{"id":53491,"date":"2024-02-21T17:30:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T17:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?p=53491"},"modified":"2024-02-21T16:20:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T16:20:32","slug":"mustapha-darboe-quits-malagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/mustapha-darboe-quits-malagen","title":{"rendered":"Mustapha Darboe quits Malagen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Multiple award-winning Gambian journalist, Mustapha K Darboe, has left Malagen, an investigative online medium he co-owned.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mr Darboe has made name for himself in writing investigative stories, from corruption to rights violations.<\/p>\n<p>His investigations into corruption in the fisheries sector led to the prosecution and conviction of former permanent secretary, Dr Bamba Banja, who has since been pardoned by President Adama Barrow.<\/p>\n<p>In his letter of resignation addressed to Malagen co-founder Saikou Jammeh, Mr Darboe stated: \u201cIt has been over three years of great work together. When we conceived the idea of having Malagen, for me, it was as though the over-ambition of two teenagers deceived by the generosity of nature. We dared. It worked. Today, Malagen is a household name in The Gambia&#8230; For Malagen, this is our gift to The Gambia. My only share of it is to keep it alive. I claim nothing of it. All of it is yours to manage and do with it as you so wish. I move to something else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded: \u201cBy this email, I am giving notice of my resignation from Malagen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Confirming to press his shock exit from a thriving news outlet he midwifed, Mr Darboe tersely said: \u201cMy job as a journalist continues, not just with Malagen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mustapha Darboe is widely admired for reviving investigative journalism in The Gambia. He has won many accolades, including the Africa Award for Investigative Journalism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Multiple award-winning Gambian journalist, Mustapha K Darboe, has left Malagen, an investigative online medium he co-owned. Mr Darboe has made name for himself in writing investigative stories, from corruption to rights violations. 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