It is indeed very worrying that given the history and experience of the Gambia in terms of freedom of assembly that the Gambia Government could not think of anything better other than importing an armored riot vehicle. It appears this Government has not learnt from that despicable history or merely […]
Month: June 2019
Greenpeace Africa and Partners Demand a Stop to Coal Investments in Kenya
Communities from Lamu and Kitui together with Greenpeace Africa and members of the deCOALonize coalition have today handed over letters to the Ministry of Energy and the Chinese Embassy. The letters are calling on the Cabinet secretary, Hon. Charles Keter and Chinese corporations to stop investing in Lamu and Kitui […]
Gambians Urged To Shun Tribalism
By Abdoulie John The United Nations Secretary General’s Special Advisor for the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, on Tuesday urged Gambians to stay vigilant at a time when a new wave of tribalism continues to rise in different parts of the world. “Never allow tribalism to show its ugly face […]
President Barrow Congratulates Buhari
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow on behalf of the first family and the People of The Gambia congratulates His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on his re-election as President. Mr. Buhari is the seventh (7) President to rule the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was […]
NOBLES” VERSUS “SLAVES”: DEEP MISTRUST WITHIN SARAHULLEH COMMUNITIES AGGRAVATES CASTE CONFLICTS
By Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu, Researcher on Contemporary History and Politics specializing in slavery abolition in West Africa Question: do you believe that people who trust each other will be humiliating each other, destroying each other’s properties, shaming each other or banishing each other over an obsolete tradition? Following the […]
Suspected Murder Of Mauritanian Couple
On Thursday 30th May 2019, at around 1800 hours, the Office of the Inspector General of Police received information that the shop of Sheikh Babou, a Mauritanian, situated at Kololi had not been opened for quite a while and an unpleasant odour was exuding from the shop. The information prompted […]
Dr. Tangara Wins UN Award
Press Release The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad of the Republic of The Gambia wishes to inform the general public that the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr Mamadou Tangara on 20th June, 2019 will receive the Prestigious 2019 United Nations […]
IG Wants Respect For Uniform Guidelines
PRESS RELEASE The office of the Inspector General of Police has observed with deep concern, private security firms, parastatals, councils and other institutions; recruiting security officers without following approval guidelines for uniform specifications. In accordance with Section 18 Sub Section 1 (A, B, and C) of the Police Act Cap […]
Gambia Declares 2022 OIC Summit Host
The 15th Session of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (O.I.C.) has declared that the 2022 Summit of the organization will be held in the Republic of The Gambia. In the communique from the organization following the Makkah Summit, the Muslim leaders […]
President Barrow’s Eid Message
Fellow Gambians, Distinguished Viewers, I thank and praise the Almighty Allah for granting us the blessing of witnessing the end of Ramadan, once again. With delight, I congratulate the Muslim community on this great occasion of Eid ul-Fitr and I pay tribute to all Muslims for having observed the month […]
Gambia Tasked To Lead Mynmar Prosecution
The government of The Gambia has been tasked by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to use all international legal instruments to hold accountable the perpetrator of crimes against the Rohingyas in Myanmar. The 2019 Makkah Summit asked The Gambia to lead a strong ad hoc Ministerial Committee to take immediate […]
Gambia Gov’t Debunks Minister’s Firing
Neither Tourism Minister nor Government Spokesperson & Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the President sacked The Ministry of Information and Communications Infrastructure (MOICI), wishes to inform the public that contrary to social media reports, the President of the Republic, H.E. Adama Barrow, has not sacked […]