March 22, 2023
Senegal: Macky Says Sonko's Fate Would Have Long Been Resolved Were Senegal Not Democratic
Speaking to L'Express in an exclusive interview on a wide range of issues, Senegal's President Macky Sall, who is also the president of the African Union, said opposition Ousmane… Read more »
Gambia: DLEAG, Soma Talent Promotion Hold Outreach On Illicit Drug Abuse
In Soma, Jarra West, Lower River Region, The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia (DLEAG) in partnership with Soma Talent Promotion over the weekend held a day's sensitisation… Read more »
Gambia: Coup Trial - Member of Investigation Panel Testifies
Assistant Police Superintendent Sanussi Darboe, who served as a member of the investigation panel that was set up to probe the alleged coup plot by Gambian soldiers and a police… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Gambia: Gambia Immigration Act, Code of Conduct Validated
The Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), Swiss Confederation, Government of The Gambia (GoTG) and the Gambia Immigration Department (GID) recently validated the… Read more »
Gambia: Govt Urged to Reconsider Rejected Women Empowerment Bill
Hon. Fatoumata Njai of Banjul South, one of the few female Parliamentarians in The Gambia's National Assembly, has revealed that work has started to bring back her private member… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Gambia: DLEAG Boss Addresses Session of Commission of Narcotics Drugs
Bakary Gassama, the director general of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency The Gambia (DLEAG), has addressed the 66th session of the Commission of Narcotic Drugs (CND). Read more »
Gambia: Minister Gomez Quizzed On Over D1 Million COVID Fund
Hon Musa Badjie, member for Tallinding Kunjang Constituency questioned Hon Pierre Gomez, Minister of Higher Education and Research Science about One Million One Hundred and… Read more »
Gambia: GCCPC Celebrates World Consumer Rights Day
The Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (GCCPC) on Wednesday commemorated World Consumer Rights Day 2023 on the theme "Empowering consumers through clean energy… Read more »
March 16, 2023
Gambia: NAMs Adopt Report On Monitoring Implementation of Govt Projects
Deputies at the National Assembly on Tuesday adopted the Select Committee's report on Monitoring Implementation of Government projects for oversight visit to project sites across… Read more »
Gambia: Second Defence Witness Testifies in Yakumba, Yusupha Jaiteh's Trial
Sainey Jarju, the second defence witness in the trial of Yakumba Jaiteh and Yusupha Jaiteh, yesterday testified before Justice Isatou Janneh-Njie of the High Court at Kanifing. She… Read more »
Gambia: Centre for Research and Policy Development Trains Security On Human Security
The Centre for Research and Policy Development (CRPD) with support and partnership from African Transitional Justice Fund (ATJF) on Wednesday convened a three-day Training of… Read more »
Gambia: NAO Sub-Regional Forum On Financial, Compliance Audit for SAIs Underway
The National Audit Office of the Gambia (NAO) in collaboration with the African Organization of English-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI-E) on Monday began a… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Gambia: Coup Trial - State to File Application for 'Undercover' Witness to Testify in Camera
State prosecutors in the landmark coup trial before the High Court are expected to file an application to be granted by the court for an undercover agent to testify in camera. Read more »
Gambia: IWD - Paradise Foundation, Partners Hold Dialogue On Sexual Exploitation, Drugs Abuse
Paradise Foundation in partnership with The Gambia Government, Child Protection Alliance, and partners on Thursday staged a national dialogue on the risk of Sexual Exploitation and… Read more »
Gambia: U.S. Envoy Presides Over the Launch of Improving Access to Justice in Gambia
The United States Under-Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya, yesterday presided over the launching of the 'Improving Access to Justice in The… Read more »
Gambia: NAATIP Re-Echoes Commitment to Probe, Prosecute Human Trafficking Cases
As recruiting and smugglers of Human Trafficking continue to be more innovative in their means, National Agency Against Trafficking in Persons (NAATIP) has re-echoed commitment to… Read more »
March 13, 2023
Gambia: Alleged Coup Plotters 'Met at Kafuta Village', Witness Says
Mustapha Jabbi, who testified in the alleged coup trial last week, told the Court that Sanna Fadera and some of the alleged coup plotters had a meeting at Kafuta, but he did not… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Gambia: NAMs Adopt State-Owned Enterprises Bill
Deputies at the National Assembly have adopted the report on State-Owned Enterprises Bill. Read more »
Gambia: Bah Calls for Enactment of Bill to Allow Native Languages in Parliament
Minister of Tourism and Culture, Hamat N.K. Bah, said on Wednesday that the bill which allows Gambians to speak their native languages at the National Assembly should be pursued… Read more »
Gambia: UDP Leader Calls for Peace Ahead of Corruption Demo
Lawyer Ousainu Darboe, the leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), in a WhatsApp audio has called on supporters to be peaceful ahead of a corruption demonstration slated for… Read more »
Gambia: UDP Youths Call Protest to Hold Govt Accountable
The vice president of Youth Wing of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Abubacarr Fulus Drammeh, has appealed to all Gambians to come out and demonstrate peacefully with a view to… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Gambia: Defence Cross-Examines State Witness in Coup Trial
Defence Counsel L.S. Camara on Tuesday cross-examined state witness, Mamad Jobe, who last week testified in the trial of alleged coup plotters proceeding at the High Court of The… Read more »
Gambia: Man Gets 15-Year Jail Term Over Human Trafficking
The Gambia on Monday 27 February registered another milestone in its fight against human traffic within its jurisdiction as the High Court in Kanifing, presided over by Justice… Read more »
February 21, 2023
West Africa: Ecowas Court Hearing On Killing of 58 Migrants in Gambia Resumes March 2nd
Hearing will resume on 2nd March 2023 at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in a case brought by the brother of a Nigerian who was among 58 ECOWAS citizens killed by security agents of… Read more »
February 16, 2023
Gambia: Judiciary Inaugurates First-Ever General Legal Council Bureau
The Judiciary of The Gambia last Friday inaugurated the first-ever complex housing offices for The Gambia's General Legal Council, a statutory body established under the Legal… Read more »