The West African sub-region is endowed with abundant natural resources, including oil, gas and minerals. The exploitation of these natural resources over the years has supported growth and development in the region. However, it has also created conditions within countries in the region that support the argument that natural resources can be a curse rather than a blessing. For instance, the exploitation of natural resources can create or exacerbate conflicts, and the West African region is replete with past and ongoing conflicts directly linked to the presence of natural resources. A prominent school of thought argues that the extent to which these resource-related conflicts occur depends on the strength of existing governance institutions. It can therefore be argued that the proliferation of resource-related conflicts in the West African region is due to the weak governance institutions in the countries within the region. This proposition has influenced the propagation of global initiatives for strengthening governance institutions in resource-rich countries in the past two decades, and many countries in the region have voluntarily embraced them. The global initiatives, such as the EITI, are built on two key assumptions: that greater transparency; and the collective action of all critical stakeholders, are essential for strengthening good governance of natural resources. The EITI, in particular, promotes public disclosure of information related to the management of extractive resources and encourages the involvement of all critical stakeholders in the process, in a multi-stakeholder arrangement. The EITI essentially emphasises the role of non-state actors, such as the media, in achieving the objective of the initiative in the implementing countries. This chapter explores the opportunities that exist within EITI implementation that the media can leverage to mitigate or address natural resource conflicts in the West African region. The chapter also argues that EITI implementation in the region can also address the barriers that the media face in mitigating resource-related conflicts and in promoting overall good governance of natural resources in the region.