By Foday Samateh Having now summoned the courage to take Lady Macbeth’s seditious incitement to heart, I will repeat after Dick the Butcher in Henry VI, Part II: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Not literally. I’m no Jack Cade calling for a revolution against anyone […]

What is your worth as a human being? What are your rights and duties as a citizen? What is a Republic? What is the purpose of Government? Why is the majority of Gambians poor and deprived of basic social services and economic opportunities? Why is the quality of living extremely […]

By Foday Samateh The National Assembly is a true winner in the draft Constitution. Here is why. In the 1997 Constitution (the current Constitution), the President appoints five nominated members to the Assembly, two of which serve as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker. The President also appoints the Clerk […]

By Abdoulie John The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence, Fabián Salvioli, wrapped up his Gambia visit Wednesday with a call on authorities to make sure that victims take centre stage in the transitional justice process. “I urge the government to […]

Following the very unfortunate fracas involving a volunteer local interpreter with the Presidential “Meet The People Tour” and three independent journalists at the Jangjangbureh—Lamin Koto Ferry Crossing on Thursday 21 November, 2019, The Gambia Government issues this Statement to put things in their proper perspective. The Government wants to make […]

By Foday Samateh Almost all Constitutions share one thing in common. They claim to give the people all the rights and freedoms. What distinguish one Constitution from another are the powers they give to those in power. As long as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, […]

The Gambia is an INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC! At the least supposed to be! Each of those terms has significant practical meaning. Independence ……. Self-determination/we choose the manners to live & govern Democracy…….  equitable participation of each [eligible citizen] in governance. We’re the government Republic ….  Sovereignty. We (the people) own […]

Yet again the Government of Adama Barrow has proposed yet another piece of law which can only be described as unnecessary but clearly intended to limit the space for the media and consequently silence citizens in the way they engage on national issues. This Media Service Bill is not a […]

The decision of West African nations to withdraw forex reserves from France, fraught with implications, warn experts The proposal of eight West African nations to withdraw their currency reserves from the French central bank, has evoked a spate of reactions. While it has been largely hailed in the African continent, […]

At least 70 protestors and bystanders killed since January 2015 Journalists targeted 109 deaths in custody The Guinean authorities must address mounting human rights violations, including the killing of protesters, bans on peaceful assemblies and attacks on dissenting voices, which threaten to get worse ahead of the 2020 presidential election, […]

By Abdoulie John The leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has blown the whistle on President Adama Barrow, urging him to step down after the three years transition process ends. Lawyer Ousainou Darboe made this remark during a news conference held at their party headquarter in Manjaikunda on Wednesday. […]