An opposition leader in the Gambia is leading calls for the government of President Adama Barrow to provide answers on why unarmed protesters were Monday shot dead by police in Faraba Banta. Mamma Kandeh, leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress party (GDC), said the Gambian people want Mr Barrow to[Read More…]

President Adama Barrow of the Gambia Wednesday commissioned a presidential inquiry to independently look into the circumstances that led to the death of three civilians in Faraba Banta. The membership consists of the following: 1. Emmanuel Joof, a renown human rights Lawyer as the Chairperson 2. A representative of the[Read More…]

The Association of Nongovernmental Organizations in The Gambia (TANGO) has learnt with dismay and displeasure the disproportionate use of force by personnel of the Police Intervention Unit in Faraba leading to the death of two youth and injuries to several more on Monday 18 June 2018. It is with a[Read More…]