Preparations Ahead of Presidential Nomination
The presidential contenders in the forthcoming elections are preparing for nominations schedule for November, 7 2016. The country's Electoral Commission has finally scheduled the presidential nomination on...
Human Rights Watch reports more fear than fair in Gambia’s election as crackdown threatens...
By Alhagie Jobe
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said The Gambia government’s repression of the political opposition in the months prior to the December 1, 2016 presidential election...
Halifa Sallah: The coalition is The ‘beginning of a new beginning’’
By Alhagie Jobe
Halifa Sallah, the leader of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) and former contender for the leadership of the opposition coalition in...
Reactions To Selection Of Standard Bearer
The selection of coalition flag-bearer at Kairaba Beach Hotel yesterday, has set records to the history of Gambian politics. Speaking to our reporters on the ground last...
Hopes Escalate To Remove APRC Regime At Opposition Convention
The selection of a flag-bearer to lead an imminent coalition to dislodge 22 years of Yahya Jammeh regime has rekindle hopes in many Gambians aspiring for change....
Adama Barrow elected opposition coalition standard bearer for December elections
By Alhagie Jobe
Adama Barrow, the recently nominated party leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has been duly elected as the opposition coalition standard bearer to face...
Gambia: Withdrawal from ICC a drastic blow to countless victims globally
Amnesty International Press Statement
Following the announcement yesterday by the Gambian Information Minister that Gambia has withdrawn from the International Criminal Court (ICC), Netsanet Belay, Amnesty International’s Research...
Minority Leader Condemns Gambia Government’s Withdrawal From ICC
Honourable Samba Jallow, Minority Leader of the National Assemly has condemned The Gambia Government's unilateral decission to withdraw from the International Criminal Court ICC. "The best thing...
Gambia announces withdrawal from International Criminal Court
By Alhagie Jobe
The government of The Gambia announced on Tuesday that it is withdrawing from the Hague-Based International Criminal Court (ICC), effective, Tuesday, October 25th, 2016, accusing...
Boy Dies After Power Outage By NAWEC Turns Off Breathing Machine
Credible reports reaching The Fatu Network has confirmed the sudden death of a ten year boy (name withheld) on Thursday, October 20, 2016 after a power outage...
ACHPR says Gambia has not complied with its reporting obligations in the past two...
By Alhagie Jobe
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has revealed that for the past two decades, the government of The Gambia has not complied...
Gambian Soldiers Ordered To Surrender Their Voters Card Numbers
The Fatu Network has received news from The Gambia that an order has been passed informing all soldiers of The Gambia National Army with effect from Tuesday,...
Gambia’s opposition adopts coalition option memorandum as talks continue
By Alhagie Jobe
Opposition political parties in The Gambia, who have been on an intense coalition talks ahead of the December Presidential elections, Friday, adopted a coalition option...
Dictator Jammeh’s Mother Collapses again; First Lady Zineb Complains About Her Presence At State...
The Fatu Network has received a breaking news from Banjul that Asombi Bojang, dictator Yahya Jammeh mother has collapsed at her residence from a diabetic attack. She...
As Fear Grips Dictator Jammeh GAF Soldiers Ordered To Tidy Up The Banjul Serekunda...
From saturday, October 15, soldiers from across the different barracks in The Gambia are expected embark on a grass cutting exercise on The Banjul Serekunda Highway as...
Obama Administration Bans Gambian Officials From Entering The US
By Jeremy Kadden, HRC
On October 1, the U.S. government announced that it would no longer issue new visas to officials of the Gambian government, their spouses or...
Persecution of journalists: The Gambia brought before ECOWAS Court
Harassment, persecution and torture of journalists in the Gambia and the media laws used to justify violations challenged in West Africa regional court.
Oral arguments were heard on 11 October...
Gambia: Not much hope for a desperate nation as opposition coalition talks suffer another...
By Alhagie Jobe
The ongoing talks by Gambia’s opposition parties to form a coalition and select a standard bearer for the forthcoming December presidential elections have been adjourned...
State guard vehicle ran into crowd in Lamin village killing over 2 people, injures...
By Alhagie Jobe
A vehicle confirmed to be a State Guard vehicle is reported to have ran into a crowd of people in Lamin Village, Kombo North, on...
Dictator Jammeh’s Pimp Is Now His Deputy Chief Of Protocol
Credible sources have informed The Fatu Network that Ms Jimbe Jammeh 31, from Bakau has been appointed deputy chief of protocol with immediate effect.
News of the appointment...