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President Barrow visits Chinese Railway Construction Company
President Adama Barrow has on Wednesday visited the Chinese Railway Construction Company (CRCC) in Beijing, where he was shown an exhibition of the company's various projects in construction, and investments in industries.
The Gambian…
Charles Taylor, Saif Gadafi’s lawyer appointed counsel for TRRC
A renowned Gambian international lawyer who is serving as counsel to former Liberian warlord Charles Taylor and son of the anti-capitalist Libyan leader Muammar Gadafi, Saif Gadafi, has been appointed as the lead counsel for the Truth,…
First Lady, others call for ‘’urgent response’’ to HIV/AIDS in Africa
On the margins of the forum on China-Africa Corporation, the First Lady of the Republic, Her Excellency participated in the joint initiative of the China-Africa Thematic Meeting on HIV and AIDS hosted by the First Lady of the People’s…
President Barrow: Joining FOCAC beneficial to attaining NDP
President Adama Barrow has said that The Gambia’s new membership into the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which the Gambia formally became a member this week, would add great value to the country’s quest to attain the goals…
Inquiry into bloody Faraba riot readies report
The commission that has been established by President Adama Barrow to probe the bloody Faraba riot that resulted to the death of three people has compiled its findings to be submitted to the president.
The chairperson of the commission,…
Lawmakers establish Friendship Group with French counterparts
The Gambian lawmakers have on Monday passed a motion establishing a working relations between the National Assembly and the lawmaking body of France.
A motion which was tabled by Muhammed Magasy, a representative of Basse constituency,…
Former Banjulian lawmaker charged with incitement of violence
A former Banjulian lawmaker whose audio recording went viral insulting members of a particular social group has been charged with incitement of violence by police of Monday.
A police spokesperson Lamin Njie has told Kerr Fatou that…
Mansour Jobe is TRRC’s deputy director of research and investigations
Mansour Jobe is TRRC’s deputy director of research and investigations
Acting in accordance with section 24(1) of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission Act, 2017, the Executive Secretary of the TRRC has appointed Mr.…
It is a question of leadership, to be or not to be
By Njundou Drammeh
Dear President Barrow,
On 1st December 2016, we ‘made a tryst with destiny’ and woke up to a life and freedom. We threw away the shackles of oppression, impunity, dictatorship, human rights violations and untold…
China-Africa Summit welcomes Gambia, targets $60Billion financing for Africa
The Republic of The Gambia, in addition to Togo and Sao Tome, has been welcomed into the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation – a south-south multilateral development organization between the African continent and the People’s Republic of…