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Journalist/Former W/Africa editor @DialogueEarth_ , E. Murrow Fellow IVLP/Fmr. President-Young Journalists' Association of The Gambia /board member @GPU

United States
Joined February 2013
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In 1998, my village in The Gambia watched the World Cup on a black-and-white television. Even the shirt colors didn't match the pitch. I've been thinking about that screen this week, which is Global Media and Information Literacy Week (October 24–31). It's also TTPI's first since we were founded in August. I’ve been thinking about that screen this week, which is Global Media and Information Literacy Week (October 24–31). It's also TTPI's first since we were founded in August. This article covers: • where the week came from, from the 1982 Grunwald Declaration to the UN resolution • the U.S. #Midterms26 on November 3 • The #Gambia's presidential election on December 5 • The Truth Protocol, the toolkit behind our work There's also a free one-page guide, “Five checks before you share election news.” Take it, share it, and add your own. My new article covers: • where the week came from, from the 1982 Grunwald Declaration to the UN resolution • the U.S. midterms on November 3 • The Gambia's presidential election on December 5 • The Truth Protocol, the toolkit behind our work There's also a free one-page guide, “Five checks before you share election news.” Take it, share it, and add your own. linkedin.com/pulse/we-all-pl… @UNESCO @UNESCO_Dakar @UnescoUSA #USMediaLiteracyWeek26
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How does a man who once controlled the police, prisons, and state security of an entire nation end up in a small Swiss courtroom pleading for his freedom? A case of Universal Jurisdiction. open.substack.com/pub/kebbaj… – at Irvington, NJ
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2025 ICFJ Boost Grantee @kebbajephang used to help on his family's rice fields after school. The knowledge he gained as a child is helping him document Gambia’s climate crisis today. More on his story: icfj.org/news/rice-fields-re…
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Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics of Truth: open.substack.com/pub/kebbaj…
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Farmers scrambling to defend lands and livelihoods from crop-devastating salt intrusion say they have had little meaningful support from the state @faogambia @FisheriesGambia @ActionAidGambia – at Portland, OR
A tide of salt is killing The Gambia’s rice: farmers are scrambling to defend livelihoods as rising sea levels drive the creeping advance of saltwater. Kebba Jeffang covers what must come next: loom.ly/sosP0LU (Image: Sulayman Ceesay) Supported by @icfj
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Foreign trawlers are emptying West Africa’s seas and subsidies from the EU and China are making it profitable. Local fishers like Lamin say they're being pushed out of their own waters. loom.ly/vZ6vx4I ✒️ @kebbajephang @Amnesty @ejfoundation @UBC @pewenvironment
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I am looking forward to doing this report. – at Washington, DC
🌎 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: icfj.org/news/icfj-announces…
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🌍 In January, relations within #ECOWAS broke down to the point where Burkina Faso, Mali, & Niger – led by military juntas – announced they were leaving. @kebbajephang explores what this could mean for the bloc in light of the upcoming summit on 15 Dec: loom.ly/d4SRrCM
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Journalism is becoming a crime in The Gambia once again thanks to @BarrowPresident @Presidency_GMB @Gambia_MOJ. A return of dictatorship. – at Gambia
#Gambia 1/2 We are concerned about the continuous use of vague criminal legal provisions to stifle freedom of expression, and call on the government to drop all charges against the journalists Musa Sheriff and Momodou Darboe, and to release Musa Sheriff.
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Conversation on SGBV issues in The Gambia, and why journalism, CSOs, law enforcement, and other important stakeholders need to join hands to save women and children in the Gambia. Join the conversation. @MalagenGambia @ThinkYoungWomen @freedomhouse xitter.cf/i/spaces/1gqxvQrqXnjJB
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🌊 Ocean acidification is a global crisis. In the the final instalment of a two-part series, we look at how North America’s battle to save the oyster industry from climate change could inform a similar fight in Senegal ✍️ @kebbajephang, @EmmaSAanne loom.ly/6Uk3zuU
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Raising awareness of senior secondary students on media, information, and digital literacy skills. Key specifics include understanding and countering hate speech, digital citizenship, data protection, safe internet browsing tips. By #OMC @MalagenGambia funded by @UNESCO_Dakar – at Gambia
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This story is now live! Thank you @kebbajephang and @EmmaSAanne for your hard work on this piece! dialogue.earth/en/ocean/impe…
Happy #InternationalWomensDay! 🐚 Women dominate the shellfish harvesting and processing business in West Africa. Our West Africa regional editor, @kebbajephang, and photographer Karo Zen visited the Saloum Delta of Senegal to hear from women who harvest shellfish. 🧵1/4
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Child sex abuse in The Gambia. @ChildGambia @ChildFundGambia @Gambia_MOJ
Malagen returns to Roy Webster story, uncovering new evidence that sheds light into how the police orchestrated a cover-up in collusion with parents to help the 75-year-old British national evade justice for alleged sexual abuse of two 12-year-old girls. malagen.org/investigations/t…
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Overfishing off the West African coast is hurting economic opportunities and contributing  emigration, writes @kebbajephang. loom.ly/KH6XmQ8 #OverfishingImpact #WestAfricaMigration #FisheriesDeals #IllegalFishingCrisis #SustainableFishingSolution
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.@BarrowPresident, you have a duty to #ProtectGambianCommunities against human rights abuses by all actors, including fishing companies. You can act now to mitigate the adverse socio-economic and environmental impact of overfishing on #Gambia coast.
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Overfishing and IUU fishing is driving young West Africans to undertake dangerous journeys to Europe in search of jobs. Read more from @kebbajephang for @chinadialogue below chinadialogueocean.net/en/fi…
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Thousands forced to migrate due to illegal fishing and unequal fisheries deals. @kebbajephang's latest story sheds light on the complexities and potential solutions. loom.ly/KH6XmQ8 #Overfishing #MigrationChallenge
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