Press Release Dated: 12th October, 2023 The Gambia Government is pleased to announce that the Deputy Government Spokesperson, Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu, is selected by the African Union (AU) as part of the 2023-2024 cohort of its flagship Media Fellowship programme. Mr. Sankanu is among 20 young professionals chosen from[Read More…]
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War In Ukraine: AU Chair Urges Ceasefire
On the fourteenth day of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Senegalese president and current chairman of the African Union (AU) tried to convince his counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to stop the bombing. What if African mediation was successful in this global crisis? Even if the weight and leadership of the[Read More…]
Gambia: 8 Months Ahead Of Elections, Repression Is Underway
(JollofNews) – FIDH and member organisations of the #MyvVoteMustCount Coalition condemn the bloody crackdown by Gambian police on the peaceful demonstrations held on April 14 and 16 calling for an electoral reform ahead of the December 2016 presidential election. This repression resulted in the arrest of dozens of opponents and[Read More…]