Tuesday, November 24, 2020
by Mariama Jobarteh. Nine-year-old Aminata Nanko took part in an online Poetry and Painting competition organised by the United Nations (UN75) in collaboration with the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) and the Writers Association of The Gambia (WAG), on 25th September 2020. She emerged 3rd position out of […]
by Alagi Yorro Jallow. Today, in recognition of the Gambia government’s obligation and commitment to supporting the African agenda nominating a representative from the Gambia to serve in a top position of the African Union Commission (AUC). The person’s nomination should be based more on international wheeling and dealing than […]
By Assan Sallah. The decision of the Malian soldiers to take up arms to overthrow the democratically elected president Ibrahim Boubacarr Keita, following weeks of political crisis that has seen opposition protesters taking to the streets to demand the president’s resignation, is unconstitutional, illegal and uncalled for. Recently, Malians took […]
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Abubacarr Marie Tambadou of the Republic of the Gambia as the Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. Mr. Tambadou succeeds Olufemi Elias of Nigeria, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedicated service to the Residual […]
State House, Banjul, May 28, 2020 – His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has told the UN high-level virtual meeting on ‘Financing for Development on Covid-19’ that Gambia’s economy s among many others that are shutting down due to Covid 19 pandemic. The impact of the pandemic has necessitated the world body […]
Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic must not discount women and girls As governments attempt to tackle the unprecedented public health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are deeply concerned that women and girls are suffering even more egregious violations of their human rights. In the absence of […]
Six U.S. Senators issued a letter to The Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) urging it to investigate the case of journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh. The initiative, led by Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), highlights the disappearance of Manneh, who has been incommunicado since July 2006 and is now presumed dead. Signatories to […]
