Several victims of Yahya Jammeh continue to vent their impatience over the “slow pace” of the government action on the TRRC recommendations. A representative of the Ministry of Justice over the weekend told victims that the authorities are laying foundations for swift action and working to avoid any further heart break to victims in the process.The main bane of their impatience stems from the fact that President Barrow acted, in what they described as “insensitive” to them, in appointing several members of former regime’s officials in high government positions in the government. They also accused the government of taking no action against those adversely mentioned by the TRRC to have violate ...
My best part of the launch of Malagen was the interaction between the audience and panelists in the respective discussions. This provided an opportunity, the first time, for Malagen to come face-to-face with the readers, publicly and openly. The baby investigative publication has finally been christened, a little over two years since it started investigating and exposing corruption, bad governance, lack of accountability and due process, as well as fact checking. Some two to three hundred invitees attended. Besides grabbing most of the best awards of the Gambia Press Union’s National Journalism Awards since its establishment a couple of years ago. This year, Malagen also won Gold in the Afr ...
Despite preoccupation with the case of aggression by a neighbouring state against Ukraine, European Union said it remains committed to the cause of justice spearheaded by The Gambia against Myanmar, where crimes of genocide are being perpetrated by the militarily junta against the minority Muslim population of Rohingya. Amnesty International through the groups Kanifing Municipality branch analyses that some 70, 000 people were initially affected by the hostilities in the region. That number has today risen to 700, 000. The body joined Gambia’s human rights commission, the European Union in The Gambia and other partners to observe the International Human Rights Day through this vent at Allia ...
Dakar, Senegal – The German Foundation for Africa and partners recently held a conference on strengthening democracy in Africa and the G7 Countries.The two-day event held on September 26-27 at Germany’s Federal Foreign Office in Berlin was characterized with lively debates on the theme: “How to deal with the increasing systemic competition and external influence in Africa and what conclusions to draw for German foreign policy.” The conference was jointly organized by German Institute for International and Security Affairs. Representing Timbuktu Institute of Dakar at the conference, Mrs Adji Awa Samb, Timbuktu’s senior officer responsible for Cooperation and Regional projects ...
The African Union (AU) promotes the concept of an African solution to African problems built on the aspiration of the African people to an integrated, stable, peaceful, secure, and prosperous Africa. However, the continental organisation’s application of this principle varies — as seen in its position on the political and constitutional crisis that emerged in Tunisia more than a year ago, because of the president’s determination to pass a new constitution that reinforces the executive’s powers.Last month, Tunisians agreed to constitutional reforms that give broader powers to President Kais Saied, with 94.6 percent voting in favour. Only 30.5 percent of eligible voters participated in the ref ...
The Heritage Management Organization (HERITΛGE) completed an in-person mission to The Gambia for the HerMaP Gambia program on 17th – 24th August to build on and develop the program’s capacity mapping and building functions for the heritage sector. The team, headed by HERITΛGE Project Manager Mina Morou, held meetings with The Gambia’s Vice President, Badara Alieu Joof and key heritage beneficiaries and stakeholders as well as training sessions with local heritage managers. “We are happy to be in The Gambia after the lifting of the pandemic restrictions to further implement the HerMap Gambia program which serves as a springboard to develop the ...
