Fajara, October 25, 2024: The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is deeply concerned by the country’s press freedom situation after the Gambian president and his environment minister decided to sue two newspapers for defamation. President Adama Barrow’s suit against The Voice, a privately-owned daily newspaper, stems from a September 23rd story […]
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Ghanaian Foreign Affairs Minister Selected As New Commonwealth Secretary General
Honourable Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana has been selected as the new Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in Apia, Samoa. The Ghanaian Foreign Affairs Minister was one of the three candidates […]
THE CURTAIN FALLS ON THE PRESS AND PRESIDENCY RELATIONSHIP—BARROW GOES BERSERK
Read The Manuscript authored by Arfang Madi Sillah. By Arfang Madi Sillah, Washington DC Chapter 1: A Marriage of Convenience In the euphoria that followed Yahya Jammeh’s much-celebrated departure, the Gambian media found itself at a precarious crossroads, straddling the line between cautious optimism and profound skepticism. For decades, under […]
Youth Migration and Mediterranean Death, Spiritual Escapism
by Alagi Yorro Jallow. Part I MAMUDU: Decades pass, yet nothing changes. The Atlantic Cemetery continues to consume the youth and human resources of the African continent, particularly the small nation of Gambia, which is rich in natural and human resources but has been failed by its leaders due to […]
