Africa: U.S. Court Awards $18m to Ghanaian Investigative Journalist Anas in Libel Case Against Ex-MP

The $18 million in damages was the result of a unanimous decision by an eight-member jury in Essex County Superior Court in New Jersey, finding Mr Agyapong liable for defamation against Mr Anas.

A United States court has awarded Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18 million (£14 million) in damages, after a jury said he was defamed by former Ghanaian MP Kennedy Agyapong.

The case stemmed from comments Mr Agyapong made about Mr Anas after his BBC investigation in 2018 that…