The Gambia’s rise in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index to 46th globally and 8th in Africa is a milestone that deserves recognition. It signals that, on paper at least, the country continues to recover from years in which press repression was a defining feature of public life. However, the celebration is incomplete—and arguably premature—if measured against the lived reality of journalists working in the country today. The concerns raised by the…
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