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Environment Minister’s D50M Defamation Case: Defence Files Amended Statement

By Ousman A. Marong On Tuesday, the High Court in Banjul received an updated statement of defence from journalist Kebba Ansu Manneh in response to the D50 million defamation lawsuit brought against him by Environment Minister Rohey John Manjang. During the hearing, defence counsel Junkung Jobarteh presented the revised documents, […]

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Legal Practitioner Says Access to Information Laws Need Effective Enforcement

By: Aisha Faal Mary Ongore, Senior Legal Manager for Sustainable Finance at the International Lawyers Project (ILP), has said journalists should be able to seek and obtain information held by public institutions if access to information laws is to serve their purpose of promoting transparency and accountability.“Journalists and citizens must […]

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TJNA Calls for Stronger Media, Civil Society Partnership

By: Aisha Faal As TJNA wraps up its Intermediate Course training in Kenya, Nelly Busingye, Partnership and Institutional Learning Manager at Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA), has called for stronger collaboration between the media and civil society.Madam Busingye emphasized that building effective partnerships between journalists and civil society actors is […]