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Op-ed: The changing politics of the Gambian citizenship debate
By Satang Nabaneh
The ongoing public consultations on the constitutional review process spearheaded by the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) highlights a polarising debate on citizenship which reflects the difficulty of consensus…
Half of Gambians perceive decrease in corruption over the past year
Almost half of Gambians say the level of corruption in the country has decreased in the past 12 months, Afrobarometer’s maiden national survey in the Gambia shows.
A majority of citizens say that ordinary people can make a difference in…
‘Gambians trust religious leaders than politicians’— Survey
The part of the survey released on Friday assesses trust in public officials and institutions in the country and the level of corruption in public institutions
Gambians have more trust in religious leaders than politicians, according…
A giant of African Journalism has fallen
Today, there is an audible silence in the literary world. A giant of African Journalism has fallen. Swaebou Conateh was a son of Africa, a child of The Gambia who owed his being to the fertile River of The Gambia and the highlands of Mali.…
Gambia Gov’t completes compensation payment to Chief Manneh’s family
The Government of the Gambia has completed the payment of D4, 964, 400 (US$100, 000) compensation to the family of Chief Ebrima Manneh, a journalists believed to have been killed by state agents in 2006.
The sister of the killed…
Gambia Press Union mourns the death of Suwaebou Conateh
November 29, 2018: Fajara: The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has learnt with deep sadness and great shock the sudden death of Mr Swaebou Conateh, a veteran Gambian Journalist and publisher of the Gambia News and Report weekly magazine.
As was…
Gambia cautiously condemns killing of Saudi journalist Khashoggi
Gambia said the killing of the Saudi journalist at the country's embassy in Turkey is a crime it "vehemently condemned" though it also praised steps taken by Saudi.
Gambia Government has cautiously condemned what it call the…
Gambia’s High Commissioner to Canada presents letter of credence
Dawda Docka Fadera, High Commissioner of the Republic of The Gambia to Canada, on 13th November 2018 presented the letter of recall of his predecessor and his Letter of Credence to the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of…
The government cannot do it alone
In the past few weeks speculation in the town has increased over the Gambian government seeking youth employment opportunities in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I am not an economic expert but I struggle with the idea that Saudi Arabia…
Gambia: Stats show 647 girls suffer sexual violence in 4 years
Vice president Ousainou Darboe said Gambia must have policies in place to protect its women folks since there are adequate laws to tackle gender base violence.
From 2014 to 2017, the Gambia has recorded 1,576 cases of gender base…