Hassan B. Jallow, the Chief Justice (CJ) of The Gambia, stated that The Gambia’s judiciary experienced a significant increase in cases in 2025, with 9,942 new cases filed, representing a 49% rise from the previous year. The announcement was made during the opening of the 2026 Legal Year, highlighting efforts to boost the judiciary’s effectiveness….
Member of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh’s hit-squad, Junglers, Sanna Manjang, was handed over to Gambian authorities by Senegal on Tuesday, 2 December 2025. Under heavy armed security on Tuesday morning, the who has been implicated in heinous human rights violations, including torture, enforced disappearance, and killings, was arrested on Saturday, November 29, 2025 after…
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has reaffirmed the regional bloc’s commitment to supporting The Gambia’s Transitional Justice process, pledging continued political and technical assistance to ensure the implementation of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) recommendations. Dr Touray made the assurance earlier this week, during a courtesy visit…
The Gambia will next host high-level Senegalese security officials for a three-day bilateral engagement on matters relating to prison administration, security cooperation and justice sector reform. Scheduled for 29 September to 1 October 2025, the significant engagement is part of the ongoing security sector reform themed ‘Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation in Corrections and Security for Sustainable…
ECOWAS Ministers of Justice have concluded a two-day meeting in Banjul to validate the Harmonised Protocol and the Arbitration Rules of the Community Court of Justice, two critical legal instruments aimed at strengthening the Court’s mandate. The meeting, held from August 29–30, was convened by the ECOWAS Commission and hosted by the Government of The…
Hundreds of Gambians, including young people, students, politicians, civil society activists, and women, yesterday flooded the streets of Kanifing in a powerful display of civic defiance, demanding accountability, transparency, and justice across the nation’s institutions. Spearheaded by the youth-led movement Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA), the protest saw marchers converge from Ice Man Junction to…
Mamadi Kurang, former Secretary of the Janneh Commission, has told lawmakers that the high-profile probe into ex-President Yahya Jammeh’s assets was undermined by the Justice Ministry’s tight grip on its finances and the far-reaching influence of its lead counsel. Kurang testified on Wednesday before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee examining how assets traced by…
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has issued a strong condemnation of Israel’s ongoing military aggression against Palestinians, particularly in Gaza, and has called for immediate international action to end hostilities and ensure accountability for alleged war crimes. The resolution, adopted during an extraordinary session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah on…
Baba F. Trawally, head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in The Gambia, has called for religious tolerance and justice in society. “So today as Muslim and people of other faiths, if we want to live in true peace and harmony, witness progress and prosperity, we should observe religious tolerance and deal justly in all our dealings,”…
