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 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 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 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 […]
To mark International Women’s Day 2025, the Center for Women’s Rights and Leadership (CWRL) is proud to launch SheInspires, a flagship initiative spotlighting outstanding and emerging Gambian women leaders. These women have defied the odds, demonstrated resilience and perseverance to secure their place at the decision-making table, breaking barriers in their respective fields. In this […]
The Gambia’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is not please with efforts by government to [dis]enfranchise diaspora Gambian – a group considered the eight region of the country, comprising at least 200, 000 Gambians, contributing over 50 per cent to the country’s gross domestic product, yet unqualified to vote in elections. In a statement released […]
A community youth advocate from Niumi has made a strong call on the Gambian authorities to continue the construction works on the much-awaited four-star DK Jawara Resort in Barra. Omar Genius Jammeh, as fondly called among peers, says this initiative has rekindled great hopes in the people of Niumi, as project hold much promise for […]
A statement released by the Gambia Bar Association in support of Mr Ba Tambadou, former Gambian Attorney General and Minister of Justice, being nominated as a judge of the International Court of Justice, describing it as a “an immense pride” for the Bar in The Gambia. “It is with immense pride that the Gambia Bar […]
By Sanna Camara Before the coming of televisions to the family sitting rooms and computer tablets or cell phones connected to wireless internet technologies or data from GSM operators, bedtime stories were told in the form of folklores – triumph of heroes and sheroes in stories of valour and adventures that irk little children’s imaginations […]
