President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has again bypassed the country’s National Assembly and extended a state of emergency in the country for a further seven days. Members of the National Assembly were due to debate a motion yesterday on whether to extend the state of emergency which was first[Read More…]
Politics
Gambia: Mai Fatty Warns Against Tightening Of Democratic Space
An opposition leader in the Gambia has warned the Government of President Adama Barrow not to return the country to dark days of dictatorship. Mai Ahmad Fatty, leader of the Gambia Moral Congress party (GMC), said the fundamental premise of The New Gambia is not only the comprehensive reversal of[Read More…]
Outgoing UK Diplomat ‘Optimistic’ About Gambia’s Future
The outgoing British High Commissioner to the Gambia, Sharon Wardle has expressed her optimism about the future of the Gambia during a courtesy call on President Adama Barrow at the State House, marking the end of her diplomatic tour of duty in the West African country. “We have seen and[Read More…]

