By: Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh (PGCerTHE, FHEA, FRSA, UK) Associate Professor at Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education, UK The constitutional declaration agreed between the Military Council and the Alliance for Freedom and Change is indeed an important turning point in the history of Sudan. This historical event heralds the end […]

  By Angela Quintal/CPJ Africa Program Coordinator At Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) on July 22, army officer Lieutenant Malick Jatta named former President Yahya Jammeh as the mastermind behind the murder of prominent editor Deyda Hydara on December 16 , 2004. He said Jammeh had given the direct order to assassinate Hydara, an outspoken critic […]

Let me repeat, the vast majority of the citizens of the Gambia appreciate and respect the men and women of the Gambia Police Force. I am sure this is a fact that many police officers would attest in their daily interactions with citizens. The police are an indispensable necessity and […]

By Abdoulie John  The spokesperson of the collective Team Gom Sa Boppa, Yusuf Taylor, said Monday that the ongoing Security Sector Reform (SSR) is not on the right track, casting doubt on a gov’t initiative geared towards revamping the country’s security apparatus. “From what we are seeing, the ongoing Security […]

Truth Commission Hears Testimony Against Yahya Jammeh By Reed Brody Counsel and Spokesperson It’s been a dramatic week for Gambia. As Gambians stayed glued to their radios and TVs, three admitted henchmen of former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh implicated him before the country’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) in […]

By Abdoulie John As the tiny West African nation continues to be rocked with gruesome crimes confession by Yahya Jammeh’s former hitmen, the Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice Aboubacarr Tambadou said Gambians have now known the Truth. “I think the truth is being told, and revealed. That is […]

After more than 14 years in the waiting, Gambians have finally known who killed Deyda Hydara, the Managing Editor and Co-proprietor of The Point Newspaper. Hydara was gunned down by unidentified assailants while driving his staff home in Kanifing on December 2004. In his testimony at the Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation […]

After unsuccessfully attempting to injure the Gambia during the 2016 political impasse the African Bar Association is this time seeking to maliciously target the President of the Gambia Bar Association Salieu Taal. Mr. Tall is standing up to the African Bar Association for their dishonest position in support of Yaya […]

By Abdoulie John  “The Independent has a history of persecution in the hands of Yahya Jammeh’s government,” he said. In his testimony before the Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), MusaSaidykhan revealed that his predecessor Abdoulie Sey was forced to quit his job and went to exile after suffering a […]

By Abdoulie John The co-founder and publisher of The Point newspaper, Pap Saine, has Thursday unequivocally stated there is no iota of doubt that his colleague and brother Deyda Hydara was gunned down by assailants who acted at the direction of Gambia’s longtime ruler, Yahya Jammeh. The co-proprietor of The Point was giving his […]

There are no favours. And boy, Baa Tambadou isn’t perfect. He’s a sinner that refuses to repent for his sins against divine right of freedom of expression. He has defended false news in court and reminded us some few months afterwards that the law is still here, alive and threatening. […]

The governments of The Gambia and the United Arab Emirates have on Monday July 15th signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will provide a legal framework of protection for potential Gambian workers in the United Arab Emirates. With the agreement coming into effect, The Gambia government would ensure the […]