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READ: iWatch Africa’s Top 10 Reports in 2021
2021 has been an important year for journalism and evidence based opinion reports despite the challenges COVID-19 has posed to…
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China’s trespassing vessels and the economic impact on Ghana’s fisheries sector
ACCRA, Ghana – It is now over two years since Emmanuel Essien, a fishing observer vanished onboard a Chinese owned…
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Ghana: Artisanal fishers blame dwindling fish stock on changes in climate & IUU activities
Kobina Atta has been fishing in Sekondi on the western coast of Ghana since age 20. Now at 51, he…
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iWatch’s Gideon Sarpong adjudged 2021 Best ICT Reporter in West Africa
Gideon Sarpong, co-founder and Head of News and Policy at iWatch Africa has been adjudged the 2021 Best ICT Reporter…
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The New Censorship: Why Protecting Journalists Online from Harassment is Critical to Press Freedom
The rise of social media platforms provides many opportunities to the more than half a billion internet users in Africa, including increased…
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Guidelines for Newsrooms in West Africa
The explosive growth of social media use around the world has opened up many new opportunities for journalism. At the…
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Ocean-Climate Nexus: A Blue-Carbon Pathway for West African States
The ocean is recognised as an essential climate regulator on our planet, absorbing and storing carbon from the atmosphere in a variety…
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Ghana given ‘Yellow Card’ by the European Commission following iWatch’s investigation on illegal fishing
The Ghanaian government’s failure to tackle illegal fishing has resulted in a second yellow card – a formal warning that…
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How the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons (SALWs) is fueling conflicts in West Africa
ACCRA, Ghana – Stephen Garba, from Gwoza community in Borno State lost all his siblings and several relatives during a…
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Transforming climate finance for debt-distressed economies during COVID-19
One year after the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 disease as a global pandemic, many emerging markets and developing economies…
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