Congratulations to President-elect Joseph N. Boakai from the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC)!
By: Dawda Baldeh
Mamma Kandeh, the leader of the opposition, extended warm wishes and acknowledged the gracious concession of defeat by outgoing President George Weah after the recent...
Addendum: The Gambia Government Spokesperson Sankareh on West Coast Radio Thursday, September 14
OPINION
By: Musa Bassadi Jawara
Addendum: I revisit below an article published on my Facebook page on September 14, in response to government spokesperson Sankareh’s West Coast Radio interview...
Landmark Trial Against Former Gambian Minister of Interior for Crimes Against Humanity to Start...
(Geneva, 4 January 2024) The trial of Ousman Sonko, former Gambian Minister of Interior, will open before the Swiss Federal Criminal Court on 8 January 2024 and...
Former Niamina East Lawmaker Hon. Ceesay Likens Judicial Pension Bill to Provisions in Rejected...
By: Dawda Baldeh
Honorable Omar Ceesay, a former member of the opposition Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) representing Niamina East in the National Assembly, has drawn parallels between the...
Breaking: IEC Rejects The GDC’s Petition To Bar Rambo From Contesting!
The Fatu Network can reliably inform that that the petitions by the GDC to bar the APRC Candidate, Rambo Jatta from contesting, has been rejected on a...
How President Jammeh will steal the election
By Gibril Saine in London
In any election, more-so on the African continent, one of the lesser known TRICKS and loopholes used by dictators and rogue leaders alike...
Tensions Rise as President George Weah Faces Stiff Challenge in Liberia’s Ongoing Presidential Elections
By: Alagie Cherno Suwareh
In an unprecedented turn of events, former FIFA Male Best Player, George Weah, who shocked the world in 2017 by transitioning from a professional...
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...
Sierra Leone At The Crossroads: Deja Vu
Anyone familiar with elections in Africa knows that it's trying times. It was with such caution of background that we welcomed the elections in Sierra Leone. The...
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...
Presidential Travel Ban Extends Into 2024, HON. Seedy Keita
By: Alieu Jallow
The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Hon. Seedy Keita, announced during his budget presentation to Parliament that the current travel moratorium issued by the...
Madi Jobarteh Says ECOWAS Is the Greatest Obstacle to Democracy in West Africa
By: Sainabou Gassama
Madi Jobarteh, a prominent human rights activist and civil society leader, has accused ECOWAS of promoting bad leadership and governance in its region.
Following the press...
Breaking: 151 Migrants Return From Libya! Senegalese And Ghanaian Among.
In what is becoming a common occurrence, another batch of Gambians detained in Libya have been released and returned to The Gambia. They arrived at the Banjul...
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...
Imam Of Kanifing South Confirmed To Be Under State Custody
Security sources have confirmed to Faturadio that the Imam of Kanifing South Mosque, Imam Alhagi Ousman Sawaneh has been transferred to the Janjanbureh Prison in The Central...
Defiant President Yahya Jammeh got it all wrong in his address to the nation
In his address to the nation before a panel of African Lawyers, President Yahya Jammeh appeared erratic, broken, angry, defiant, betrayed and defensive about his decision to...
Hello Mr President… OJ Should Either Resign Or Be Sacked If….
Reports have emerged in the country these days that Mr Omar Amadou Jallow, the Minister of Agriculture was involved in a shady deal of selling tonnes of...
More Revelations About President Jammeh’s Sex Exploits Of Young Gambian Girl
More reports are still emerging about how President Jammeh uses and misuse young Gambian girls for sexual exploits. In the past several weeks, Fatu Radio has been...
Child beggars’ issue in Senegal worries African CSOs
The issue of child beggars in Senegal, locally called “Almud’ or ‘Talibeh’, has become a worrying subject for African civil society organisations as it is said to...
NAMs Question Urgency of Judiciary Remuneration Bill
By: Alieu Jallow
Many National Assembly Members (NAMs) have questioned the Judiciary Remuneration Bill, which is being debated over by NAMs in parliament, with some criticizing its urgency...