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Turkey has given training to Gambian troops and provided military equipment and logistic support to tiny West African nation, a top Turkish military official said. Speaking to Anadolu Agency in the Gambian capital Banjul, Col. Nihat…

The lawyers representing the two accused persons said the state has brought another case against them at the High Court. The state neither confirms nor deny but argues for the accused to be discharged as they withdrew the case. Yankuba…

A former bodyguard to Edward Singhatey told the Commission on Wednesday that, as opposed to what had been said about him by witnesses, he never committed murder. Cadet Sillah, one of the six soldiers killed in Nyambai Forest is Fatty’s…

The Truth commission gets another confession from a soldier who admitted involvement in the killing of 6 soldiers in 1994. Babucarr Mboob, a former soldier in the Gambia National Army, has confessed to participating in the killing of 6…

State House, Banjul, 9th April 2019 - The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations to Gambia along with the diplomatic envoys of the United States and Burkina Faso on Monday presented their Letters of Credence to President Adama Barrow…

The 45th witness before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission said his life was saved by Sanna Saballly. The only person who said kind words of Sanna was John Charles Mendy. He said Sabally is “sincere” and “honest”.  …

The search for the remains of unspecified number of soldiers killed on November 11, 1994 have entered its third day at the Yundum Barracks without success. No remains have been found.    The forensic team is yet to find anything despite…

A former Gambian soldier who has witnessed November 11, became a juggler and National Intelligence Agency agent, put on a team to arrest Corporal Dumbuya who was later killed, among others, claimed he neither participated in torture nor…

Ousainou Darboe told Kerr Fatou his party has been expelled from the coalition government after their sacking. The leader of the United Democratic Party has responded to critics who blamed his party’s leadership for being disloyal to…

By Dr. Foday J. Darboe   The fault lines that run across the Gambia are deeply rooted in the incompetence of leadership, and this deficiency has percolated deep into the strata of the Gambia’s various governmental structures. An …