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 […]
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 […]
By Arfang Madi Sillah, Washington DC. In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, we witness the chilling intersection of law and vengeance, personified by Shylock, a character who demands a pound of flesh from his debtor in the name of justice, though what he truly seeks is retribution. Shakespeare’s play, while framed by […]
Dear President Adama Barrow, I trust this message reaches you in good health. As a media executive emeritus and seasoned journalist in The Gambia, I am compelled to voice my grave concerns over the recent defamation allegations leveled against journalists Musa Sheriff and Momodou Justice Darboe from The Voice Newspaper. […]