The IFJ [International Federation of Journalists] urged the Transitional Military Council in Sudan to revoke a decree freezing the activities of trade unions, including the journalists union. The TMC has also ordered unions to hold new leadership elections under the auspices of the Registrar General of Trade Unions – a […]
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Understanding the Meaning of Sanna Sabally’s Testimony
To err and then to stand up to declare one’s error is indeed a mark of courage and leadership in itself. For that matter Sanna’s testimony is positive. By his testimony he has also enhanced the credibility and visibility of the TRRC. Thirdly his testimony will serve to promote truth […]
My Take On Sabally’s TRRC Testimony
Not only Yahya, but all those within the same category must be held accountable. The crocodile tears Sanna was shedding yesterday should not mean any thing to any body. I was surprised that even Council Faal played along with Sanna’s ball game. Here is a man who ordered and participated […]
We Want Nothing But The Truth!
Until his voluntary testimony at the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, Sanna B. Sabally was portrayed as one of The Gambia’s greatest monsters. The former Vice Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council came to the public limelight after the November 11th 1994 foiled military coup. The aftermath of […]
Bojang’s Cooked Hands Need Fixing
Like any other Gambian, it is Yahya Bojang’s bonafide right to belong to a political party of his choice. Was it surprising for him to be arbitrarily arrested, detained and tortured several times for exercising his constitutional right during the Jammeh dictatorship? His only misfortunes were obvious: a Jola and […]
Sabally Admitted 11/11 Executions
The former Vice Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council has accepted responsibility for the summary execution of the alleged November 11th 1994 coup plotters. “I accept responsibility because I was the commander,” former Captain Sanna Sabally told the TRRC on Wednesday. He said the alleged coup plotters would […]
TRRC’s Success Hinges On Truth
The Lead Counsel of The Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has said the “success of the process depends to a large extent on the ability of the Commission to get the truth of what happened.” In his first ever press conference on Tuesday, Counsel Essa Faal said the […]
Gambia’s Noble Son Is Gone
The Gambia has once again lost a Noble Son. The sudden death of Alhagie Dodou CM Kebbeh, the man who was the country’s longest serving Clerk of the National Assembly, was too shocking to many Gambians, especially those who knew him. Mr. Kebbeh, a native of Sutusinjang in Foni Berefet […]
World Bank Provides Over $200 Million to Help Increase Access to Electricity in West Africa and the Sahel Region
The Board of the World Bank Group approved on April 17, 2019 the Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP), which includes $150 million in the form of credit and grant from the International Development Association (IDA) and $74.7 million contingent recovery grant from the Clean Technology Fund to help the West […]
GPU Granted IFEX Membership
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has been granted membership into the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (Ifex) during the General Assembly of Ifex held in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday April 10, 2019. Founded in 1992, and headquartered in Canada, Ifex is world’s largest network of more than 100 independent non-governmental […]
TRRC Is Not A Witch Hunting Exercise
The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) Lead Counsel Essa Faal said that Ministry of Justice had ordered the arrest of commission witnesses and not the commission. “The recent arrests of TRRC witnesses were ordered by the Ministry of Justice and not the commission. The witnesses, including ex-soldier John C.B […]
CRC Inaugurates Technical Committees
The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) is established under the Constitutional Review Commission Act, 2017 (“the Act”). Its mandate is to: review the 1997 Constitution and draft a new Constitution for The Gambia; and prepare a report in respect of the new Constitution. The Act empowers the CRC under section 11 […]