By Sanna Camara In an eventful Europe Day celebration that fell on the eve of the European Union and Gambia Government political dialogue meeting hosted in Banjul this year, the Africa Managing Director of the European External Action Services has revealed that EU has committed more than 500 million Euros for the country since 2017. […]
By Sanna Camara Communication & Renewable Energy Infrastructure (CREI), the energy division of Ieng Group, has secured $40 million in bridge financing to expand renewable energy systems for telecom towers in Mali. This financing is part of a larger $59 million investment by CREI and its financial partners to modernize Mali’s telecom energy systems. The […]
By Sanna Camara As the prosecution draws a curtain on the crime of torture trial in the US of a member of the Yahya Jammeh paramilitary death squad, the panel of jury became overwhelmingly convinced that the acts of torture committed against Gambians by Michael Correa were inexcusable by any human standards. Neither the attempts […]
by Sanna Camara A memorandum of understanding was signed between Russia and Mali in October 2023, outlines cooperation in nuclear infrastructure development, personnel training, and the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. This agreement between Mali and Russia focuses on exploring the construction of a small-scale nuclear power plant in Mali, to address energy […]
By Sanna Camara A week of marathon court sessions revealed dozens of evidence piling up against Gambian torture suspect, Michael Correa, who is being tried in the US. Sordid details emerging from witnesses and prosecutors, that makes Guantanamo Bay incarceration looks like a play. By the end of last week, 11 witnesses testified, about three […]
By Sanna Camara The Association of the Victim Led Organisations (AVLO), an alliance of civil society organisations united to advocate for the interests of victims of human rights violations during the era of former president, has clarified that $60 million budget for the special tribunal is not meant for prosecuting Yahya Jammeh alone; rather, it […]
By Sanna Camara Michael Correa, accused of being part of the “Junglers,” a death squad that committed human rights abuses at the direction of former President Yahya Jammeh, could receive a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for each count of the six torture and conspiracy to commit torture charges. In 2020, the U.S. […]
By Sanna Camara Committee on Enforced Disappearance, under the Geneva-based United Nations Office of the High Commission on Human Rights (OHCR), has raised questions about The Gambia’s handling of Junglers situation, especially around prosecutions, justice, and reparations for victims. On 19th March 2025, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances concluded its consideration of the initial report […]
By Sanna Camara Heritage Management Project (HerMaP), having been honored with the celebrations of The Gambia’s 60th independence anniversary in Banjul, has urged the government to work together with civil society and private sector and ensure the safeguarding of national heritage for prosperity of the nation. “The future of HerMaP Gambia is for all of […]
By Sanna Camara The Gambian government has announced over the weekend, that it has contracted a Norwegian Minning Company incorporated in The Gambia, Norwegian Gambia Mining Corporation, to carry out mapping and survey activities in the country’s seabed for mining opportunities. In February, the country’s Director of Exploration and Production at the Gambia’s National Petouleum […]
