{"id":51905,"date":"2026-08-18T10:11:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.mfwa.org\/?post_type=reports&#038;p=51905"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:37:50","slug":"mfwa-annual-report-2025","status":"publish","type":"reports","link":"https:\/\/demo.mfwa.org\/fr\/reports\/mfwa-annual-report-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"MFWA Annual Report &#8211; 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: var(--theme-font-p_font-family); font-style: var(--theme-font-p_font-style); letter-spacing: var(--theme-font-p_letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--theme-font-p_text-transform);\">In 2025, the Media Foundation for West Africa continued to advance press freedom, accountable governance, and social justice across the region despite mounting threats to journalists. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: var(--theme-font-p_font-family); font-style: var(--theme-font-p_font-style); letter-spacing: var(--theme-font-p_letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--theme-font-p_text-transform);\">We turned journalism into measurable change; from investigative expos\u00e9s that triggered forensic audits, prosecutions, and legislative reform in Ghana, to strengthening journalist safety and media ethics in Guinea-Bissau. 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