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Interference with the TRRC proceedings

Having come out of a twenty-two-year dictatorship that was characterized by human rights violations it was necessary to find a way of bridging the...

Welcoming the Minister for Women’s Affairs

President Adama Barrow has appointed Mrs Fatou Sanyang-Kinteh as the minister for Women's Affairs, Children and Social Welfare. This is timely. Mrs Kinteh brings to...

Testing the waters

The nascent democracy in The Gambia is currently being tested. How strong or otherwise our democracy is will be proven in the coming days,...

Tribal politics

It is said that the beauty of a garden lies in the diversity of its flowers. When there are different varieties of flowers in...

Senegal and Nigeria go to the polls

Two of The Gambia's neighbouring countries went to the polls this weekend. It has become clear that democracy is taking firm ground in the...

The visit of Sierra Leonean President

Sierra Leonean president, His Excellency Maada Bio and his wife Fatima Jabbie-Bio are in the country on a two-day working visit. He arrived earlier...

The Gambia and Singapore, the same age, different accomplishments

The Gambia has been independent for fifty-four years. We no longer have the excuses that we are new to the game or just starting...

The Senegalese election

The campaign has begun in earnest for the race for the presidency in Senegal. The incumbent, Macky Sall, is being challenged by four others....

The need to strengthen institutions

The harrowing details being revealed at the sittings of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission have made it very clear that most of the...

The Groundnut trade season

Often, it is said - and rightly so - that Agriculture is the backbone of the Gambian economy. Agriculture employs the largest percentage of...

Kudus to NAWEC!!!

In the past few years, a lot had been said about and against the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) as many citizens faced...

Gambian lawyers

During the opening of the new legal year last week, officials revealed that the University of The Gambia has recently graduated fifty eight lawyers....

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GDC NAM asks AG to stop BYM political activities

By Omar Bah The GDC National Assembly Member for Niamina East has asked the Attorney General to stop the Barrow Youth Movement from promoting President...

Witness says witch-hunters made him carry human skull

By Mafugi Ceesay Ali Marr, a survivor of Yahya Jammeh's witch hunting exercise in 2009, yesterday told the TRRC that he was handed a human...

Canada, Netherlands join Gambia’s fight for Rohingyas

Press release On November 11th 2019, The Gambia filed a lawsuit at The Hague demanding accountability on the systematic violations of the rights of minority...