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– Promoting media safety ahead of Liberia's elections (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News September 22, 2017

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) in partnership with the Liberia-based Center for Media Studies and Peace Building (CEMESP) is implementing a rapid response intervention aimed at addressing media safety issues before, during and after the 2017 elections in Liberia.
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