Politics
Tamba Resigns As APRC No To Alliance’s International Media Director
Lamin Tamba, a senior figure in the APRC No To Alliance faction and Secretary General of its UK branch, has resigned from his role as Director of International Media and Communications. In a letter addressed to Gambia’s former President Yahya Jammeh who continues to lead the breakaway faction from exile[Read More…]
Human Rights
Ex-LRR Forestry Officer On Rohey John-Manjang’s ‘Involvement’ In Kaif Timber Scandal
Former forestry officer of the sparsely and thinly-forested Lower River Region (LRR) Mr. Lamin Bajo has been detailing how Gambia’s environment minister Rohey John-Manjang allegedly got enmeshed in the Kiang Kaif Timber Scandal and how she and the incumbent governor of LRR Seedy Lamin Bah were allegedly aiding and abetting[Read More…]
African News
Woodside Energy Files Arbitration Proceedings Against Senegal
Australia’s Woodside Energy (WDS.AX), opens new tab, which operates Senegal’s Sangomar oil and gas field, has filed a complaint with the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes against the West African country over taxes, a spokesperson for the company said on Monday. The complaint filed on May 30[Read More…]
Editorial
Musa Barrow Is Not Above The Law & Anna Jarju Deserves Credit
When Musa Barrow arrived at Banjul International Airport recently and refused to pay customs duties on his imported goods, he didn’t just sidestep a tax. He sent a message that as a wealthy and celebrated footballer, he believes the rules do not apply to him. That message is dangerous. Barrow,[Read More…]
Opinion
Alagi Yorro Jallow: When Justice Is Selective, Democracy Suffers
The Commission of Inquiry into Local Government Councils has peeled back a troubling layer of The Gambia’s democratic fabric. From inflated procurement deals to mismanaged funds, the revelations—particularly those involving the Banjul City Council under Mayoress Rohey Malick Lowe—demand public reckoning. And yet, the political response from the United Democratic[Read More…]
Sports
Gambia’s U-16 Basketball Teams Injured In Bus Crash En Route To AFRO FIBA Tournament
Gambia’s national U-16 male and female basketball teams were involved in a road accident on Wednesday afternoon while traveling to Guinea for the AFRO FIBA Zone 2 Basketball Championship. The incident occurred in the town of Kindia Linsan, located about 135 kilometers from the Guinean capital, Conakry, where the regional[Read More…]
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