The allegations from President Adama Barrow against some journalists demanding money in exchange for paying positive new coverage are not just disappointing, they’re worrying. Many young idealists are repelled by what they are being asked to do in the name of journalism. Some media owner-anchors and reporters may have no scruples,[Read More…]
Year: 2018
Tributes Pour In For Ex-President Jammeh’s Mum
Tributes are pouring in on the social networking site Facebook to Aja Asombi Bojang, mother of Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh, who died on Friday. Ms Bojang is reported to have passed away in a private hospital in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, after a brief illness. She moved to the oil[Read More…]
Tanzania Sued For Failing To Protect Persons With Albinism
The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), the Centre for Human Rights – University of Pretoria (CHR), and the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) have sued the United Republic of Tanzania before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for its failure to ensure adequate protection[Read More…]

