At least 12 people killed at Alausa and Lekki Toll Gate Lagos Hundreds severely injured CCTV dismantled to cover murder An on-the-ground investigation by Amnesty International has confirmed that the Nigerian army and police killed at least 12 peaceful protesters yesterday at two locations in Lagos. The killings took place […]
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Gambia Makes Moderate Advancement In Combating Child Labor
The Gambia made advancement in combatting child labor. The news is contained in the United States Department of Labor’s 2019 edition of its Annual Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor Report (TDA Report). Read below the press release issued by the Embassy of the United States Public Affairs […]
Loans and National Assembly Members
Once again, the issue of loans to NAMs confirms that this country is yet to create system change by updating our laws in order to modernise our institutions and practices hence strengthening the good governance of this Republic as a democracy. For example, it is Section 95 of the Constitution […]
President Barrow Reshuffles Cabinet
President Adama Barrow on Wednesday effected a minor cabinet reshuffle. In the process, President Barrow relieved Ministers of Youth and Sports and Trade, Hadrammeh Sidibeh and Lamin Jobe, respectively. In a press release published below, President Barrow announced the appointment of Bakary Y. Badjie as Minister of Youth and Sports. […]
Three Gambian Journalists Selected for 2020 U.S. Election Coverage
Selection of Three Gambian Journalists for 2020 U.S. Election Coverage Banjul, The Gambia – The United States Embassy in The Gambia congratulates three Gambian journalists selected to participate in the 2020 “Foreign Press Centers Program for Elections 2020: A Virtual Tour of the United States and the American Electoral Process.” […]
A new Trump admin proposal will make it more difficult for African students to study in the U
REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE “I’ve got my eyes on you.” The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is attempting to revamp visa rules for international students—but thousands of Africans could be adversely affected. Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/m/bdc741be-f611-3f04-90f6-af3d46bd7cdf/a-new-trump-admin-proposal.html
Did CRC Draft Fail for the Right Reasons?
National Assembly voted down CRC Draft! Why? Was it because it did not make us more democratic than its predecessors? Was the process both undemocratic and unconstitutional or simply party-political power play? Independent Gambia cannot claim rich history of constitutionality. At the dawn of independence/Republic, former President Jawara did […]
Italian family fosters Gambian migrant: ‘The son we never had’
In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe meets a Gambian migrant who was fostered by an Italian family as a teen. Read more here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54275288
How Draft Constitution Condemns My Being
I’m celebrating the resounding victory over overlooked or underrated block of Gambians who are into politics with nothing but their unexplained conscience. The good thing is that our conscious National Assembly Members have made us emerge victorious in trashing the worst-ever discriminatory Constitution ever drafted in any democratic setting. Such […]
Sierra Leone’s War and Peace
By Foday Samateh “English Language is the study of the rules of grammar; how language itself functions is the business of literature.” — Ernest Cole Dr. Ernest Cole taught me at The Gambia College and we have since stayed in touch. With that disclosure in mind, I attempt to review […]
President Barrow’s UN Debate Statement
STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. ADAMA BARROW PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 75TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY NEW YORK On behalf of my delegation, I bring you warm greetings from the people of The Gambia on the occasion of […]
Battle Lines Drawn After National Assembly Debate
By D. A. Jawo The battle lines have now been clearly drawn between supporters of President Adama Barrow and the rest of the members of the National Assembly, and indeed the whole country, after the Draft 2020 Constitution Bill was defeated on Tuesday by 31 members in favour, with 23 […]