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TRRC Is Not A Witch Hunting Exercise
The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) Lead Counsel Essa Faal yesterday revealed that Ministry of Justice ordered the arrest of commission witnesses and not the commission. “The recent arrests of TRRC witnesses were ordered by the Ministry of Justice and not the commission. The[Read More…]
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Bojang’s Cooked Hands Need Fixing
Like any other Gambian, it is Yahya Bojang’s bonafide right to belong to a political party of his choice. Was it surprising for him to be arbitrarily arrested, detained and tortured several times for exercising his constitutional right during the Jammeh dictatorship? His only misfortunes[Read More…]
Sabally Admitted 11/11 Executions
The former Vice Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council has accepted responsibility for the summary execution of the alleged November 11th 1994 coup plotters. “I accept responsibility because I was the commander,” former Captain Sanna Sabally told the TRRC on Wednesday. He said[Read More…]
TRRC’s Success Hinges On Truth
The Lead Counsel of The Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has said the “success of the process depends to a large extent on the ability of the Commission to get the truth of what happened.” In his first ever press conference on Tuesday,[Read More…]
Gambia’s Noble Son Is Gone
The Gambia has once again lost a Noble Son. The sudden death of Alhagie Dodou CM Kebbeh, the man who was the country’s longest serving Clerk of the National Assembly, was too shocking to many Gambians, especially those who knew him. Mr. Kebbeh, a native[Read More…]
World Bank Provides Over $200 Million to Help Increase Access to Electricity in West Africa and the Sahel Region
The Board of the World Bank Group approved on April 17, 2019 the Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP), which includes $150 million in the form of credit and grant from the International Development Association (IDA) and $74.7 million contingent recovery grant from the Clean Technology[Read More…]
GPU Granted IFEX Membership
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has been granted membership into the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (Ifex) during the General Assembly of Ifex held in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday April 10, 2019. Founded in 1992, and headquartered in Canada, Ifex is world’s largest network of[Read More…]
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