By Abdoulie John The Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Aboubacarr Tambadou, has cleared air over government’s commitment to upholding the basic tenets of democracy including freedom of expression and that of the press. “I wish to reassure everyone that the constitutional right to freedom of expression and the […]
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Why Some Jammeh Victims Can’t Wait For TRRC
The pains, trauma, psychological, physical and mental abuses of Jammeh’s victims are too deep that some cases cannot wait for the much-touted Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC) to sit let alone submit recommendations for reparation or compensation. Some of these victims need urgent medical and psychological help and cannot […]
Activists Scale Up #Jammeh2Justice Campaign
By Abdoulie John Barely a year after the campaign to bring Yahya Jammeh and his accomplices to justice (#Jammeh2Justice) kicked off, activists are scaling up their action on the new authorities to fully support the initiative taken by Ghana to extradite and prosecute ex-Gambian dictator in their country. Far from […]
ECOWAS Leads ‘Illicit Circulation’ Of Arms Fight
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 […]
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 […]