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A Commission witness on Wednesday described an emotional moment when soldiers have asked a woman who was on menstrual cycle to undress and when she hesitated, Kawsu Camara alias Bambardeh kicked her at her private part. Camara was with…

Lamin Waa Juwara said he has forgiven the people who have tortured him because the Gambian character is forgiveness. A former United Democratic Party strongman has criticized dictator Yahya Jammeh as someone that no one can be proud of.…

A veteran Gambian politician said when power consumes people as it did to former dictator Yahya Jammeh, it renders them inhumane.   Lamin Waa Juwara, a one-time United Democratic Party strongman, said a former Jammeh supporter Baba Jobe…

The Right to Demonstrate is Constitutionally Guaranteed and cannot be Denied! The announcement by the IGP claiming that citizens have to first seek a permit in order to demonstrate is not based on law and I urge citizens to consider his…

The Independent Electoral Commission has told Kerr Fatou last week that that they have recognised Papa Njie as the new leader of the People's Progressive Party. Bakary Bunja Dabo said the December congress of the People’s Progressive…

By Sanna Camara The Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service has emphasized the need for reform to the country’s debt management and government revenue raising strategy, in a bid to consolidate efficient fiscal policy…

Bubacarr Bah is the 15th witness before the Truth Commission and the first to have confessed of torture. He tortured veteran Gambian politician Omar Jallow alias OJ.   A Gambian soldier specialized in explosives and ammunitions was asked…

Veteran politician Omar Jallow, the 13th Commission witness, has testified how he was tortured by then sergeant Bubacarr Bah and Almamo Manneh.OJ said Bah was the one who broke his eyes. Captain Bubacarr Bah, the soldier who has been…

The veteran politician, arrested multiple times by the Junta, said his woes started when he gave a newspaper interview defending the achievements of the People’s Progressive Party.   A veteran Gambian politician, Mamadou Cham alias MC…

State House, Banjul, 11th February 2019 - Her Excellency, First Lady Fatoumata Bah-Barrow has been selected by the AU Commission as the Regional Chair for West Africa to lead the continent-wide efforts of ensuring a pollution-free Africa.…