The Gambia’s former Chief of Police has told the Truth, Reconcilation and Reparation Commission (TRRC) at Dumes Hotel on Monday that the former junta member put a pistol in his mouth when he was gang tortured at the Mile II Central Prisons in Banjul. “Captain Yankuba Touray shoved a 9-millimetre […]
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PDOIS Reiterates ‘System Change’ Call
By Abdoulie John The top brass of the Peoples’ Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) reiterated the need for The Gambia to move from regime change to system change, describing it as “the way forward.” PDOIS Chairperson Sidia Jatta and Secretary General Halifa Sallah successively echoed this concern Sunday […]
Gambia: Truth Commission Hearings An important Step Towards Justice And Reparations
As the Gambian Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) begins its hearings today, Amnesty International’s West and Central Africa Director Evelyne Petrus Barry said: “The start of the TRRC hearings is an important initial step towards securing justice, truth and reparations in Gambia and shows a strong commitment by […]
Failed Gabon Coup: Rebel Soldiers Arrested
The government of the west African country of Gabon said the country’s ‘situation was under control’ on Monday after several soldiers attempted a coup d’etat. Read more: https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/africa/192652-190107-gabon-soldiers-takeover-national-radio-in-suspected-coup-attempt-report
Dr Tangara Receives Chinese Foreign Minister
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr Mamadou Tangara on Saturday 5th January 2019, received the State Councillor and Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China, H.E Wang Yi. His Excellency Wang Yi was on a two-day working visit to The Gambia. Welcoming H.E […]
My Dozen Wishes For The Gambia In 2019
I wish President Barrow will focus on development efforts more in line with the Lamenkoto-Passamace road project. Both Kiang and Nuimi -especially, are in DESPERATE need of similar projects. I wish President Barrow will shun the court jesters around him who are pushing him into unnecessary and diversionary things like […]
CRC Receives More Position Papers
Press Release For Immediate Release As the consultation process continues to gather momentum, more organizations have presented their position papers to the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC). The latest to submit their papers, were the Women’s Bureau, Central Bank of the Gambia, Africans Rising and a youth civil society coalition led […]
President Barrow’s New Year’s Speech
END OF YEAR MESSAGE BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. ADAMA BARROW PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA 31ST DECEMBER 2018 Fellow Gambians, Friends of The Gambia, Distinguished Listener and Viewers, The wheel of another year has come full cycle, as today marks the end of 2018. In view of all […]
Open Letter To President Barrow And VP Darboe
Dear Your Excellences, President Barrow and VP Darboe. I am sure you two know very well than I do, that you have lot a more in ‘common’ to keep you together in the best interest of The Gambia and her good people, than the frail indifferences that wants to divide […]
Finish Well: 5 Things To Do Before New Year
In a few days time, we shall welcome a new month and a new year. This means that the year 2018 will soon belong to our past and it will never come again. Therefore, it is essential to assess your successes and challenges during the year. However, whether you decide […]
Gambia 2018: Personal Experience and Observations
By Saul Saidykhan To close out this series, I circle back to my initial allusion to what I deem the bane of contemporary Gambia: lack of any enforcement of Regulations or Standards (where they exist) in Gambian social or public live. I’ll present the reality by segment. First, my initial night in […]
Re: Gambia and Secularism
Great piece and very well presented however, I am not convinced that the idea of secularism in the political context, as adopted today by countries like The Gambia, reflects the philosophical meaning of the ideology as conceived by the developers of the idea or its intended purpose(s), as presented by […]