After 2 years of hard campaign, The Gambia through its Permanent Mission to the United Nations, in New York, made history on successfully securing a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council for the first time. The Gambia will commence its 3 year term from January 2022 to December[Read More…]
Year: 2021
The Gambia’s Democratic Transition Is Facing A Litmus Test
The upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections will be the most consequential in The Gambia’s history. Almost five years ago, in December 2016, The Gambia brought authoritarian President Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year reign to an end through a democratic election. Since then, despite facing numerous obstacles and challenges, the West African country[Read More…]
Bravo To The OIC Secretariat But…
There is absolutely no doubt that most Gambians are quite happy to hear that the local Organisation of Islamic Corporation (OIC) secretariat has finally begun awarding contracts for the construction of the much talked about “20 new roads” projects as well as the (Very Very Important (VVP) lounge at the[Read More…]