Upholding National Pride: Ensuring the Success of The Gambia’s Hosting of the OIC Summit
COMMENTS
By Bakary J. Janneh
As The Gambia eagerly prepares to host the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit from May 4th to 5th, 2024, the nation stands at...
Palestine’s Mistake of Existence
OPINION
By Musa Touray
Sandu Kuwonku
It’s quite a misfortune to be the aggrieved party in a world that only romanticises the value of human life and displays indifference to...
Fatal shooting of Gambian in Germany: Wife disputes police account of events
By Yahya Sonko, Migration & Human Rights Activist in Germany
The recent statement released by the Nienburg/Schaumburg police station regarding the shooting incident involving a 46-year-old Gambian man...
German police’s fatal shooting of Touray ignites fear in Gambian immigrants
By Dawda Baldeh
Fear has gripped the Gambian immigrant community in Germany following the fatal shooting of a Gambian national by German police, who was alleged to have...
Gambia ordered to pay WAA £20M in compensation for damages
By Hadram Hydara
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes has ruled that the government of The Gambia must pay West African Aquaculture Limited (WAA) more than...
EU’s Mass Deportations of Gambian Immigrants: A Violation of Human Rights
OPINION
EU's Mass Deportations of Gambian Immigrants: A Violation of Human Rights
By Yahya Sonko, Migration & Human Rights Activist, Germany
In recent years, the European Union (EU) has intensified...
Gambia calls for independent Palestinian state, condemns Israel’s aggression on besieged enclave
By Hadram Hydara
The Gambia government has condemned Israel's inhumane military operations in Gaza and called for the establishment of a sovereign and independent Palestinian state with its...
GAP Leader Calls on UN to Promote Peaceful Coexistence in Israel-Palestine Conflict
By: Adama Sanneh
In a letter addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General, Musa Yali Batchilly, leader and Secretary-General of the Gambia Action Party, urges the UN to maintain...
Modou Lamin Dibba Calls for Immediate Addressing of Inequality and Indignity Faced by Migrants...
By: Sainabou Gassama
Muhammed Lamin Dibba, a Gambian currently pursuing his Master's Degree at The Geneva Graduate Institute, has urged Schiphol authorities to issue an immediate apology while...
Sonko’s lawyer Argues Prosecution Failed to Connect client to Alleged Violations of Crimes Against...
By Mustapha K. Darboe with New Narratives
Bellinzona, Switzerland–Philippe Currat, a Swiss attorney defending Ousman Sonko, Gambia’s former interior minister currently on trial in Switzerland for crimes against...
2024 rolling: It is not a new year that makes you prosper
By Amara Thoronka
Days ago, we bid farewell to the year 2023. It was the end of a 12-month cycle. As in every other year, 2023 was...
Victims criticize Gambia’s absence in Sonko’s crimes against humanity trial in Switzerland
By Mustapha K Darboe with New Narratives
Bellinzona, Switzerland — Several Gambians allegedly arrested and tortured at the National Intelligence Agency in March 2006 have criticized the government's conspicuous...
Sonko “shocked” at torture of detainees in state custody
By Mustapha K Darboe with New Narratives
Bellinzona, Switzerland–Gambia’s former Interior Minister, Ousman Sonko, told a Swiss court he was “shocked” to learn of protestors being tortured at...
Former Gambian interior minister on trial in Switzerland claimed to get shoot-to-kill orders from...
By Mustapha K Darboe with New Narratives
Bellinzona, Switzerland – Gambia’s former Interior Minister Ousman Sonko, currently facing charges of crimes against humanity in Switzerland, admitted to writing...
Swiss Court hears testimony on Torture of Gambians protesting electoral reform
By Mustapha K Darboe with New Narratives
Bellinzona, Switzerland–Modou Ngum, a torture victim, testified before a Swiss court in the crimes against humanity trial of former Interior Minister...
Former US President Trump wins landslide victory in Iowa caucuses
OPINION
By Musa Bassadi Jawara
Former President Donald Trump of the United States has secured a landslide victory in the Iowa Republican Caucuses Monday night. Mr Trump’s victory has...
Gambian prison officers testify in crimes against humanity trial of former interior minister in...
By Mustapha K Darboe with New Narratives
Bellinzona, Switzerland–two Gambian prison officers — Lamin Sanneh and Abdou Jammeh — testified to torture, and poor food and hygiene conditions...
Witness says Gambia’s ex-interior minister oversaw interrogation, torture
By Mustapha K Darboe with New Narratives
Bellinzona, Switzerland–Demba Dem, the fourth plaintiff in the crimes against humanity trial of Gambia’s former interior minister, Ousman Sonko, testified...
Victims of alleged Jammeh henchman Ousman Sonko welcome Swiss trial as Gambian govt faces...
By Mustapha K. Darboe with New Narratives
BANJUL, Gambia - In the 22-year rule of Gambia’s former dictator Yahya Jammeh, protests were rare. The few who attempted them...
First witness testifies against ex-Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko in crimes against humanity trial...
By Mustapha K. Darboe with New Narratives
Bellinzona, Switzerland–The first witness in the crimes against humanity trial of 55-year-old Ousman Sonko —Gambia’s former interior minister — told a...
