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Gambia: Truth Commission Should Ban Amnesties For Most Serious Crimes

(Human Rights Watch) Gambia’s truth commission bill, to be debated Wednesday 13th December 2017, is an important opportunity to shed light on human rights violations committed during the rule of former President Yahya Jammeh, Human Rights Watch said. The National Assembly should amend the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission bill[Read More…]

Gambia’s Economy Makes Strong Recovery

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Ulrich Jacoby, visited Banjul during November 2–15 and December 7–12, 2017, headed to conduct Article IV consultation discussions and review performance under the Staff Monitored Program (SMP) approved in June 2017. At the end of the mission, Mr. Jacoby issued the following[Read More…]

German Ambassador Presents Credence To President Barrow

Barely 24 hours before the arrival of President Frank Walter Steinmeier to the Gambia, German ambassador to the Gambia, Stephen Roken, Tuesday presented his letters of credence to President Adama Barrow at State House. President Barrow thanked Germany for the support it provided during the impasse and also through the[Read More…]

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