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NGOs Forum Issues Strong Human Rights Resolutions and Calls for Accountability Across Africa
By Pa Modou Cham The curtain fell on an interactive three-day NGOs Forum preceding the 87th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights with a resounding call for justice, accountability, and protection of human rights defenders…
“Africa Cannot Afford Empty Promises”: Gambia’s Justice Minister Delivers Powerful Challenge to African Leaders at ACHPR Opening
The opening of the 87th Ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights was anything but ceremonial after Dawda A. Jallow delivered a hard-hitting and emotionally charged address warning that Africa’s human rights institutions risk losing credibility…
Civil Society Calls for Stronger Human Rights Protection at Regional NGOs
The NGOs Forum preceding the 87th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) concluded in Banjul with renewed calls for stronger protection of human rights, expanded civic space, and greater accountability across Africa. The three-day…
OBITUARY: GAF MOURNS LT. COL. MAMATARR SECKA
The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has announced, with deep sorrow, the passing of Lieutenant Colonel Mamatarr Secka. In an official statement, the Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Mamat O.A. Cham, together with Service Chiefs, General Officers, Officers, Soldiers and…
Women Launch “Queens 4 Change” Movement in Rogbangba, Pledge Support for SLPP
Rogbangba, Sierra Leone – Fatima Maada Bio, the First Lady of Sierra Leone, has officially launched a new women-led political movement, “Queens 4 Change,” in Rogbangba, signaling growing grassroots mobilisation within the Sierra Leone People’s Party ahead of the 2028…
UTG Holds Largest-Ever Convocation, Graduates Over 1,600 Students
The University of The Gambia (UTG) today marked a major milestone as it conferred degrees on more than 1,600 graduates during its 18th Convocation Ceremony—the largest in the institution’s history. The ceremony was presided over by Chancellor and President of…
Mayor Rohey Lowe Questions Push for Media Regulation, Declares Support for GPU President
Mayor of Banjul City Council, Rohey Malick Lowe, has strongly criticized what she described as a sudden push for media regulation, questioning the timing and motives behind the move. In a statement shared on social media, Lowe argued that the…
West Africa Editors Society supports GPU’s rejection of Gambian government proposal to register journalists and social media users
PRESS RELEASE Accra, April 12, 2026 – The West Africa Editors Society (WAES) has viewed with grave concerns the position taken by the Gambian authorities in proposing to register journalists and social media users, a decision that the Gambian Press…
Escalating Tensions In The Gunjur–Berending Land Dispute: A Call For Calm And Urgent Government Intervention
PRESS RELEASE The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP-The Gambia) expresses deep concern over the recent escalation of tensions between the neighboring communities of Gunjur and Berending in the Kombo South District, West Coast Region. The long-standing land dispute has…