The Gambian Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey Alkali Conteh has described the remarks of Mamadou Tangara, Foreign Affairs minister against political appointees in diplomatic missions as unclear and unfair, citing examples of other incidents involving diplomats appointed directly from the Foreign Ministry. Ambassador Conteh made these remarks in a […]
Kurang vs. Bensouda: A Pivotal Case That Could Reshape Free Speech and Legal Accountability in The Gambia. Kurang’s D200 Million Counterclaim Against Bensouda Sparks National Debate. A Landmark Defamation Case That Could Transform Gambian Discourse By Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: The escalating legal confrontation between Alhaji Mamadi Kurang and Amie […]
By Kebeli Demba Nyima, Atlanta, GA The British Army, it is said, once taught its officers that courage begins in the mind. It is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it. In the old regiments of the Crown, valour was expected to be quiet, firm, and without […]
Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: Press freedom should never be conditional—it must stand on the principles of truth, accountability, and integrity, not on ideology, political affiliation, tribal allegiance, or personal bias. Yet, in The Gambia, support for journalists often follows lines of political loyalty, with many backing media houses not because […]