Dr. Isatou Touray Condemns the Gambia Government’s Withdrawal from the ICC
PRESS STATEMENT:
Fellow Gambians, I have learned with disappointment that the Government of the Gambia has announced its withdrawal from the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court...
Gambia: Three Journalists Arrested as Campaign Begins
By Human Rights Watch
(Nairobi) – Gambian authorities arbitrarily detained three journalists just days before the November 16 start of the two-week presidential election campaign, Human Rights Watch...
TRRC says President Barrow has approved its recommendation for more time to be able...
The TRRC said on Wednesday its recommendation for extension of its work beyond two years has been appproved by President Adama Barrow.
The probe said in a statement:...
Botswana President tests positive for COVID-19
By CGTN Africa
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has tested positive for COVID-19, the government announced in a statement on Monday.
“The president does not have any symptoms and will...
Justice Ministry Accused of Being Behind JCB Mendy’s Ordeal
By Lamin Njie
The Ministry of Justice ordered that JCB Mendy be charged with murder even after police investigators concluded that the chief security officer of Gambia International...
Jammeh: Chronicle of a death foretold
By Sainey Darboe
Despite the pleasant surprise that greeted Yahya Jammeh's concession of December 2 elections, the more trained eyes and minds on Jammeh regime nurtured immense...
“Our Market Roof Leaks Seriously” Farato Vendors Cry Out
By: Modou Touray
Market vendors at Farato have told The Fatu Network that their market is dilapidated and leaks during rainfalls. According to the vendors, such condition causes...
FARABA BANTA: Foundation Lashes out at Barrow’s ‘Ill-advised’ Press Release
The April 10/11 Memorial Foundation has described as ill-advised a statement from the Office of the President announcing the scrapping of the murder case of five police...
NBR Farmers Ass. President Dampha: ‘If the minister of agriculture wants to support the...
By: Dawda Baldeh
Reacting to the reduction of the prices of fertilizer by the government, Sambou Dampha, the North Bank Region (NBR) Farmers Association has called on the...
NHRC counters Wassa Camara: Rights commission clarifies that its official Modou Sowe cannot be...
National Human Rights Commission has issued a statement on Firday saying one of its employees Modou Sowe could not have been the same person as the one...
“We Don’t Have Testing Lab For Imported Medicines” – Says Medicine Control EG
By: Modou Touray
As Gambians raise concerns and allegations following the demise of 66 children linked to imported paracetamol syrups, Director General (EG) of the country’s Medicines Control...
‘I would have resigned’ former VP Tambajang guides Health Minister’s misstep
By: Hadram Hydara
The first Vice President and Minister of Women’s Affairs in the Barrow government, Fatoumata C.M. Jallow-Tambajang, has said she would have resigned if she were...
Macky Sall Promises Better Senegal at Investiture
By Lamin Njie, in Dakar
President Macky Sall has promised that his administration will continue to implement policies aimed at making Senegal more prosperous.
Mr Sall on Saturday accepted...
Mali suspended by ECOWAS over coup
By AP
West African leaders suspended Mali from their regional bloc Sunday over what they said amounted to a coup last week, Ghana’s foreign minister said after an...
SIERRA LEONE: Man jailed for filming and circulating a sexual affair
By Amara Thoronka
Sierra Leone Appeals Court judge, Justice Momoh-Jah Stevens, on Wednesday 20th October 2021 imposed a five-year imprisonment on Ahmed Issa Kamara or pay the sum...
Salif Sadio Accuses ECOWAS of Transforming Gambia into a Battleground to Fight His Separatist...
Separatist Movement leader Salif Sadio, the man at the helm of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) has accused the Economic Community of West African...
Army terminates generals Umpa Mendy and Ansumana Tamba
The army discharged Umpa Mendy and Ansumana Tamba shortly after their court martial last year, it has been revealed.
Mendy and Tamba were high ranking military officials who...
GAP leader condemns arrest of Senegalese opposition strongman, asks ECOWAS to intervene
By: Dawda Baldeh
Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly, leader of the opposition Gambia Action Party (GAP) has condemned what he described as ‘unlawful’ arrest of Senegalese opposition leader Ousman...
‘I SAW PEOPLE RUNNING’: Independence Hero Cham Recalls 1994 Coup Caused ‘Big Confusion’ at...
By Lamin Njie
Momodou Kaddy Cham on Monday told the TRRC he saw people scampering for safety on the day of the 1994 military takeover.
Cham, popularly known as...
‘Sabally must not confuse himself’: NPP deputy spokesman Seedy Njie bites back at Momodou...
Seedy Njie has said Momodou Sabally must not confuse himself by claiming President Adama Barrow threatened him.
“Sabally must not confuse himself and confuse the fact that a...
