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A pro-democracy movement calling itself ‘3 years jotna’ has taken to the streets on Monday calling for President Adama Barrow to resign and organize fresh votes. Protesters held a procession at the outskirt of Banjul, from Sting Corner…

Four Gambian victims of former President Yahya Jammeh are departing the country for Turkey for treatment on Monday. The four were given their tickets at a ceremony hosted by country’s Truth Commission on Friday. Three of the victims,…

Myanmar cannot be trusted to hold its soldiers accountable for alleged atrocities against its Rohingya Muslim minority, and measures to stop the violence need to be taken immediately, a lawyer presenting a genocide case against it said on…

State House, Banjul, 12th December 2019 – President Adama Barrow on Thursday, December 12, 2019, reaffirmed the commitment of his government to ensuring judicial independence as he presided over the swearing-in of two new judges to the…

Gambian police have granted a permit to Gambia Democratic Congress to hold a rally in Jimara few days after their initial denial. The police came under strong criticism after they denied the GDC permit to hold a rally on December 14 and…

The Bakau-born politician, Dembo Bojang, has resigned as the national president of the United Democratic Party on Thursday. Popularly known as Dembo By Force, the old politician was the national president of the UDP until his resignation…

By Dr. Ousman Gajigo The World Bank recently carried out a public expenditure review of the security sector in The Gambia, of which the draft report it out. Its broad findings shouldn't be news to most people following developments in…

State House, Banjul, 11th December 2019 - President Adama Barrow on Wednesday bade farewell to the Turkish Ambassador to The Gambia, Mr. Ismail Sefa Yuceer. After serving his government in The Gambia for the past three years, Ambassador…

By Mustapha K Darboe Forty-nine-old Kebba Bojang sat on a sofa in his parlour with his wife Katty Joh. In their house were dozens of mourners. Bojang who lives and works in Kombo returned to Barra to console his wife on the death of…

The right to protest is not a charity from the Gambia Government to the people of the Gambia. It is the fundamental right of the citizen guaranteed in the Constitution. The Constitution makes it clearly that this right cannot be denied…