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One killed over land dispute between Gunjur and Berending
A clash between two communities in Kombo South over land dispute has left one dead.
Buba Jammeh, a native of Gunjur, has died after he was reportedly shot with a rifle reportedly by an unidentified native of Berending.
The Saturday…
Attempted removal of nominated NAM is constitutionally wrong
By Abdoulie Fatty
By all accounts, Yayha Jammeh was a dictator. He did not have respect for democracy. He seriously undermined important state institutions. The National Assembly, the citadel of law making, was at his mercy. The…
Missing persons and the process of human identification
One of the objectives of the Truth, Reconciliation and Repatriations Commission (TRRC), mandated by Part III Section13 (b) of the TRRC Act 2017, is to “establish and make known the fate or whereabouts of disappeared victims”.…
Supreme Court grants swearing in of Ya Kumba’s proposed replacement
The Supreme Court of the Gambia has made a ruling on Friday granting the nomination of the replacement of Ya Kumba Jaiteh, Foday Gassama.
Gassama, a native of Brikama, has been nominated by President Adama Barrow after he revoked the…
President Barrow fires VP Darboe, two other UDP ministers
President Adama Barrow has fired the country’s vice president Ousainou Darboe and two other cabinet ministers from the United Democratic Party on Friday.
The president appointed Dr. Isatou Touray, Minister of Health as the Vice…
Gambia’s prison condition harsh, ‘potentially life threatening’—U.S
Gambia has significantly improved on the 2018 United States country report on human rights practices though there some black spots. The report was released on Wednesday.
The U.S 2018 human rights report on Gambia has indicated that the…
Supreme Court to rule on Ya Kumba’s injunction application
Gambia’s top court is set to deliver a ruling on the injunction sought by Ya Kumba Jaiteh to prevent his proposed successor, Foday Gassama, to be sworn in as a National Assemby member.
Jaiteh’s nomination has been revoked by President…
TRRC: Man jailed for 9 years without trial preaches forgiveness
Mafugie Sonko is the private soldier who drove Lt Abdoulie (Dot) Faal and Basiru Barrow to Yundum Barracks the night they were arrested, to be executed later.
Mafugie Sonko, a private Gambian soldier who was implicated in the November…
Ahead of OIC, Turkey trains Gambian protocol officers
The Turkish Government has organized training for dozens of Gambian protocol officers ahead of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit which the country host in November 2019.
Three Turkish protocol officers led by Emre Zeki…
Another Commission witness connects Jammeh to Nov. 11 massacre
Mafugie Sonko, a former gendarmerie who later became a member of the Gambia National Army, has suggested before the Truth Commission probing the human rights violations of the former dictator that orders to kill close to two dozen…