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TRRC: Soldier implicated in cousin’s murder denies culpability
A former bodyguard to Edward Singhatey told the Commission on Wednesday that, as opposed to what had been said about him by witnesses, he never committed murder. Cadet Sillah, one of the six soldiers killed in Nyambai Forest is Fatty’s…
Ex-military police Mboob admits participation in killing of 6 soldiers
The Truth commission gets another confession from a soldier who admitted involvement in the killing of 6 soldiers in 1994.
Babucarr Mboob, a former soldier in the Gambia National Army, has confessed to participating in the killing of 6…
New U.S ambassador presents credentials to President Barrow
State House, Banjul, 9th April 2019 - The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations to Gambia along with the diplomatic envoys of the United States and Burkina Faso on Monday presented their Letters of Credence to President Adama Barrow…
One person whose life Sanna Sabally saved
The 45th witness before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission said his life was saved by Sanna Saballly. The only person who said kind words of Sanna was John Charles Mendy. He said Sabally is “sincere” and “honest”.
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3-day search for soldiers’ remains at Yundum Barracks no answer
The search for the remains of unspecified number of soldiers killed on November 11, 1994 have entered its third day at the Yundum Barracks without success. No remains have been found.
The forensic team is yet to find anything despite…
The Assassin: The Angel in Jammeh’s world of terror
A former Gambian soldier who has witnessed November 11, became a juggler and National Intelligence Agency agent, put on a team to arrest Corporal Dumbuya who was later killed, among others, claimed he neither participated in torture nor…
“We made Barrow president”
Ousainou Darboe told Kerr Fatou his party has been expelled from the coalition government after their sacking.
The leader of the United Democratic Party has responded to critics who blamed his party’s leadership for being disloyal to…
Policy failure and political survival in Gambia: A call for political revival
By Dr. Foday J. Darboe
The fault lines that run across the Gambia are deeply rooted in the incompetence of leadership, and this deficiency has percolated deep into the strata of the Gambia’s various governmental structures. An …
Exhumation of Nov. 11 victims: 2nd day of search, no answer
The search for remains of soldiers killed by the military junta on November 11, 1994, has turned up empty as it enters second day.
The second day for the search of the remains of soldiers killed by the former military ruler and his…
Exhumation of Nov. 11 victims: First suspected “mass grave” turns up empty
The search for remains of soldiers killed by the military junta on November 11, 1994, has turned up empty as the search begins.
The investigation team of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission and police investigators have…