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,”…
