The Jotna Movement staged their protest on December 16 in peace and calm and in total obedience to the requirements of the police permit. Not a single report of violence or hate speech was reported. Yet before the protest, The Gambia Government at all levels continuously spewed lies that this […]

Banjul, The Gambia—His Excellency President Adama Barrow extends his profound appreciations and heartfelt gratitude to the entire Gambian population following his successful three-week constitutionally mandated ‘Meet The People Tour’. The ‘Tour’ that began with a colorful parade at Banjul Wharf on Monday 18th November ended at ‘The July 22nd. Arch’ […]

Press release Daraja HAÏDARA from Mali wins ”African Young Personality of the Year” at the Africa 3535 Awards ceremony An awards ceremony to honour 35 Outstanding Young African talents under the age of 35  was held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra on November 25, 2019. Accra/Ghana  — The Africa […]

By Abdoulie John As The Gambia joined Thursday the international community to commemorate Human Rights Day, the Executive Director of the African Centre on Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) lauded the youths for their leadership role in fighting against all forms of abuses. “The youths are taken their rightful […]

Office of The Gambia Government Spokesperson Press Release Dated: 12th December,2019 The Story On Nigerians Caught with Children in Busumbala, West Coast Region is False Note: This is a Developing Story and will be updated later Farato Police Station, The Gambia—In the wake of a story alleging that some Nigerians […]

By Madi S. Njie The President of the Writers Association of The Gambia (WAG) said reading culture is dying in the country. Dr. Cherno Barry, who is also the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, made these remarks at a recent session on Reading of the book entitled: […]

International Human Rights Day 2019 The Theme for this year’s International Human Rights Day is: Youth Standing Up for Human Rights. In its statement the United Nations provided a justification of this year’s theme as thus, “Under our universal call to action “Stand Up for Human rights,” we aim to celebrate the potential of […]

For Immediate Release The National Youth Council – The Gambia is saddened and bereaved by the news of the tragic boat accident in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Mauritania on 5th December 2019. The incident is reported to have claimed the lives of at least 58 migrants mainly […]

Sarjo Cham, brother of former MP Mahawa Cham, supported by ANEKED and Lead Counsel Deji Ajare, have filed a complaint before the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice. The complaint targets the Government of Gambia for the violations suffered by Mahawa Cham as relate to his […]

UDP CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FOR THE GAMBIAN YOUTHS WHO DIED OFF THE COAST OF MAURITANIA On behalf of the Secretary General and the National Executive Committee, the United Democratic Party writes to express our deepest condolences and sympathies to the bereaved families, loved ones and friends of the more than fifty […]

Speaking at a mega rally in Foni on Monday, President Barrow pledged to empower the people of Foni through agricultural mechanization, value addition, and industrialization. The president explained that his government’s policy towards such empowerment include a holistic approach especially with critical enablers like road networks, electrification, and training of […]

A GIANT AT REST Scripting pages of booming accolades in memory of Comrade Ousman Manjang should be a humbling walk in spite of the involvement of the parallel processes of trying to contain the enormity of the loss to us all as well as the task of providing an index […]