Kebba Jeffang
Editor at China Dialogue
Fact Checker at Malagen
Journalist/Fact checker/W/Africa editor @DialogueEarth_ , E. Murrow Fellow IVLP/Fmr. President-Young Journalists' Association of The Gambia /board member @GPU
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1 month ago |
dialogue.earth | Kebba Jeffang
At sunrise most days, Lamin Sarr launches his wooden fishing canoe into the Atlantic from The Gambia’s Gunjur Beach, partaking in the same trade as his father and grandfather. But Sarr says the ocean feels emptier these days. The fish that sustained Sarr’s village in the past are vanishing, replaced by imposing trawlers that he blames for catching what remains. Each outing is a battle against the waves, but also against often-opaque agreements between governments and industrial fleets.
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2 months ago |
jeffangkunda.wordpress.com | Kebba Jeffang
Environmental and climate litigation cases have been gaining momentum in Africa, but only after long persistence from activists and affected communitiesAfrica, home to about 15% of the world’s population, faces serious environmental challenges, including deforestation, land degradation, biodiversity loss and extreme vulnerability to climate change.
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Oct 29, 2024 |
malagen.org | Kebba Jeffang
President’s UNGA Claim ‘no political prisoner since 2017’ is misleading Kebba Jeffang Claim: No political prisoner, journalist and human rights defender had been jailed since 2017 Source: President Adama Barrow Verdict: Misleading Gambian President Adama Barrow claimed at the 79th UN General Assembly that there had been no jailing of political prisoners, including human rights defenders and journalists, in the country since 2017. However, Malagen’s media monitoring and fact-checking verified...
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Oct 7, 2024 |
dialogue.earth | Kebba Jeffang
A wave of military coups in West Africa is reshaping political landscapes and jeopardising a unified response to climate change. In January, relations within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) broke down to the point where the junta-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced they were leaving the regional bloc. While they are yet to formally do so, the juntas’ trio of chiefs said in July they were “irrevocably” turning their backs on ECOWAS.
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Sep 27, 2024 |
malagen.org | Kebba Jeffang
President’s UNGA Claim ‘no political prisoner since 2017’ is misleading Kebba Jeffang Claim: No political prisoner, journalist and human rights defender had been jailed since 2017 Source: President Adama Barrow Verdict: Misleading Gambian President Adama Barrow claimed at the 79th UN General Assembly that there had been no jailing of political prisoners, including human rights defenders and journalists, in the country since 2017. However, Malagen’s media monitoring and fact-checking verified...
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RT @DialogueEarth_: Foreign trawlers are emptying West Africa’s seas and subsidies from the EU and China are making it profitable. Local f…
Republication: Hope for environmental justice in Africa https://t.co/3v4lNJCh5c via @kebbajephang
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🌎 Exciting news! We're thrilled to announce the first grantees of ICFJ's Boost Reporting Grants! Three journalists from Gambia, Bangladesh and Ecuador will receive financial support to pursue investigations into climate-related issues. Learn more: https://t.co/y2QR2VHI7w
