Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said Gambia’s lawsuit against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was aimed at harming the Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s military. He made the remark at a meeting of the junta’s foreign policy committee in Nay Pyi Taw on 10 March, according to state media.[Read More…]
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Sona Jobarteh Makes History As A Woman Griot And Kora Player
The Gambian-British musician is the first professional woman kora player from one of the five principal kora-playing griot families from West Africa. The kora, a harp-like instrument, has been passed down for centuries among West African musical storytelling families, called griots. For much of that time, West African custom only[Read More…]
NHRC Condemns Assault Of Opposition Supporters
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) condemns in the strongest terms the physical assault on supporters of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), by group of riot police. Thousands of angry unarmed supporters gathered Thursday in Brikama following the rejection of UDP Busumbala aspirant Momodou Sabally’s nomination by the Independent[Read More…]
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