IFEX - West Africa http://www.ifex.org/west_africa/region/ West Africa en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:50:35 GMT Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:50:35 GMT 100 <![CDATA[Nigeria - Airport officials lock out journalists, hold equipment]]> http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/02/09/journalists_locked_out/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/02/09/journalists_locked_out/ <![CDATA[Mauritania - ANHRI condemns detention of activist]]> http://www.ifex.org/mauritania/2012/02/09/biran_detained/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/mauritania/2012/02/09/biran_detained/ <![CDATA[Nigeria - French journalists detained, thrown out of restive state]]> http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/02/07/french_journalists_detained/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:47:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/02/07/french_journalists_detained/ <![CDATA[Cameroon - Coup charges against writer dropped, still faces military tribunal]]> http://www.ifex.org/cameroon/2012/02/07/coup_charges_dropped/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:52:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cameroon/2012/02/07/coup_charges_dropped/ <![CDATA[Côte d'Ivoire - Two detained journalists released]]> http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2012/02/03/sanga_coulibaly_released/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:37:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2012/02/03/sanga_coulibaly_released/ <![CDATA[Côte d'Ivoire - Newspaper editor arrested for publishing "confidential information"]]> http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2012/02/01/sanga_arrested/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:02:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2012/02/01/sanga_arrested/ <![CDATA[Senegal - Rights activist detained over opposition protests]]> http://www.ifex.org/senegal/2012/01/31/tine_detained/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:36:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/senegal/2012/01/31/tine_detained/ <![CDATA[The Gambia - Former minister gets life sentence for seditious T-shirt]]> http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2012/01/25/janneh_jailed/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:52:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2012/01/25/janneh_jailed/ <![CDATA[Nigeria - Journalist killed while covering terrorist bombings]]> http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/25/akogwu_killed/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:44:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/25/akogwu_killed/ <![CDATA[Cameroon - Writer detained, faces up to 50 years in prison]]> http://www.ifex.org/cameroon/2012/01/24/meyomesse_detained/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:19:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cameroon/2012/01/24/meyomesse_detained/ <![CDATA[Senegal - Two journalists given suspended prison terms]]> http://www.ifex.org/senegal/2012/01/23/journalists_sentenced/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:35:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/senegal/2012/01/23/journalists_sentenced/ <![CDATA[Nigeria - TV reporter killed while covering Kano suicide bombings]]> http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/23/journalists_killed/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:58:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/23/journalists_killed/ <![CDATA[Senegal - Jailed opposition activist receives presidential pardon ]]> http://www.ifex.org/senegal/2012/01/19/seck_pardoned/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/senegal/2012/01/19/seck_pardoned/ <![CDATA[The Gambia - Former minister gets life imprisonment for demanding an end to the dictatorship]]> http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2012/01/19/janneh_life_imprisonment/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2012/01/19/janneh_life_imprisonment/ <![CDATA[Nigeria - Call for release of labour activists]]> http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/17/ugwu_charged/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:02:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/17/ugwu_charged/ <![CDATA[Nigeria - #OccupyNigeria protesters take on news media coverage]]> http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/17/occupy_nigeria/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:29:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2012/01/17/occupy_nigeria/ <![CDATA[Liberia - "National Chronicle" editor briefly detained, faces criminal complaint]]> http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/01/17/mortee_charged/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:58:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/01/17/mortee_charged/ <![CDATA[Ghana - National security officials violently assault photojournalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/ghana/2012/01/16/lawson_assaulted/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:57:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ghana/2012/01/16/lawson_assaulted/ <![CDATA[Equatorial Guinea - Concern about rights violations on eve of Africa Cup]]> http://www.ifex.org/equatorial_guinea/2012/01/16/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:54:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/equatorial_guinea/2012/01/16/ <![CDATA[Côte d'Ivoire - Human remains found not to be those of missing journalist]]> http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2012/01/13/dna_testing/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:45:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2012/01/13/dna_testing/ <![CDATA[The Gambia - Newspaper journalist charged with criminal defamation]]> http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2012/01/12/jallow_charged/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:19:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2012/01/12/jallow_charged/ <![CDATA[Côte d'Ivoire - Human remains found could be those of missing journalist Guy-André Kieffer]]> http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2012/01/09/kieffer_case/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:41:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2012/01/09/kieffer_case/ <![CDATA[Gabon - Two media outlets suspended for opposition coverage]]> http://www.ifex.org/gabon/2012/01/09/media_suspended/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:43:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/gabon/2012/01/09/media_suspended/ <![CDATA[Côte d'Ivoire - TV presenter provisionally released after being held for five months]]> http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2012/01/02/aboa_released_bail/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:03:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2012/01/02/aboa_released_bail/ <![CDATA[Mauritania - Moroccan journalist expelled]]> http://www.ifex.org/mauritania/2011/12/27/journalist_expelled/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:55:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/mauritania/2011/12/27/journalist_expelled/ <![CDATA[Guinea - Police pursue publisher over article critical of President