A Gambian activist who was charged Tuesday with publishing and broadcasting false news has had his bail extended again until next Monday. Madi Jobarteh is in trouble with police after he decried in a media interview the killings of three Gambian civilians by security forces during a Black Lives Matter[Read More…]
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Gambia Extends State Of Emergency
President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has again bypassed the country’s National Assembly and extended a state of emergency in the country for a further seven days. Members of the National Assembly were due to debate a motion yesterday on whether to extend the state of emergency which was first[Read More…]
Gambia: Mai Fatty Warns Against Tightening Of Democratic Space
An opposition leader in the Gambia has warned the Government of President Adama Barrow not to return the country to dark days of dictatorship. Mai Ahmad Fatty, leader of the Gambia Moral Congress party (GMC), said the fundamental premise of The New Gambia is not only the comprehensive reversal of[Read More…]

