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By Madi Jobarteh Today marks two years since the Coalition Government took office. Yet it has so far failed to definitively address the question about how long they will serve given what they stated in their MoU. Obviously, the…

The Independent Electoral Commission has issued a statement on Friday suspending the National Convention Party from participating in all national elections. The Commission’s decision was premised on the fact that the party has held two…

The Commission which was on its first site visit on Friday, had earlier heard several harrowing stories of witnesses who reportedly went through torture, mock execution and in few occasions resulting to death of some cases at Mile 2.…

The PPP held a press conference on Thursday to discuss with journalists the agenda of the party and its path under the new leader Papa Njie. An executive member of the People’s Progressive Party, Kebba Jallow, has said that the letter…

State House, Banjul, 17th January, 2019 – The Public is hereby informed that His Excellency, Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, alongside His Excellency Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal, will on Monday…

On the Thursday edition of the Foroyaa newspaper, Halifa Sallah has reacted to statements made by former captain Momat Cham that he was approached for ministerial position. Below the statement is reproduced as published by Foroyaa.…

The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission will have its first Friday hearings tomorrow. A former member of the July 22 1994 military coup has submitted a list of unspecified number of people killed by Yahya Jammeh and his…

The national security adviser to President Adama Barrow, Momodou Badgie, and former chief of defence staff, Colonel Babucarr Jatta, were present while soldiers were being executed on November 11, 1994, witness claims before the Truth,…

A protected witness at the Truth Commission said former president Yahya Jammeh was part of the July 21 attempted coup but was invited into the July 22 coup. It was already when soldiers were heading for Banjul that Jammeh was aware of their…

Brigadier General Mamat Cham has apologized to the Gambians for his role in the 1994 military takeover.   The leader of the United Democratic Party, Ousainou Darboe, has refused an offer of a cabinet position from Yahya Jammeh and his…