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Name, Shame, and Jail: An Interview with Anas Aremeyaw Anas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2020

Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann
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Abstract

Anas Aremeyaw Anas has been called Africa’s “most notorious” journalist.1 He has produced documentaries extensively about human rights and corruption in Africa. As an undercover investigator, he is infamous for working in disguise. Operating under the mantra, “name, shame, and jail,” Anas describes himself as a “modern day crime fighter.” Anas has won numerous accolades, in Ghana and internationally, for work exploring illegal mining, sex work, infertility clinics, mental health care, cocoa plantations and child labor, corruption in the judiciary and international football. Anas sat down for an interview with Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann in 2018 to discuss his methods and interests.

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Anas Aremeyaw Anas a été qualifié de journaliste le plus “célèbre” d’Afrique.1 Il a produit de nombreux documentaires sur les droits de la personne et la corruption en Afrique. En tant qu’enquêteur infiltré, il est tristement célèbre pour son travail clandestin. Opérant sous le mantra “nom, honte et prison”, Anas se décrit comme un “combattant du crime des temps modernes". Anas a remporté de nombreuses distinctions, au Ghana et à l’étranger, pour son travail d’exploration sur l’exploitation minière illégale, la prostitution, les cliniques d'infertilité, les soins de la santé mentale, les plantations de cacao, le travail des enfants, la corruption dans le système judiciaire et le football international. En 2018, Anas s’est entretenu avec Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann pour discuter de ses méthodes et de ses intérêts.

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Houve quem descrevesse Anas Aremeyaw Anas como “o mais célebre” jornalista africano.1 Foi produtor de diversos documentários dedicados aos direitos humanos e à corrupção em África. Enquanto investigador infiltrado, ninguém o conhece, pois trabalha à paisana e em anonimato. Anas rege-se pelo lema “nome, vergonha e cadeia” (“name, shame, and jail”) e descreve-se como um “inimigo do crime dos tempos modernos”. Pelo seu trabalho de exposição de crimes relacionados com a atividade mineira ilegal, as redes de prostituição, as clínicas de fertilidade, os cuidados de saúde mental, as plantações de cacau e respetivo trabalho infantil, a corrupção no sistema judicial e no futebol internacional, Anas recebeu inúmeras distinções. Foi com ele que em 2018 Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann se sentou, numa entrevista durante a qual conversaram sobre os seus interesses e os seus métodos de trabalho.

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African Studies Review , Volume 63 , Issue 4 , December 2020 , pp. E1 - E24
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the African Studies Association

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