West Africa: Wpfd 2026 – MFWA Founder Calls for Passage of Ghana’s Stalled Broadcast Bill

The founder of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Prof. Kwame Karikari, has renewed calls for the imperative of a broadcasting law in Ghana, warning that the continued absence of a responsive regulatory regime undercuts the potential for professional practice and institutional development.

Delivering a public lecture at a stakeholder event to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2026, Prof. Karikari stressed that nearly three decades of inertia on the Broadcast Bill, first introduced in…