The Gambia
Police Re-arrests and Detains “Three Years Jotna” Officials
Three Years Jotna officials who were arrested and charged over a protest last year have vowed they are prepared to settle for Mile 2, accusing the police of trying to abuse the ‘system’ against them. Nine top officials of the [...]
Germany Continues Deportation Of Gambians As 25 More Gambians Are Expected To Return Home
The German embassy in Dakar has announced Berlin’s intention to deport another batch of 25 Gambians on March 3rd. Overall, Germany intends to deport at least 4,000 Gambians whose asylum claims were rejected. In the German region of Baden Württemberg [...]
“Torture was the order of the day at NIA” Salmina Drammeh
Yesterday, at the TRRC hearings, Salimina Drammeh, a former senior member of the National Intelligence Agency told the Commission that torture was indeed the culture at the state intelligence agency former Nation Intelligent Service. Answering question from lead counsel Essa [...]
Press Release: GFF’s Position on CAF’s Decision to Disqualify Gambia National U-17 Team from the WAFU Cup
Following the decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to disqualify our team from the ongoing West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone A U-17 championship in Senegal, The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) would like to express its great shock, [...]
Former Justice Minister Denies Involvement in 2012 Executions
Lamin AMS Jobarteh, former Attorney General and Minister of Justice had denied before the Truth Commission that he was involved in the Executions of 9 death row inmates on 24th August, 2012. Mr. Jobarteh was adversely mentioned in the torture [...]
CONCERNED GAMBIAN CITIZENS EXPRESS FRUSTRATION OVER LAPSES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chunk of Gambians have vented their frustration through the media, expressing their honest feelings towards what many described as lack of willingness from the law enforcement officers and stakeholders to reinforce certain laws which were beautifully worded and have been [...]
Gambia’s Demba Komma awarded Microsoft Research Ada Lovelace Fellowship for research on IoT localization technologies
Komma, a PhD student, is working to develop robust low powered localization technology for Artificial Intelligence enabled Internet of Things in locations where GPS is limited or blocked. ECE PhD student Demba Komma has been awarded a 2021 Ada Lovelace [...]
Gambia National Team in Mauritania for AFCON Finals
Young Scorpions this morning underwent a mandatory Covid19 test ahead of the U-20 African Cup of Nations that gets underway in Mauritania today. The team is currently holding the first of its double session training session for today’s game at [...]
IEC Has Swallowed The Dollars In Advance- IEC Insider Alleged
“I’m a junior staff at the IEC and I have been following the progress of the tender process that has been going on for so long. My conscience won’t be at rest if I did not find way to tell [...]
GFF to Brief Government on U-17 disqualification
Officials of the Gambia Football Federation GFF will today visit the Ministry of Youth and Sports to brief the minister on the recent disqualification of the Gambia Under-17 team from Wafu and CAF event in Thies, Senegal. The team and [...]