The Gambia’s leading media institutions, civil society organisations, and academic groups have roundly rejected a government proposal to require the registration of journalists, online...
BANJUL – The Attorney General and Minister of Justice announced on Wednesday, 8th April, 2026, the appointment of a Special Prosecutor tasked with leading prosecutions related to the findings of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC).
This marks a major step in addressing crimes...
The World’s Most Dangerous Contradiction
Tonight, somewhere in the United States, a man lies in a hospital bed. Doctors surround him. Machines breathe for him....
Dakar, February 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to release news commentator Abdou Nguer, who was arrested on Wednesday for challenging a public prosecutor’s statement on the cause of a student’s death.
“Detaining a news commentator for his remarks on legal...
It’s Christmas afternoon in Banjul, and the city feels electric. The air is thick with the promise of something big: today marks the start of the much-anticipated Banjul Cultural Festival, a celebration months in the making, now set to sweep through every street and...
By Muhammed MS’s Bah
President Adama Barrow has announced a cabinet reshuffle, reassigning Baboucar Ousmaila Joof from the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration, and Employment to the Ministry of Defence.
In the same announcement, the State House of The Gambia confirmed that Modou Ceesay, until...