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Germany resume deportation of Gambians
Last week Saturday, 8 Gambian migrants were sent home from Germany, barely a week after newspapers in the European nation reported that Gambia has lifted a moratorium on deportation.
On October 20, a German online newspaper Presse…
TYW and Law Hub Gambia to host national stakeholder workshop on constitutional reform
Think Young Women and Law Hub Gambia, with funding from International Republican Institute, will host a two-day multi stakeholder workshop on constitutional, electoral reform and democracy building processes in The Gambia, from 13th to…
One child dies of pneumonia every 39 seconds, agencies warn
Pneumonia – a preventable disease – kills more children than any other infection
LONDON/NEW YORK/BARCELONA (November 12, 2019)—Pneumonia claimed the lives of more than 800,000 children under the age of five last year, or one child…
High Court throws out summon against the TRRC exec. Sec.
On Monday, Justice Ebrima Jaiteh has thrown out a summon for the appearance of the executive secretary of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission before the High Court.
Last week, the lawyer representing Yankuba Touray,…
Law enforcement officers who fell victim to Jammeh’s witch hunting
In 2009, Gambia’s former dictator Yahya Jammeh shocked the world by hiring a band of so-call witch doctors to torment innocent people accused of being witches.
One of the institutions that suffered Jammeh’s witch hunting was the Gambia…
Gambia takes Myanmar to court over killing of Rohingyas
The Gambia hopes to hold Myanmar accountable for the massacre of the Rohingyas, a Muslim minority in northern Rakhine State.
On Monday, the Gambia has filed before the International Court of Justice in The Hague a lawsuit alleging…
Elections in 2019 is unrealistic—Mai Fatty
The 3 years is no longer realistic, said Mai Ahmed Fatty on Sunday
Mai Ahmed Fatty, the leader of the Gambia Moral Congress, has told journalist on Sunday that his party agrees to the completion of the five-year constitutional mandate…
Why file a case against Myanmar for accountability for the Rohingya?
The Gambia as a country largely supported by the international community liberated itself from 22 years of dark history characterized by among others, atrocities and enforced disappearances.
The new Gambia is determined to return as it…
United Democratic Party’s diaspora statement of solidarity
Following several meetings and consultations by the Party's Central Committee, the United Democratic Party (UDP) has finally declared its position on the term of the Coalition's Transitional President. This position was announced and…
Handbook for journalists on budget, public finance reporting validated
Journalists from across all media platforms together with representatives from the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of The Gambia on Saturday, 2 November, validated the draft Handbook for Journalists on Budget and Public Finance…