The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice registers with grave concern the remarks by Pres. Adama Barrow that he would be “president until he is ready and then hand over the presidency to his children, who in turn when they are ready would hand over to his grandchildren.” […]
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GPU Raises Concerns Over Defamation Suits Against The Voice & The Alkamba Times
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 […]
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 […]