

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

NEW! @TheMFWA has reopened applications for young female journalism graduates, early career journalists and other young professionals with a passion for accountability journalism in Ghana to join its 12-month mentorship programme.

Apply by July 4. https://t.co/SrpO1LgO0c

[The ICIR @TheICIR]

The Media Foundation for West Africa @TheMFWA in partnership with South Africa based Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ), invites applications from journalists across Anglophone West Africa for a three-day capacity-building workshop on reporting critically on the multiple dimensions of Africa-China relations.
https://t.co/YQxnX4rVZW

[Media Foundation for West Africa @TheMFWA]

Onde termina a liberdade de expressão e onde começa o discurso de ódio? O nosso novo vídeo esclarece essa questão.

Mostra o que é o discurso de ódio, como identificá-lo e por que é importante.

Veja e partilhe.📷

#NoToHateSpeech #hatespeechisnotfreespeech #NotToHate #HateIsTaught #IDCHS2026 #CounteringHateSpeech

[Media Foundation for West Africa @TheMFWA]

Où s'arrête la liberté d'expression et où commence le discours de haine ?

Découvrez notre nouvelle vidéo pour comprendre ce qu'est le discours de haine, apprendre à l'identifier et pourquoi il est important de le combattre.

Regardez-la et partagez-la.👇

#NoToHateSpeech #hatespeechisnotfreespeech #NotToHate #HateIsTaught #IDCHS2026 #CounteringHateSpeech

[Media Foundation for West Africa @TheMFWA]

Where does free speech end and hate speech begin?

Our new video breaks it down, showing you what it is, how to spot it, and why it matters.

Watch and share👇

#NoToHateSpeech #hatespeechisnotfreespeech #NotToHate #HateIsTaught #IDCHS2026 #CounteringHateSpeech

[Media Foundation for West Africa @TheMFWA]

Applications have REOPENED for our Investigative Journalism Mentorship Programme for Women!

This round is open to female journalists in the Eastern, Central, Ashanti, Bono East, Savannah, Northern & Upper West Regions.

Interested or know someone who is? Share this with them!

Full details and how to apply: https://t.co/k4w94C0413

[CDD-Ghana @CDDGha]

Dr. Kojo Asante, Director of Policy Engagement and Partnerships at CDD-Ghana, joined a panel discussion on day two of the ongoing Ghana Civil Society Forum, where discussions centered on how CSOs and development partners can mobilize resources for inclusive development.

Addressing the gathering, Dr. Asante called for greater transparency, gender-responsive budgeting, and stronger alliances between civil society, government, and the private sector.

This year's convening is held under the theme, "Reimagining Partnerships for Democratic Consolidation & Inclusive Development."

Key recommendations from the forum are being consolidated for broader stakeholder action.

#GhanaCSOForum26
#GhanaCSF26 #CivilSocietyStrengthening
@TheMFWA

[Media Foundation for West Africa @TheMFWA]

Day 2 of the @GhanaCSFourm 2026!

Our Executive Director, @sulemana participated in the high-level plenary on the Future of Civic Action, where he shared perspectives on how citizens, institutions, and partnerships can work together to strengthen democratic governance and advance inclusive development in Ghana.

@STARGhana @wacsi @CDDGha @oxfaminghana @FCDOGovUK , @GACC_GHANA

#GCSF2026 #ReimaginingPartnerships #DemocraticGovernance
#InclusiveDevelopment