Today The Returnees Have Their Say
After weeks of speculation and rumours that the returnees had given ultimatum to the police that they would demonstrate if not granted permit, the...
The Government And The Returnees: Confrontation Or Dialogue
The media campaign launched by the Gambia Refugee Association – Europe branch, linking media houses, parliamentarians, ministers and other concerned Gambians to websites reporting...
Why The Separation Of Powers
Absolute monarchs have absolute power to make laws, indict subjects, pass judgment on them and punish them at will. To restrain monarchs, due process...
Is The TRRC A Special Criminal Court Or A Truth Commission?...
The TRRC is established by an Act of Parliament by Gazette No. 2 of 24th January 2018.
The Commission is a body corporate which should...
Blood! Blood! Blood! Repent! Repent! Repent! Forgive! Forgive! Forgive! Support! Support!...
Having heard acknowledgement of killing in the most honest testimonies all those who committed human rights violation should honestly follow the example. The truth...
The Chief Justice And The Transition
A Land commission is established to look into land disputes that are not before the courts. Some disputes however have gone through District Tribunals...
Will A Good Government Stand Idly By And Allow People To...
Frightening developments are beginning to emerge as the Kombo area moves towards development where small land owners are being threatened with eviction under the...
The Insecurity Of Tenure Of Nominated Members Of The National Assembly
The removal of one nominated member of the National Assembly means that any nominated member could also be removed. What then is the use...
Are We Achieving The Goal Of National Reconciliation?
GAMBIA went to the polls on 1st December 2016 and results came out on 2nd December 2016. A person who came to power through...
Democracy Defeated, Coups And Counter Coups
Can one imagine what would have happened to The Gambia by now if all the attempts at military takeover succeeded? By now The Gambia...
Jawara –Jammeh Rapprochement
The exiled President after the takeover became agitated when Aristide of Haiti was returned to power by US intervention to reverse the coup in...
The Government Should Speak Only If Words Can Be Found In...
Foroyaa is moving about to find out what is happening in the seccos. May be the independence celebration is slowing down implementation. According to...
NIA Should Advise The Executive On Land Disputes
This paper has recommended for the government to concentrate on operationalising the Land Commission in order to look into land disputes so as to...
Gambia At Fifty Four
Fifty four years must not be seen as fifty four days. Those who governed the country for the past 22 years and those who...
The Negotiation For Public Space Has Commenced
Everybody claims that the media in particular and civil society in general enjoy new status after the change of government on 2nd December 2016....
Deportation Of Gambians: The Government Should Clarify
All Gambians know that the United States Government did announce the imposition of a ban on the acquisition of visas by government officials and...
Human Rights In A New Gambia
Freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, freedom of movement, freedom of religious practice, freedom to belong to a political party of one’s choice, freedom...
Pensioners In The Frontline
In The Gambia, pensioners have had to get employment or engage in profitable business to compensate for the low income they receive. Up to...
Tax Policy Must Aid Development
The current skyrocketing price for cement is a major obstacle to the construction industry, which is a key contributor to the rise in GDP....
Koina Stabilising After Violent Caste Confrontation
The differences in social groups in traditional societies are becoming manifest in today’s Gambia. This requires special intervention by people with influence so that...
