Arrests of Imams tops concerns in Religious Freedom Report on Gambia
By Alhagie Jobe
The unilateral declaration by President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia being an Islamic State and the arrests and detention of three Imams without charge or...
Justice Na Ceesay Sallah Dismissed
Justice Na Ceesay Sallah Wadda, a senior judge at The Gambia court of appeal has been dismissed effective Wednesday, August 24. Sallah was first dismissed in 2008...
Grim Story About A Gambian Arrested And Slaughtered Then Fed To Jammeh’s Crocodiles
The Fatu Network has for the past three weeks been investigating the horrific story of a middle aged man based in Kotu, in the Kanifing municipality. The...
France urges Gambia to investigate opposition members’ death
By Alhagie Jobe
The French government has added its voice to international calls for the authorities in The Gambia to mount an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding...
It is 4 years today since Gambia executed nine prisoners
By Alhagie Jobe
On this day August 23rd 2012, The Gambia executed 9 death row inmates namely; Lamin Darbo, Lamin Jarju, L F Jammeh, Alieu Bah, Gibril Bah,...
UN Human Rights Commissioner urges Gambia to investigate the death of another opposition member
By Alhagie Jobe
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged the Gambian authorities to investigate the death of another member of the opposition United Democratic...
United States Concerned by the Death of Gambian Opposition Member Ibrima Solo Krummah
Press Statement
Mark C. Toner
Deputy Department Spokesperson
Washington, DC
August 22, 2016
The United States is deeply concerned by the death of Gambian opposition member Ibrima Solo Krummah, who reportedly died...
Horror: As Jammeh Feeds Solo’s Remains To His Kanilai Crocodiles
The Fatu network has received a very credible but rather disturbing news that the remains of Solo Sandeng, a youth leader of The main opposition United Democratic...
OIC Urged Gambia To Recognize And Celebrate The 15th Day of Ramadan Each Year...
By Alhagie Jobe
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) formerly Organization of the Islamic Conference has instructed The Gambia government to issue an executive order to its National...
Another state sanctioned murder of opposition UDP supporter in custody
By Alhagie Jobe
Gambians are mourning yet another state orchestrated murder of an opposition supporter in custody.
Ebrima (Solo) Kurumah died in the early hours of Saturday at the...
Family Members Of Alleged Arsonists Rounded up
Few days after unknown masked men torched the main political bureau of The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), family members of the alleged arsonist including...
Gambia First Visually Impaired Magistrate Dismissed
Dictator Yahya Jammeh has ordered for the dismissal of Magistrate Muhammed Krubally, The country's first and only visually impaired magistrate. According to sources, Krubally's dismissal came after...
Writer says Solicitor General Sankareh and Attorney General Singhateh fear imminent arrest over...
Dear Editor
It is now three days since the arrest and detention of The Procurement Officer at the Ministry of Justice Ebou Mboob. I have gathered that his...
Politician Rambo Jatta Is New Daily Observer MD
By Alhagie Jobe
Ousman Rambo Jatta, a politician and now member of the ruling APRC party of President Yahya Jammeh has been appointed the new Managing Director of...
NIA detains procurement officer at AG Chambers!
Officers from the National Intelligence Agency have arrested the procurement officer at the Ministry of Justice one Mr. Mboob after being accused by the Solicitor General Saffie...
Veteran journalist Kebba Dibba dies
By Alhagie Jobe
A veteran broadcaster and senior Gambia journalist at the state TV of GRTS, Alhagie Kebba Dibba died Tuesday aged 51, at a hospital in Dakar,...
Bakary Nyassi Resigns As GIA Managing Director
The Managing Director of The Gambia International Airlines (GIA), Bakary Nyassi, has tendered his resignation to the GIA board Monday afternoon. Nyassi's resignation came few days after...
Tina Faal Detained At Mile Two Central Prison
Ms. Tina Faal, a former nominated member of the National Assembly who was rearrested Monday, August 8, is currently detained at Mile two central prison after her...
Former GCAA Boss Abdoulie Jammeh and Co Released From NIA Custody
Credible sources have informed The Fatu Network that Abdoulie Jammeh, Director General of The Gambia Civil Aviation Authority and four others have been released Thursday night, August...
Ex Petroleum Minister Sira Wally Ndow Njie Rushed To Hospital
The Fatu Network has received credible information that Sira Wally Ndow-Njie, Gambia’s ex-Petroleum Minister who also served as deputy Tourism and Culture was today, August 2, 2016...
