The sighting of the moon heralds the beginning and end of the holy month of Ramadan. As indicated in the story below, Saudi Arabia authorities confirmed Friday as the Eidul-fitr prayer but the question that needs to be asked is whether Gambians will be accorded the space and climate to […]

Hon. Muhammeh Magasi, National Assembly member for Basse, was disappointed with his Assembly colleagues for passing the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2015. Hon. Magasi was speaking on Tuesday at the National Assembly during a long debate on the elections amendment bill. He told fellow deputies that the deposit amounts for presidential […]

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will take only half of the salary paid to former head of state Goodluck Jonathan, his office announced on Friday. “President Muhammadu Buhari will only receive 50 percent of the salary paid to his predecessor,” the head of state’s spokesman Garba Shehu said in an emailed […]

The amendments to the Election Act endorsed by the National Assembly are a clear manifestation of the Jammeh regime’s desire to truncate democracy in The Gambia. The majority party in the National Assembly has done what it is known for… blindly endorsing any piece of legislation that comes before it from the […]

PDOIS’ STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF ELECTIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 2015 WITH SLIGHT CHANGES BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APRC ON THE DEFENSIVE THE SOVEREIGN PEOPLE ON THE OFFENSIVE The battle against Elections (Amendment) Bill 2015 is unifying the sovereign people above party lines 9 July 2015 Halifa Sallah For the Central Committee […]

 Release land-grab campaigner jailed for exposing the truth Chadian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release and drop all charges against a human rights defender sentenced to two-year imprisonment for peacefully expressing his views on the country’s judicial system, Amnesty International said today. Djeralar Minkeol is a Chadian activist and Director […]

By Muhammed Sailu Bah Foroyaa has reported about the rounding up and sending back to jail of some convicts who were briefly released on presidential pardon over the weekend and wanted to know what is responsible for this dramatic development. The short lived or brief happiness enjoyed by the families […]

By Dodou Jawneh Mr Gidom Bah, a native of Sintet village who is a Gambian Diaspora activist living in Birmingham and member of the People’s Progressive Party PPP, is being held by UK immigration authorities and under the threat of being deported to The Gambia. The Gambia’s human rights record […]

The Gambia’s opposition parties have made public a set of demands and proposal for electoral and constitutional reforms that need to be worked before ahead of the 2016 electoral cycle. The six parties – GMC, GPDP, NRP, PDOIS, PPP and UDP – among others want the Independent Electoral Commission to be […]

Is Dida Halaki getting soft? Former Top Editor shed tears for Madam Bensouda. Having condemned the cases against President Uhuru Kenyatta and Vice President William Ruto from the outset, and the cases having collapsed and/or being on the verge of collapse as I had predicted over two years ago, I […]

Gambian President has granted amnesty to 85 prisoners. Among those who enjoyed presidential amnesty was a death row inmate whose sentence was later commuted to life in prison. Modou Gaye, a former deputy Inspector General of Police, was among eight people condemned to death after they were convicted in a […]