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President Barrow extends condolences to the family of late Imam Alhajie Barham Jobe
State House, Banjul, 21st July 2020
His Excellency, Adama Barrow has received the sad news of the demise of Imam Barham Jobe of Serekunda, which occurred today, 21stJuly 2020.
On behalf of his government, the people of The…
President Barrow sends condolences to the family of Alhajie Momodou Njie alias Biri Biri
State House, Banjul, 19th July 2020
His Excellency, Adama Barrow has learnt with deep sorrow the passing away of Gambian football legend, Alhajie Momodou Njie, commonly known as Biri Biri, who died today, 19th July 2020, in Dakar.…
APRC party has not agreed and is not into discussions with any political party for a possible…
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE APRC PARTY
The Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC) is hereby informing the general public that the APRC party has not agreed and is not into discussions with any political party for a…
The Gambia’s Continued Progress in Advancing Fiscal Transparency
On June 15, 2020
The United States Department of State released the 2020 Fiscal Transparency Report, which assessed that The Gambia made significant progress in its continuing efforts at government fiscal reform. The Department’s…
ARTICLE 19 today urged The Gambia to immediately drop the charges of false information and…
STATEMENT
The Gambia: drop the charges of false information and broadcasting against human rights activist Madi Jobarteh…
THE BAR CALLS ON THE PRESIDENCY TO FOLLOW DUE PROCESS IN EXTENDING STATE OF PUBLIC EMERGENCY ( SOPE)
PRESS STATEMENT
The Gambia Bar Association has noted with great concern the successive declarations of a State of Public Emergency (SOPE) by the President of the Republic on the 19th May 2020, 10th June 2020, 1st July 2020 and 7th…
Foreign Minister Tangara assures Cuban Ambassador of Gambia’s support at the International fora
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on Monday 6th July 2020 received the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, H.E. Sr. Ruben Abelenda, at his office in Banjul.
In his opening statement, Minister Tangara…
State of Public Emergency Declared
State House, Banjul, 7th July 2020
In exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 34(6) of the 1997 Constitution, His Excellency, Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia has declared a State of Public Emergency…
Statement by the Chair, Dr. Lamin J. Sise, at the opening of the Fifteenth Session of the TRRC’s…
On Thursday, June 25, 2020 the TRRC concluded its fourteenth three-week session of public hearings. During that session, 21 witnesses appeared before the Commission. The total number of witnesses appearing before the Commission since the…
Statement by the Gambian Civil Society on the state of Freedom of Expression and other matters of…
When Gambians decided for a change of leadership, they indeed voted out a leader but not him alone but the system that kept him entrenched and allowed him to violate our rights as a people repeatedly. We, as a people were elated and…