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10
Jan

UN Special Rapporteur: Gambia’s Transitional Justice Slow, Special Court Backing Historic

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By Sanna Camara In a statement released today, Friday, January 10th 2025, the Geneva based UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Bernard Duhaime has decried the Gambia’s transitional justice process as slow, and the ECOWAS decision to back the setting up of a special hybrid tribunal […]

16
Dec

International Trade Centre, EU, to support Gambia’s Tourism, Creative Industries

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(Banjul, The Gambia) Under the stewardship of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, and the Ministry Trade, Regional Integration and Employment, the International Trade Centre (ITC) has signed an agreement with the European Union (EU) to support The Gambia’s tourism and creative industries. The five-year Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) Tourism, set to launch in January […]

18
Nov

Africa Must Not Be Quick To Celebrate Trump’s Electoral Victory

mmglobalnews / 2 months
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By Sanna Camara For so many Americans on the continent, it doesn’t make much difference who wins presidential elections in the US, except for popularity and fame in the names. Yet for very obvious reasons, the coming again of Donald Trump after an interrupted second term some six years ago may not bring to the […]

10
Nov

Gambian-German Cooperation Goes Full Swing

mmglobalnews / 2 months
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By Sanna Camara The cooperation between the Republic of The Gambia and the Federal Republic of Germany is taking a new milestone as Gambia is about to open an Embassy in Berlin, a year after Germany inaugurates its own in Banjul. This development was revealed by the German Ambassador to The Gambia Mr. Klaus Botzet […]

07
Oct

GTBoard Says Kotu Wetlands Allocated to Malaysian Investors

mmglobalnews / 3 months
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By Sanna Camara The Gambia Tourism Board confirmed it allocated the wetlands located between Bertil Herding Highway and the Kotu Beach, to a Malaysian Investor, Kaijang Holding Group Ltd. The Alkali of Manjai, Mr Amadou Gomez, whose family for almost a century, have been custodians of these lands and maintain rice fields in the wetlands, […]

07
Oct

How Nigeria’s First $5bn FLNG Project Will Impact Domestic, Africa, Global Economy – Julius Rone

mmglobalnews / 3 months
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Africa’s natural gas reserves are estimated at 630 trillion standard cubic feet. Sadly, investment remains low in the gas space. However, in a One-on-One interview with members of the African Association of Energy Journalists and Publishers, drawn from 54 African nations, Mr. Julius Rone, Group Managing Director/CEO, UTM Offshore Limited, widely known as the ‘Gas […]

28
Sep

To President Barrow: Stop Arrest of Journalists, Prioritise Reforms

mmglobalnews / 4 months
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By Sanna Camara A Gambian human rights advocate, freedom of expression and access to information specialist has urged President Adama Barrow to stop the arrest and prosecution of journalists over public interest coverages in the media, instead focus on prioritising media law reform commitments made by the country that is rooted in various judicial rulings […]

22
Sep

Jammeh’s Ally Mohammad Bazzi Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Related Charges in US

mmglobalnews / 4 months
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By Sanna Camara US Department of Justice on Friday announced that Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conducting business with persons under US designated terrorist groups like Hizbollah in Lebanon. Muhammad Bazzi as a former business ally of Presidet Jammeh, has been on the US Department Watch List after designation as […]

20
Sep

On Gaps in Sonko Trial and Double Criminality Offences

mmglobalnews / 4 months
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By Sanna Camara A major gap in prosecuting perpetrators of human rights violations under Universal Jurisdiction in Switzerland and now, the U.S., exposes a legal gap that some offences have not been criminalised in The Gambia, in order to qualify as crimes against humanity in prosecuting countries. In Switzerland, rape charges against Ousman Sonko have […]

20
Sep

Government Must Leave Abuko Nature Reserve Untouched

mmglobalnews / 4 months
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By Ansumana Darboe Gambia Environmental Alliance The Abuko Nature Reserve, a vital ecological and cultural asset in The Gambia, faces potential de-reservation as the government considers land allocations for a natio nal stadium and sporting facilities. While development is essential, prioritizing ecological integrity and sustainable land use must take precedence. Abuko is home to a […]

UN Special Rapporteur: Gambia’s Transitional Justice Slow, Special Court Backing Historic

International Trade Centre, EU, to support Gambia’s Tourism, Creative Industries

Africa Must Not Be Quick To Celebrate Trump’s Electoral Victory

Gambian-German Cooperation Goes Full Swing

GTBoard Says Kotu Wetlands Allocated to Malaysian Investors

How Nigeria’s First $5bn FLNG Project Will Impact Domestic, Africa, Global Economy – Julius Rone

To President Barrow: Stop Arrest of Journalists, Prioritise Reforms

Jammeh’s Ally Mohammad Bazzi Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Related Charges in US

On Gaps in Sonko Trial and Double Criminality Offences

Government Must Leave Abuko Nature Reserve Untouched

UN Special Rapporteur: Gambia’s Transitional Justice.

Gambia’s Newest Solar Plant to Power.

International Trade Centre, EU, to support.

Africa Must Not Be Quick To.

UN Special Rapporteur: Gambia’s.

Gambia’s Newest Solar Plant.

International Trade Centre, EU,.