The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) has expressed it’s sadness at news of the passing-away of the Gambia’s first President, Alhaji Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, on 27 August 2019. It described the former long-term ruler as an African Statesman who contributed relentlessly to the development and[Read More…]
Year: 2019
President Barrow Wants To Bequeath A Better Gambia
President Adama Barrow has used his meeting with the Council of Elders of the West Coast Region to expressed his desire to bequeath a better Gambia that is imbued with a vibrant economy, a constitution that can serve the country for 50 to 100 years; build strong institutions and a[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: The Police And The Courts Must Rights All The Time
As we mourn Kairaba Jawara we must not ignore the fact that we also have scores of young people sent to prison by the law enforcement and justice delivery system yesterday. Accused of arson and unlawful assembly the court denied 36 people bail and remanded them at Mile 2. These[Read More…]