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In Solidarity: Gambia’s Draft Press Accreditation Policy Threatens Press Freedom
Fatou Touray, CEO -Kerr Fatou Media
By Fatou Touray
Accreditation of journalists to report on official functions and from secured government sites is a standard practice worldwide. No reasonable person expects an…
Gambia Navy and French Forces Conduct Joint Exercise to Strengthen Combat Readiness
Training participants.
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Navy and a French military Mobile Training Team began a two-week joint exercise at the Gambia Armed Forces’ Forward Operating Base in Yundum, aimed at enhancing the tactical…
Gambia Sees 17% Rise in Reported Rape Cases Amid Slight Drop in Overall Crime
Seedy Mukhtar Touray, Inspector General
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Police Force reported a 17 percent increase in reported rape cases in 2025, even as overall crime in the country fell slightly, police officials said on…
Visitor Arrested at Mile 2 Prison on Suspicion of Smuggling Drugs
By Seedy Jobe
A woman was arrested on Monday at Mile 2 Central Prison in Banjul after prison officials said she attempted to smuggle suspected drugs into the facility during a routine visit.
The suspect,…
Gambian Lawmaker Warns of Escalating Border Tensions With Senegal, Urges Swift Government Response
Bakary K. Badjie, Foni Bintang Karanai
By Seedy Jobe
A member of the National Assembly on Tuesday voiced alarm over what he described as an intensifying and “terrifying” armed confrontation along the country’s southern border with…
“Wishy-Washy and Incomplete”: Defence Urges Court to Dismiss Case Against Amie Bojang in…
Defence Counsel Adama Sillah has filed a detailed Reply on Points of Law before Justice Jaiteh of the High Court in the ongoing Sukuta–Jabang Traffic Lights shooting trial, arguing that the prosecution’s case against the second…
Madi Jobarteh Dismisses Claims of Political Bias, Affirms Impartial Human Rights Advocacy
Madi Jobarteh
By Makutu Manneh
Madi Jobarteh, a leading human rights advocate and founder of the Edward Francis Small Center for Rights and Justice (EFSCRJ), has refuted assertions—primarily from the ruling party—that his positions…
Gambian Press Veteran Sounds Alarm: Government Media Rules Threaten Hard-Won Freedom
Demba Ali Jawo, veteran journalist and former information minister
By Makutu Manneh
Demba Ali Jawo, a veteran journalist and former information minister, warned on Monday that proposed government policies aimed at regulating…
Gambia Tourism Minister Accepts Some Lawmakers’ Resolutions, Rejects Others in Response to Staff…
Abdoulie Jobe, Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture,
By Seedy Jobe
The Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Abdoulie Jobe, said the government had accepted several recommendations from the National Assembly’s Petitions…
Lawmakers Clash With Tourism Minister Over Delayed Response to Committee Report
By Seedy Jobe
A tense exchange erupted in the National Assembly on Monday as opposition lawmakers confronted the tourism minister over what they described as an overdue response to a report by the Assembly’s Petitions Committee.
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