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Africa Bar Association must not hold a meeting on Gambian soil until…
After unsuccessfully attempting to injure the Gambia during the 2016 political impasse the African Bar Association is this time seeking to maliciously target the President of the Gambia Bar Association Salieu Taal. Mr. Tall is standing up…
The journalism awards conundrum
There are no favours.
And boy, Baa Tambadou isn’t perfect. He’s a sinner that refuses to repent for his sins against divine right of freedom of expression. He has defended false news in court and reminded us some few months afterwards…
Transition Delayed: Why Adama Barrow Must Leave in 3 years
By Dr. Ousman Gajigo
The more we get to hear from Adama Barrow as for his justification for why he should stay for longer than 3 years, the more it becomes clear that he represents the brand of the political leadership that has taken…
A day with a soldier
By Mustapha K Darboe
A normal Tuesday it was, this day. I woke to a huge expectation as a journalist. The Truth Commission was to elevate me to ‘level 4 access’. You know, one of those privileges that got you access to some so-called…
In defence of Ndey Tapha Sosseh: Mamadou Tangara must resign
By Madi Jobarteh
The rebuttal by Mamadou Tangara that he never sought the extradition of Ndey Tapha Sosseh from Mali is laden with loopholes for which Tangara cannot exonerate himself from such an immoral and unpatriotic act. After…
Three years after the July 15th coup attempt in Turkey, the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO)…
On the 15th of July we are marking the third anniversary of the hideous coup attempt by the Fethullah Terrorist Organisation (FETO), staged in Turkey three years ago on 15 July, 2016. As is known, this bloody attempt was thwarted by the…
Yankuba Touray vs TRRC
The morning of Wednesday 26th June 2019 was like any other day for me. While I was going about my day, I tuned in to the radio in order to follow the proceedings of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission. Supposedly that…
Understanding the constitutional immunity for AFPRC members: Lessons for TRRC
While it is indeed painful to witness a key perpetrator like Yankuba Touray easily walk out of the TRRC it is necessary to point out that indeed the Constitution, from sections 13 to 17of the Second Schedule have protected members and…
The Minister of Interior must respect citizens right to protest
It is highly concerning that the Minister of Interior Ebrima Mballow would equate protesters with ‘troublemakers’ and to go further to say that the police will use the water canon truck to pour hot water on them. This is indeed…
Armored riot vehicle: Is Government more interested in suppressing than protecting human rights?
By Madi Jobarteh, Gambian rights activist
It is indeed very worrying that given the history and experience of the Gambia in terms of freedom of assembly that the Gambia Government could not think of anything better other than importing…