An investigative journalist who won an $18m (£14m) defamation case against a Ghanaian MP says that, although he is hopeful he will receive the money, what is more rewarding is the message his victory sends.
began legal action against Kennedy Agyapong after the MP labelled him a "criminal" following his investigation into football corruption in Ghana and elsewhere.
He initially brought the case in Ghana and lost, but then took it to the US, where Agyapong owns property, and won. "The bigger impact for me is not the money but the fact that young journalists are encouraged [to hold the powerful to account] no matter how big you are [as] a politician", Anas told the BBC.
The court heard that Agyapong, among other accusations made on a podcast, had called the reporter a "criminal" and alleged he was behind the murder of fellow journalist Ahmed Suale.
