A former interior minister under Yahya Jammeh has appeared before a Swiss appeals court in a case that continues to resonate strongly among Gambians at home and in the diaspora. Ousman Sonko, who served as a powerful figure in Jammeh’s government until his dismissal in 2016, is challenging his 2024[Read More…]
Human Rights
Top Disabilities Rights Advocate Counters Dr. Ceesay
A leading voice in the Gambia’s disabilities rights advocacy Mr. Lamin Manneh has dismissed, as untrue, the information minister’s claim that the government’s NAFA cash transfer scheme has targeted and directly benefitted people with disabilities across the country. The Gambia government rolled out the cash support initiative a few years[Read More…]
Riot Police Deployed As Tensions Simmer In Gunjur/Berending Land Dispute
Riot police were deployed in the vicinity of the Gunjur police station on Sunday evening as tensions simmered in parts of the coastal settlement over the reported violent attack on two indigenes by a mob from neighbouring Berending. Youths of Gunjur gathered at the town square as the news of[Read More…]
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