The Gambia and the
rest of the 15 West African countries will be rated and analyze on the
conditions of freedom of expression in respective of their countries
next year 2014, The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) says.
The annual rating which will be called West Africa Freedom of Expression Index
will rank all 16 West African countries in partnership with the
US-based freedom of expression (FoE) advocacy organisation, MFWA said in
a press released
This rating will
be based on an in-depth assessment of each country’s conditions of press
freedom, internet freedom, freedom of association and assembly,
religious freedom, artistic freedom, among others.
