Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday dissolved the opposition-led national assembly, clearing the way for early legislative elections on Nov. 17. In an evening address, Faye, who came to power in April, said working with the assembly had grown difficult after members refused to start discussions on the budget[Read More…]
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Pro-Female Circumsion Rights Bill Tabled Before National Assembly
The National Assembly member for Foni Kansala, Almamy Gibba, has Monday tabled before the country’s lawmaking body a pro-female genital mutilation (FGM) rights bill that seeks to overturn the legislation banning the traditional practice. “This Bill seeks to lift the ban on female circumcision in The Gambia, a practice deeply[Read More…]
GPU Rejects National Assembly Recommendation On Covid-19 Media Relief Fund
Demands Public Apology from Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) The Gambia Press Union (GPU) hereby expresses its total rejection of a recommendation by the National Assembly to refund more than half a million dalasi of “unconfirmed” expenditure of funds some by media houses that benefitted from the government’s Covid-19[Read More…]
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