Two people have died and several others were injured after a GTSU passenger bus veered off the road in Kalagi on Monday. Police say the bus, bearing registration number KM 4845 K, was travelling from Bwiam to Soma when the driver reportedly lost control upon reaching Kalagi. The vehicle left[Read More…]
Human Rights
‘Imam Ba-Kawsu Was Never Arrested In G/Bissau’
A close relative of prominent Gambian Islamic cleric Ba-Kawsu Fofana has elucidated that the cleric was never arrested in Guinea Bissau contrary to a viral audio recording and social media reports. The reports say the Bissau authorities had reportedly arrested Imam Fofana in a Guinea Bissau village for his alleged[Read More…]
One Month Old Girl Dies After FGM In Gambia
A one-month-old baby girl has died in The Gambia after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM), police have confirmed. Preliminary investigations indicate the infant was allegedly subjected to circumcision and later suffered severe bleeding. She was rushed to Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Police[Read More…]