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West Africa: MFWA, Partners Petition Benin's President Over Journalist's Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention

AllAfrica · 3 Nov 2026

[MFWA] As part of activities to mark the 2026 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI), the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), together with nine partner organisations across West Africa, has issued an open letter and petition to Benin's President, Romuald Wadagni.

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