Condé]]> http://www.ifex.org/guinea/2011/12/21/mamadou_bah_arrest_warrant/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:14:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/guinea/2011/12/21/mamadou_bah_arrest_warrant/ <![CDATA[Liberia - Clergyman assaults journalists, seizes camera]]> http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/12/19/journalists_assaulted/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:46:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/12/19/journalists_assaulted/ <![CDATA[The Gambia - Authorities fail to find editor's killers after seven years]]> http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2011/12/16/hydara_seventh_anniversary/ Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:25:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2011/12/16/hydara_seventh_anniversary/ <![CDATA[Benin - Benin press regulators halt publication of daily "Le Béninois libéré"]]> http://www.ifex.org/benin/2011/12/15/newspaper_closed/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:26:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/benin/2011/12/15/newspaper_closed/ <![CDATA[Côte d'Ivoire - Court frees detained pro-opposition journalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2011/12/09/notre_voie_case_dismissed/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:18:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2011/12/09/notre_voie_case_dismissed/ <![CDATA[Sierra Leone - Two pastors assault newspaper editor; community radio journalists attacked]]> http://www.ifex.org/sierra_leone/2011/12/07/kabia_assaulted/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/sierra_leone/2011/12/07/kabia_assaulted/ <![CDATA[Ghana - Journalists attacked by angry mob]]> http://www.ifex.org/ghana/2011/12/02/journalists_assaulted/ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:33:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ghana/2011/12/02/journalists_assaulted/ <![CDATA[Africa - Nigerien president endorses Table Mountain declaration, calls for repeal of criminal defamation ]]> http://www.ifex.org/africa/2011/12/01/table_mountain_declaration/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:09:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/africa/2011/12/01/table_mountain_declaration/ <![CDATA[Côte d'Ivoire - "Notre Voie" journalists charged for insulting President Ouattara]]> http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2011/12/01/notre_voie_charges/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2011/12/01/notre_voie_charges/ <![CDATA[The Gambia - On election day, president displays contempt for press freedom ]]> http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2011/11/29/presidential_contempt/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:45:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2011/11/29/presidential_contempt/ <![CDATA[Côte d'Ivoire - Opposition journalists detained for insulting President Ouattara ]]> http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2011/11/29/notre_voie_targeted/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:11:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2011/11/29/notre_voie_targeted/ <![CDATA[Liberia - Freedom of information conference brings together participants from Bomi and Cape Mount counties]]> http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/28/foi_campaign/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:51:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/28/foi_campaign/ <![CDATA[Liberia - Opposition "blacklist" targets media houses ]]> http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/28/cdc_blacklist/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:30:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/28/cdc_blacklist/ <![CDATA[Côte d'Ivoire - Jailed journalist denied bail, others summoned and threatened]]> http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2011/11/24/aboa_denied_bail/ Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:01:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/cote_divoire/2011/11/24/aboa_denied_bail/ <![CDATA[Liberia - CEMESP cautiously welcomes re-opening of four media houses]]> http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/17/broadcasters_reopened/ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:01:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/17/broadcasters_reopened/ <![CDATA[Senegal - ARTICLE 19 calls for free flow of information in discussions on water privatisation]]> http://www.ifex.org/senegal/2011/11/15/water_privatisation_information/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:54:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/senegal/2011/11/15/water_privatisation_information/ <![CDATA[Nigeria - Journalist arrested over articles about alleged football corruption]]> http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2011/11/14/fashikun_arrest/ Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:46:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2011/11/14/fashikun_arrest/ <![CDATA[Liberia - Fire destroys radio station]]> http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/10/elwa_radio_fire/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:49:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/10/elwa_radio_fire/ <![CDATA[Sierra Leone - Edition of newspaper seized by police]]> http://www.ifex.org/sierra_leone/2011/11/10/global_times_seized/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:36:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/sierra_leone/2011/11/10/global_times_seized/ <![CDATA[Liberia - Journalists caught in the middle of political rivalries at election time]]> http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/09/journalists_targeted_elections/ Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:01:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/09/journalists_targeted_elections/ <![CDATA[Liberia - Seven media outlets suspended on eve of presidential elections]]> http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/08/media_outlets_closed/ Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:51:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/08/media_outlets_closed/ <![CDATA[Togo - RSF condemns exorbitant damages award against weekly ]]> http://www.ifex.org/togo/2011/11/07/independant_express_damages/ Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:53:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/togo/2011/11/07/independant_express_damages/ <![CDATA[Equatorial Guinea - Concern over politically motivated arrest of opposition member ahead of referendum ]]> http://www.ifex.org/equatorial_guinea/2011/11/04/abaga_arrested/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:53:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/equatorial_guinea/2011/11/04/abaga_arrested/ <![CDATA[Liberia - Politician files US$10 million libel suit against newspaper]]> http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/04/liberian_journal_lawsuit/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:15:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/04/liberian_journal_lawsuit/ <![CDATA[Liberia - Newspaper risks being shut down over US$1.5 million fine]]> http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/03/frontpage_africa_court_order/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:46:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/03/frontpage_africa_court_order/