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Truth Commission begins probing Jammeh’s 2009 witch-hunt
The 8th session of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission began on Monday with continuation of hearing of the student protest in April 2000. The session ends in October.
Gambia’s Truth Commission has collected over 100…
ICC trains TRRC staff, police officers on witness protection
TRRC Media Advisory
Select staff of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) and some close protection officers of The Gambia Police Force have benefitted from a two-week intensive Witness Protection training for…
Nation-building requires collective participation of all citizens – President Barrow tells Gambians…
State House, Banjul, 15th September 2019 - His Excellency, President Adama Barrow wrapped up his three-day State Visit in Qatar meeting with a large cross-section of the Gambian community, where he reiterated the need for the collective…
Gov’t bans ex-Jammeh aides from holding public office, rejects Commission’s recommendation to fire…
Gambian authorities have placed a ban on several former top government officials indicted by the Janneh Commission from holding public office.
Guided by the inquiry into the billions of dalasis theft of Gambian resources by former…
Gov’t places lien on properties of Amadou Samba, others
Gambia government has placed a temporary restriction on the properties of 14 companies and individuals indicted by an inquiry into the financial transactions of country’s former president Yahya Jammeh.
The Janneh Commission released on…
U.S pledges to help Gambia recover stolen state resources
America has pledged to help the Gambia Government recover state resources stolen by former President Yahya Jammeh, the U.S embassy said on Friday.
The U.S government said it applauds the release of the full report of the Commission of…
Gambia’s “missing millions”: Over 38 top officials, businessmen indicted by Janneh Commission…
The Gambian authorities have already taken over assets belonging to former president Yahya Jammeh and Muhammed Bazzi, a Lebanese business tycoon found to be a close associate of the former strongman by the Inquiry.
By Mustapha K…
On the repeal of sedition and libel in Sierra Leone : GPU calls on Gambia to follow suit
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) welcomes the scrapping of repressive media and freedom of expression rights laws in Sierra Leone, and calls on The Gambia to follow suit.
On Wednesday September 11, the Parliament of Sierra Leone voted to…
Janneh Commission indicts former SGs Momodou Sabally and Njogu Bah
By Mustapha K Darboe
The Commission of Inquiry looking into the financial transactions of the former President Yahya Jammeh has indicted former secretary generals Momodou Sabally and Dr Njogu Bah in connection to millions of dalasis…
High Court grants Kill Ace, 6 others bail
Since their arrest, Killa Ace and his colleagues were remanded at Mile 2
The High Court of the Gambia has freed on bail a popular Gambian rapper Killa Ace and 6 others charged in connection to the July 24 protest. Killa also known as…