Rwanda has struck a deal with the British government that will offshore some of the UK’s asylum processing to the African country. The move has been condemned as unworkable and inhumane by UK opposition politicians, charities, and refugee groups. British Home Secretary Priti Patel is due to announce details in […]
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National Assembly Select Committee on Foreign Affairs discusses the fate of Gambian asylum seekers with German authorities
ARCHIVE (Re-post): First published on 13th February 2020, on The Digest News. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly, led by Hon. Sidia Jatta, National Assembly Member for Wuli West, is currently in Germany, to engage the German authorities with the hope of finding a lasting solution to the […]
April 23: World Book Day?
Fatoumatta: Mark Twain once said, “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.” For many years, the illiteracy of the general public has caused concern because of the criminal negligence of the private, public libraries across the country.It is still […]
Merchants Of Truth
By Jill Abramson. Review Alagi Yorro Jallow‧ Fatoumatta: I highly recommend this excellent book to all Gambian journalists and media practitioners. Highly readable textbook with a combination of essential topics, in-depth reporting, endlessly fascinating anecdotes, and vivid writings. Ms. Jill Abramson’s first female editor in chief of the New York […]