President Adama Barrow told regional heads of state TV that “amid the COVID-19 pandemic, our sub-region still faces political and security threats, including electoral issues and their negative impact on efforts to sustain an enabling environment for development.  This calls for urgent attention and engagement with our partners to find […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Gambia: Citizens escalate matters to National Assembly Members- to reconvene and show urgent action and leadership in combating COVID-19   Gambia citizens and home and abroad escalate request to National Assembly representatives, after a deadline by President Barrow to appear in public and address the nation […]

Department of Justice Seeks Recovery of Approximately $3.5 Million in Corruption Proceeds Linked to Ex-President of The Gambia The Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking the forfeiture of a Maryland property acquired with approximately $3,500,000 in corruption proceeds by the ex-president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, through […]

The party of The Gambia’s ousted President Yahya Jammeh has denied forging a coalition agreement with any political party. The Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC) issued the denial after “information misinterpreted by some people that the APRC Party is discussing with The National People’s Party (NPP) for a […]

On June 15, 2020, the United States Department of State released the 2020 Fiscal Transparency Report, which assessed that The Gambia made significant progress in its continuing efforts at government fiscal reform.  The Department’s fiscal transparency review process assesses whether governments meet minimum requirements of fiscal transparency.  For the purpose […]

The Gambia Ba Marie Tambadou Resigned as AG & Minister of Justice Mr. Abubacar Marie Tambadou oversaw as follows: Mr. Tambadou served Barrow administration for over 3 years that not only maintained every law in the books that Yahya used to abuse Gambians with the exception of few but also […]

I recall the days when Dawda Jallow was the head of programs at the NCCE where he had traversed the length and breadth of the country educating citizens about their civic rights and duties. Dawda was a constant face and voice on the airwaves on television and radio. I used […]

Statement by Reed Brody of Human Rights Watch on the resignation of Gambia Minister of Justice Abubacarr Tambadou to become Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals: Abubacarr Tambadou was the right man at the right time  for Gambia’s democratic transition. Tambadou was the architect of Gambia’s far-reaching transitional […]

If it can dance, M. A. Kharafi & Sons Limited (the Applicant) may be raucously performing the Rumba at the shockingly erroneous ruling of the Gambia Court of Appeal (GCA) in its case against the Attorney General, the formal custodian of cases against the State. In M. A. Kharafi & […]

By Ebrima Conteh  It is important for people to understand and frame the current unrest in the United States as a struggle by moral people. This long historic struggle for justice for the descendants of people who endured slavery for 250 years, who then endured 100 years of legal apartheid […]

  The Draft Constitution, Retroactivity, and the Rule of Law At the Paradise TV televised national discussion, and in its aftermath, the issue of the commencement of the Presidential term has dominated the public conversation headlines. By section 100 (2) (c) of the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of The […]

4th Reaction to the Draft Constitution from Dabanani Law Some Observations on the Draft Constitution on this Paradise TV Conversation Day As we enter the Paradise TV day on the Draft Constitution (the Draft), further observations on the document are in order. From non-constitutional material packed into the Draft, to […]