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Eye Africa TV journalist reportedly attacked by police
Babucarr Manka, a cameraman working for a Gambian online television call Eye Africa, has been reportedly attacked by the militarized wing of the Gambian police.
The attack which was widely condemned by activists and journalists as an…
Swiss to detain former minister Sonko until 2019
Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court has ruled that Ousman Sonko, a former interior minister of Gambia suspected of human rights abuses, must remain in Swiss detention until January 2019.
In a decision published on Monday, the…
Gov’t establishes commission to probe land disputes
Meanwhile, the newly appointed secretary general, Ebrima O. Camara, has taken oath on Monday.
Members of the commission established by President Adama Barrow to investigate land disputes in the country have taken oath on Monday at State…
Pres. Barrow promises firm action on Faraba Commission’s report
The Faraba Commission has recommended the prosecution of certain people who they have found to be culpable, said chairperson Emmanuel Joof.
President Adama Barrow has promised to take a firm decision on the recommendations of the…
Developing education requires a jailbreak
Mustapha K Darboe
My favourite dub poet Uncle Mutabaruka was once asked if he had ever been jail, agitated he appeared, and replied “I am still there trying to escape”.
For most of us, this is ridiculous because someone who is going…
Police IG promises justice for journalists attacked in Bujinga
Press freedom activists and human rights defenders have denounced the attack on the GRTS camera crew on Saturday and demand urgent investigation.
Gambian police are investigating the attack on the camera crew of the Gambia Radio and…
Film on Jammeh’s ouster to be premiered in London
Yahya Jammeh who now lives in exile in Equatorial Guinea faces several allegations of torture, killings and theft of public funds.
A film done by an international human rights group, Amnesty International, on how Gambians ousted former…
WASSCE results poorly analyzed, says edu. ministry
Gambia’s basic and secondary education ministry said on Tuesday that the analysis that most people have made on the recent WASSCE results have been reliant on an inaccurate data.
Mohammed Jallow, permanent secretary at the ministry of…
GRTS attacked in Bujinga
The camera crew of the Gambia Radio and Television Services has been attacked in Bujinga as they cover the burial ritual of former president’s mother, inside sources at the state broadcaster have confirmed to Kerr Fatou.
Aja Asombi…
Nationwide manhunt for 13 escapees from Jeshwang prison
The Gambia Prisons Service and other security outfits of the country have started a manhunt for 13 persons who broke out of Jeshwang Prison on Thursday night, 2nd of August, during the rains.
The public relations officer at the Prison,…