Gambian authorities should adopt the reforms recommended by the country’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC)—including ensuring journalists are not prosecuted for sedition—work to swiftly hold former President Yahya Jammeh and members of his “Junglers” death squad to account for their crimes against journalists, and end the culture of impunity[Read More…]
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APRC Suggests NPP’s Poor Polls Show Down To Betrayal
The National People’s Party (NPP) was left to fend for itself in the last legislative elections because the party has overplayed its hands, so says APRC Director of Press and Public Relations, suggesting that NPP’s dismal polls showing was the consequence of its betrayal of coalition partners. “After the election[Read More…]
Env. Min. ‘Ready’ To Enforce Ban On Illegal Timber Trade
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change has expressed government’s readiness to enforce the ban on illegal timber trade. Rohey Jones Manjang is currently on a nationwide tour with messages of climate change mitigation and embracement of environmental best practices. She’s also using the tour to express government’s ‘uncompromising’ posture[Read More…]