By Abdoulie John As the region is increasingly facing security challenges, the ECOWAS Commission on Thursday hosted a meeting to review the Convention on proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the region. Held at Paradise Suites Hotel, in Kololi, the meeting brought together national commissions chairperson, experts from […]
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A Rising Giant Or Sleeping Giant: Debunking The Myth That Africa Cannot Transform
By: Professor Alhagi Manta Drammeh (Fellow Higher Education Academy FHEA and Fellow Royal Society of Arts, FRSA UK) As a young student in Asia attending a seminar 20 years ago, I was struck by a statement of my colleague who said that Africa is a giant. A participant in the […]
Africa Should Double Up Human Rights
By Abdoulie John The Gambia’s Vice-President wants African governments to diuble up in making sure that human rights and principles enshrined in the African Charter for Human and Peoples’ Rights are fully realised throughout the continent. VP Darboe made this remark in a keynote address he delivered Wednesday at the […]
OIC Banjul Summit Preparations In High Gear
By Abdoulie John The Chief Executive Officer for the Secretariat of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Gambia (OIC), Lamin Sanneh, on Tuesday said preparations for the hosting of the Summit have reached an advanced stage. Lamin Sanneh was speaking to journalists at the OIC Secretariat headquartered at Petroleum House, […]
Gamdesigner Provides Market For Gambian Designers
Gamdesigners is a newly formed company registered in the United Kingdom to Provide the platform for all Gambian designers to be able to showcase their talents to the international market. It is a state of the art platform built by Gambians with top security and the payment gateway provided by […]
ECOWAS Hands Over Gambia’s Weapons Assessment Report
Gambian President Adama Barrow on Monday received the ECOWAS report on assessment of weapons and small arms in the country. The exercise, conducted by the sub-regional grouping in 2017 following the departure of former President Yahya Jammeh, was headed by a team of specialists from Small Arms Division of ECOWAS, […]
Campaigner Decries Worrying HR Situation In Mauritania, North Africa
By Abdoulie John The North Africa Focal Point of the Steering Committee of the NGO Forum, Nahi Moulay Lahsen, has decried the deterioration of human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, blaming the authorities for mounting repressive measures against human rights defenders (HRDs) “Security forces continue to intimidate […]
EU, Gambia Sign Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreement
The Gambia and European Union (EU) on Friday signed a new Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreement (SFPA) protocol, 22 years after the previous protocol expired. Both parties welcome the start of a new cooperation period in the fisheries sector. The fisheries agreement allows EU vessels to fish in the Gambian waters, […]
Why Africa’s NGOs Are Not Doing Well
By Abdoulie John Veteran Nigerian Human Rights Lawyer has explained why African “NGOs are not doing well.” Lawyer Femi Falana of Falana Falana Chambers told the NGO Forum of the 63rd Ordinary Session of African Commission of Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) that “There is no way you can sit […]
ACDHRS Boss Lauds NGO Community
By Abdoulie John The Executive Director of the African Center for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS), Hannah Forster, lauded the “continued dedication and commitment” of human rights defenders to protect and promote the fundamental rights of Africans. ACDHRS boss was speaking at the opening of the Forum on the […]
Gambia’s UN Ambassador Presents Letters of Credence To UN Secretary-General
The Gambia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, H.E Lang Yabou, Thursday 18th October 2018 presented his Letters of Credence to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, H.E António Guterres at a brief ceremony in New York. Ambassador Yabou extended the fraternal greetings of H.E Adama Barrow, President of the […]
‘My Gov’t Will Leave No Stone Unturned To Support Education’
By Abdoulie John President Adama Barrow on Saturday expressed his government’s willingness to support the education system. President Barrow made the statement as he handed over keys for an 18-classroom block, fleet vehicles, 3 tractors and 4 buses to top officials of the country’s institutions of higher learning. The beneficiaries […]