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May
06
2023
By NDEY TAPHA SOSSEH
May 3 reflections honouring contributions of journalist victims and friends of the Gambian media

May 3 reflections honouring contributions of journalist victims and friends of the Gambian media

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023, marked the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day with the global theme, Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a driver for all other human rights. As a journalist, I have always believed that all other rights are intrinsically linked to the right to express oneself. This year’s theme falls in line with principles I have tried to uphold over the past 24 years. At the start of my journalism career as a cub reporter in 1998, I did not articulate it. Then, I was no activist or human rights defender. NDEY TAPHA…
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May
06
2023
By The African Mirror
Honouring contributions of journalist victims and friends of the Gambian media

Honouring contributions of journalist victims and friends of the Gambian media

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023, marked the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day with the global theme, Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a driver for all other human rights. NDEY TAPHA SOSSEH As a journalist, I have always believed that all other rights are intrinsically linked to the right to express oneself. This year’s theme falls in line with principles I have tried to uphold over the past 24 years. At the start of my journalism career as a cub reporter in 1998, I did not articulate it. Then, I was no activist or human rights…
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Mar
19
2021
By The African Mirror
Gambian war crimes suspect arrested

Gambian war crimes suspect arrested

NEWS
GERMAN police detained a Gambian man yesterday suspected of participating in crimes against humanity, including the killing of a journalist, as a driver in the elite guard of former President Yahya Jammeh, Germany's federal prosecutor said. Journalist Deyda Hydara The Federal Public Prosecutor General (GBA) identified the suspect as Bai L., under German privacy rules which bar releasing the surname of suspects. It said the suspect had been a member of Jammeh's elite guard, known as "the junglers", for three years starting in December 2003, and on at least three occasions drove officers to locations where they fired on the…
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