By Sanna Camara Aminata Toure, former Prime Minister of Senegal who also served as Minister of Justice, reacted to the high court ruling on Sonko’s eligibility on her Twitter (X) handle thus: Bravo to the Judge of the High Court of #Dakar! An excellent step towards the reconciliation of the Senegalese people with their Justice… […]
The 2023 global Trafficking in Persons report has indicated “no evidence of improvement” on the part of The Gambia in effectively combating trafficking, which would enable it to attain a Tier 1 ranking this year. The Gambia therefore maintains its global ranking as as last year. Over the past seven years, The Gambia’s ranking as […]
Several victims of Yahya Jammeh continue to vent their impatience over the “slow pace” of the government action on the TRRC recommendations. A representative of the Ministry of Justice over the weekend told victims that the authorities are laying foundations for swift action and working to avoid any further heart break to victims in the […]
My best part of the launch of Malagen was the interaction between the audience and panelists in the respective discussions. This provided an opportunity, the first time, for Malagen to come face-to-face with the readers, publicly and openly. The baby investigative publication has finally been christened, a little over two years since it started investigating […]
Despite preoccupation with the case of aggression by a neighbouring state against Ukraine, European Union said it remains committed to the cause of justice spearheaded by The Gambia against Myanmar, where crimes of genocide are being perpetrated by the militarily junta against the minority Muslim population of Rohingya. Amnesty International through the groups Kanifing Municipality […]
In a conversation yesterday, Sunkary Yarboe-Barrow, one of the widows of the late Basiru Barrow, maintained that she would never forgive Jammeh and the AFPRC for the cold blooded murder of their husband. Barrow was captured along with a number of soldiers, including Abdoulie “Dot” Faal on the early hours of 11th November 1994. The […]
The African Union (AU) promotes the concept of an African solution to African problems built on the aspiration of the African people to an integrated, stable, peaceful, secure, and prosperous Africa. However, the continental organisation’s application of this principle varies — as seen in its position on the political and constitutional crisis that emerged in […]
The Heritage Management Organization (HERITΛGE) completed an in-person mission to The Gambia for the HerMaP Gambia program on 17th – 24th August to build on and develop the program’s capacity mapping and building functions for the heritage sector. The team, headed by HERITΛGE Project Manager Mina Morou, held meetings with The Gambia’s Vice President, Badara Alieu Joof and key heritage beneficiaries and stakeholders […]
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission (HRVP), Josep Borrell, will travel to Mozambique, Kenya and Somalia on 8-11 September. The visit will be an opportunity to further deepen ties and cooperation with African partners in a new geopolitical context and will focus on issues such as upholding […]
A very important role that one woman has been playing since the start of The Gambia’s Truth Reconciliation and Reparations (TRRC) process is ensuring that greater attention be given to other forms of human rights violations such as Sexual and Gender-Based violence (as a crime that disproportionately affects women and girls). Ms Fatou Bladeh, MBE, […]
