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Ex-President Diouf Excommunicated Ex-President Jawara Facilitating the Success of the July 1994 Coup D’état

By Kebba Ansu Manneh Abdou Diouf, the former president of Senegal, has been accused of playing a crucial role towards the success of the 1994...

Rise! You Mighty Youths of The Gambia

By Da One A young Kwame Nkrumah left the shores of Ghana to pursue higher education in the United States. He knew he was destined...

Presidents Barrow and Sall Inaugurate The Senegambia Bridge

By Kebba Ansu Manneh President Adama Barrow of The Gambia and his opposite number from Senegal, Macky Sall, has on Monday, 21 January 2016, inaugurated...

The Gambia $65M Senegambia Bridge Triggers Mixed Feelings Among the Populace

By Kebba Ansu Manneh President Adama Barrow of The Gambia has on Monday, 21 January 2019, inaugurated a $65million Senegambia Bridge funded by the African...

Gambians Call for Presidency with Limited Powers

By Kebba Ansu Manneh As the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) embarks on consulting citizens on their recommendations for the Third Republican Constitution, Gambians are calling...

Lift Your Fist and Raise Your Voice for the 60 Percent

By Da One First things first, did you know that... 1) There is a standard writing system for all our languages? 2) That words are just expressions...

Language at the TRRC

By Da One A nation suffering from bipolar disorder! We are acting as if we can't recognize ourselves in Jola, Mandika, Wollof, Fulani and all our...

The National Security Services Warned of Imminent Coup in July 1994, says former Army Adjutant

By Kebba Ansu Manneh Sheriff Gomez former adjutant of The Gambia National Army (GNA) told the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission(TRRC) that the National Security...

In The New Gambia, Insatiable Penchant for Commissions

By Musa Camara In his State of the Nation Address to members of the National Assembly in September 2018, President Adama Barrow said his government...

The Faraba Banta Inquiry and Justice for Victims, Never Mind It!

Press Statement from the State House in Banjul: President Barrow accepts appeal for the discontinuance of Faraba trial State House, Banjul, 8th January 2019 – The...

Ruthlessly Beaten and Tortured in July 1994, Ebrima Chongan Tells His Story to the TRRC

By Kebba Ansu Manneh Ebrima Chongan, the former Deputy Inspector General of The Gambia Police Force has told the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC)...

Silence Them Before They Grow

By Da One The Director General of SIS (formerly called the NIA), Momodou Sowe has recently told journalists that social media is a threat to...

The Faraba Banta Commission of Inquiry Report

REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA The Faraba Banta Commission of Inquiry 1st July to 31st August 2018 Commission Members with President Adama Barrow REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Commission would like...

Bakary Darboe is the Best Choice of President for The Gambia

By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, USA I think the People's Progressive Party (PPP) missed a golden opportunity last weekend when its members rejected the leadership of...

The Indispensability of Strong Government Institutions in Democratic Governance

Muddy Waters of Female Circumcision in Islam

Fighting for Democracy and Diversity are Worthwhile

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