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Finance Minister Concedes Black-Market Currency Trade Weighs on Dalasi, but Says Impact Is Elusive
Seedy Keita, Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs
By Fatou Sillah
Finance Minister Seedy Keita told lawmakers on Wednesday that the country’s thriving black-market foreign exchange trade is exerting pressure on…
Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Add Third Defendant in Case Against Justice Ministry and Police Chief
A panel of Supreme Court Justices
The Supreme Court of The Gambia on Wednesday dismissed an application by Modou Ceesay, former Auditor General, seeking to formally add Cherno Amadou Sowe as a third defendant in his…
National Assembly Confirms Three Commissioners to Lead Gambia’s New Anti-Corruption Body
Anti-Corruption Commission's Commissioners
By Fatou Sillah
Lawmakers on Wednesday approved three nominees to serve on the newly established Gambia Anti-Corruption Commission, marking a significant step in the…
Gambian Minister Rebukes Rights Activists and Press for ‘Silence’ on UDP Politician’s Remarks
Hon. Ebrima Sillah, Minister of Works
By Makutu Manneh
Ebrima Sillah, the minister of transport, works, and infrastructure, on Tuesday, accused Gambian human rights advocates and media organizations of remaining silent…
Barrow Vows to Pursue Up to Five Terms, Calls UDP a Party of “Wounded Lions”
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow on Monday signaled he would be willing to seek as many as five terms in office, escalating a war of words with the opposition United Democratic Party…
Barrow Urges Kanifing Voters Not to ‘Repeat Mistake’ of Electing Opposition Leaders
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow on Monday urged residents of the Kanifing Municipality to avoid what he described as the “mistake” of electing opposition lawmakers and local government…
“Power Belongs to the People,” Rights Advocate Says After Arrest of Ex-Jungler Sanna Manjang
Madi Jobarteh
By Seedy Jobe
The Gambian government has taken a significant step toward addressing past abuses with the arrest of Sanna Manjang, a former member of the Junglers, the paramilitary unit long associated…
Accused Jungler Officer Sanna Manjang Arraigned on Murder Charges; Case Moved to High Court
Sanna Manjang
Suspected former member of ex-President Yahya Jammeh’s paramilitary unit known as the “Junglers,” Sanna Manjang, appeared in court on Wednesday to face three murder charges connected to incidents that occurred…
Essa Faal Secures Brufut Women’s Support, Pledges Greater Inclusion of Women and Youth in Governance
Essa Mbye Faal, leader of the APP Sobeyaa Political Party
By Makutu Manneh
Essa Mbye Faal, leader of the APP Sobeyaa Political Party, has secured the backing of women from Brufut and pledged to actively involve women…
High Court Rejects Prisoner’s Bid for Early Release and Parole
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Gambia High Court
A High Court judge on Tuesday dismissed a petition by Lamin Lang Sanyang, a former National Intelligence Agency nurse convicted in the death of political activist Solo Sandeng, who had…