A 16-year-old lad who allegedly killed another teenager with a pair of scissors has been freed by a local magistrate due to the incompetence of the Gambia’s Police Force. The teenager who has not been named allegedly plunged a pair of scissors on the head of Ebrima Saho in October[Read More…]
Year: 2020
Gambia: New Justice Minister Appointed
President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has appointed Dawda Jallow as the country’s Attorney General and minister of Justice. He succeeds Abubacarr Baa Marie Tambadou who tendered his resignation earlier in the day to join the United Nations. An LLM holder in International Human Rights Law from the University[Read More…]
Alagi Saidy-Barrow: We Are Tribal
I think that at our core, we are tribal. Liberated, we are able to rise beyond the confines or limitations of our tribe. Tribe is not limited to a grouping based on language alone or customs or traditions. It also means the tendency to associate with those whom one feels[Read More…]