Gambia: Gambian Parliament Rejects 2024 Draft Constitution in Second Major Blow to Reform Agenda

For the second time in five years, Gambia's legislature has voted down a bill that would have paved the way for a new constitution, dealing a crushing setback to efforts to… Read more »

Gambia: Should the State Wait for a Court Order After a Clear Declaration to Reinstate Omar Sarjo?

A government that claims to advocate for the rule of law does not wait for a court to order the dictates of law whenever it is evident that an act is outside the ambit of the law. Read more »

Gambia: FPAC Demands Gamcel Settle D11.4m 2020 Gateway Within 30 Days

The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly has demanded that the management of Gamcel settle arrears totaling Eleven Million Four Hundred and… Read more »

Gambia: Cabinet Approves Lifting of Moratorium On Radio Broadcasting License With Conditions

A press release from the Gambia's Ministry of Information indicates that following a Cabinet meeting held on July 3rd 2025, the Government of the Gambia has approved the… Read more »

Gambia: Justice Slows As Courts Shut Before Time

It was just past 9:45 a.m. when Lamin* arrived at the Bundung Magistrates' Court, clutching some documents she had been carrying back and forth for more than a year. He had left… Read more »

Gambia: Gambian Migrant Workers to Sign Contracts Following Probation in Saudi Arabia

Baboucarr Osmaila O. Joof, the Minister for Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE), announced to Members of the National Assembly on Wednesday, July 3, 2025,… Read more »

Gambia: Sharbel Elhajj Denies Fraud in D15 Million BCC Land Deal

A Lebanese-Gambian businessman who made D15 million from the sale of a Banjul City Council (BCC) property admitted on Wednesday that he paid no more than D2 million for the land… Read more »

Gambia: Rental Law Fails to Protect Gambian Tenants From Exploitative Practices

In The Gambia, the relationship between tenants and property owners is regulated by law. The Rent Act was amended in 2024 to improve on the provisions of the law, which was passed… Read more »

Gambia: Aki Case - MCA Director Admits Deadly Children's Drugs Were Unregistered

During a tense cross-examination on July 3, 2025, Acting Director of the Medicines Control Agency (MCA), Ensa Marena, admitted before the Banjul High Court that several drugs… Read more »

Gambia: Rural Gambians Defy Ban, Burn Charcoal for Survival

Despite a longstanding government ban on charcoal production, many rural communities in The Gambia, especially in the Central River Region (CRR), continue to engage in large-scale… Read more »

Gambia: Three Media Houses Present Videos in Police Shooting Trial

Three media houses--QTV Gambia, Kerr Fatou, and The Fatu Network--have presented video footage before the High Court in the ongoing trial involving Ousainou and Amie Bojang,… Read more »

Gambia: Former Banjul CEO Admits Making Unauthorised Payments to Ex-Banjul Deputy Mayor

Mustapha Batchilly, former Chief Executive Officer of Banjul City Council (BCC), appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on July 1, 2025, and admitted… Read more »