President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has renewed his commitment to build strong public institutions that will consolidate the country’s democracy. Presiding over the swearing in ceremony of the country’s new minister of the Interior, Ebrima M. Mballow, the secretary general and head of the civil service, Habib Saihou Drammeh[Read More…]
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Gambia Suspends All Political Rallies
Authorities in the Gambia have Thursday suspended all permits issued to political parties in the country to hold political rallies. The decision was made following recent clashes between supporters of the country’s former governing party, APRC, and supports of the coalition government of President Adama Barrow. The APRC which governed[Read More…]
Gambian Judges Trained On Int’l Human Rights Law
The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) in collaboration with the Gambia judiciary, is organising a two-day refresher course for judges in the Gambia, with focus on the application of international human rights law in judicial practice. The workshop that runs from 10-11 January 2018 brings together[Read More…]