The Operationalisation Gap: Why Africa’s Continental Human Rights Architecture Is Not Under-Developed in Instruments but in Mechanisms
By Mrs Henriette Wolf, First Secretary (Political) at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Dakar Dakar — At a closed-door convening hosted on Tuesday by the Réseau…
Momodou Bah Charged with Murder in Death of Yunusa Mbye as Case Transferred to High Court
A man accused of fatally stabbing former University of The Gambia Students’ Union (UTGSU) Vice President, Yunusa Mbye, Momdou Bah has been formally charged with murder and remanded in custody…
Numbers Matter: Democratic Legitimacy and Coalition Leadership in The Gambia
By Dr. Alieu SK Manjang Democracy is fundamentally built on the principle of numbers. Elections are designed to translate the will of the majority into political authority, making popular support…
Seedy Njie Denies Being Tribalist, Apologies to Gambians
Fellow Gambians, in the recent past weeks, a secretly recorded conversation between me and Mr. Omar P. Jallow has been circulated on social media and discussed extensively in the public…
Disinformation and Exploitation of Global Surveys by the Ministry of Information
By Madi Jobarteh On June 2nd, the Ministry of Information issued a press release about the global prosperity index released by Business Insider Africa and based on the Atlantic Council’s…
Commentator Rates Sonko Top Among His Generation of Politicians
Renowned Senegal journalist and political commentator Cheikh Yerim Seck has rated former Prime Minister Ousman Sonko, now the President of the country’s National Assembly, top among his generation of politicians.…
NAWEC Blames Global Fuel Crisis, Maintenance Works for Prolonged Blackouts
Amid the persistent power crisis that left many businesses and households struggling in the Greater Banjul Area, the National Water and Company (NAWEC) on Wednesday linked the weeks-long prolonged power…
GAF Responds to Allegations Against Former CDS as President Orders Independent Inquiry
The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has acknowledged allegations circulating on social media against former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General (Rtd) Mamat O.A. Cham, made by his former Personal…
Lawmaker Modou Lamin Bah Decries Public Safety Crisis as a Result of Persistent Power Outage in Banjul North
As public outcries over the persistent power outage increase across the country, the National Assembly member for Banjul North, Modou Lamin B. Bah, has called on Gambia government through the…
The Electricity Crisis: A Monument to Governance Failure
By Madi Jobarteh, Human Rights Defender The issue of electricity in the Gambia demands a serious national conversation. It is one of the most poorly managed and least accountable sectors…