Ethnicity & March 24 Presidential Elections of Senegal
By: Musa Bassadi Jawara
Addendum: Electoral politics is the sentimentality of democracy; the issue of ethnicity sparked a lively debate within the community of readers on The Fatu...
Women Amendment Bill 2024 Survives After Being Remitted to the National Assembly’s Business Committee
By: Alieu Jaallow
The Women Amendment Bill 2024, championed by Almameh Gibba, NAM for Foni Kansala, has survived yet another significant challenge after parliamentarians voted for its second...
Banjul South NAM, Touma Njie, Urged Parliament to Revise Barrow’s Pardoning Powers
By: Alieu Jallow
Fatoumatta Touma Njie, the National Assembly member for Banjul South, has urged parliament to revise the President's pardoning powers.
Section 82 of the 1997 constitution grants...
Gambian Opposition Leader Batchilly Encourages Vote for Embattled PASTEF
By: Dawda Baldeh
Ahead of the much-anticipated Presidential Election in Senegal scheduled for 24th March 2024, Gambian opposition leader Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly has called on Senegalese electorates...
ANALYSIS OF CABINET RESHUFFLE
By: Bakary J Janneh
Your Excellency,
I extend my heartfelt congratulations to you on the recent appointments of four new Cabinet Ministers. Your bold decision showcases your commitment to...
Debate Over Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Supreme Islamic Council Concludes FGM is a Religious...
By: Zackline Colley
The Gambia, like many other nations, has grappled with the contentious issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Recently, a bill introduced by the National Assembly...
NAMs Divided in Opinions as Bill Seeking to Decriminalize FGM Practice is Tabled in...
By: Dawda Baldeh
The ongoing debate surrounding the ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and the recently tabled bill aiming to decriminalize it continues to gain momentum, capturing...
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...
Trade Minister Clarifies $50 Million Loan for Gambian Businesses: Jah Oil Selection Addressed
By: Seringe ST Touray
Last June, the National Assembly approved a $50 million loan from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) to aid Gambian businesses...
Seedy Cham Describes Argument on FGM By Imams, Politicians As Disgraceful
By: Ismaila Bah
Seedy Cham, the Chairperson of the Coalition of Progressive Gambia, describes discussions on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by Imams and Politicians at the National Assembly,...
GAP Urges Government to Introduce Anti-Homosexuality Law to Prevent Attempts or Advocacy
By: Dawda Baldeh
Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly, the leader of the opposition Gambia Action Party (GAP), has urged the government to introduce anti-homosexuality laws to prevent any attempts...
Counsel LK Mboge Urges Court to Reject Documents Tendered by the Prosecution
By: Alieu Jallow
Following the conclusion of the voir dire and the commencement of the court address on the subject matter of the voir dire, counsel LK Mboge,...
Foni Kansala NAM Likens Anti-FGM Advocate to Western Conspiracy against Religion & Culture
By: Dawda Baldeh
Following the introduction of a highly contentious bill aimed at repealing the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) before lawmakers in Banjul, Honorable Almame Gibba,...
Lower Fulladu NAM Supports Ban on FGM Practice
By: Dawda Baldeh
Hon. Gibbie Mballow, the National Assembly Member for Lower Fulladu, has voiced his support for the recently enacted legislation banning the practice of Female Genital...
Former VP Renews Commitment in FGM Fight, Urges NAMs to Vote Against Proposed Repeal...
By: Dawda Baldeh
Former Gambian Vice President Dr. Isatou Touray, who also serves as the Executive Director of the GAMCOTRAP Anti-FGM organization, has called on National Assembly Members...
Amie Bojang Fumes at the Director of Public Prosecution’s Statement Telling Her She Was...
By: Alieu Jallow
Amie Bojang, the second person accused in the police shooting at the Sukuta-Jabang traffic light on September 12th, expressed fury over the Director of Public...
Amie Bojang Asserted That She Never Set Eyes on the Independent Witness at the...
By: Alieu Jallow
Amie Bojang, the second accused person in the ongoing voir dire, told the court that she never laid eyes on the independent witness, Alieu Cham,...
Ousainou Bojang Denies Thumbprinting Any Document With Writing
By: Alieu Jallow
Ousainou Bojang, the first accused person in the police shooting incident at Sukuta-Jabang, refutes claims that he thumbprinted the September 13 cautionary statement obtained by...
For the Gambia: Reflections On Independence
Muhammad my son,
It is February 18, 2024, and I am seated right here at the Presidential Daise at the very place where the Kingdom of Great Britain...
GDC Leader Talks on Range of Pressing National Issues, Urges Politicians to Discourage Tribal...
By: Dawda Baldeh
Mamma Kandeh, the leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), has called on his fellow political party leaders to discourage the politics of hatred and...