BOOK REVIEW BY NDEY TAPHA SOSSEH THE DICTATOR IS US by ALAGIE SAIDY BARROW EBUNJAN THEATHER DECEMBER 16 2022. Alagie Barrow’s The Dictator is Us is a startlingly fresh, undyed chronicle of life under a dictatorship culminating in his short stint as head of Investigations at the Truth Reconciliation and […]
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In Times of Security Crisis, Check Government Closely Lest Human Rights Suffer!
A coup d’état is undoubtedly illegal as a means of change of government both by national and international laws. A coup, plotted or attempted is a significant security concern as it aims to end the life of an existing government in place. It poses a clear and present challenge to […]
The ‘Joint Investigation Panel’ is Unlawful and Unethical
Almost at midnight on Tuesday December 27, the Gambia Government announced the creation of an unidentified 11-member ‘Joint Investigation Panel’ to investigate the alleged coup plot of December 21. The statement said the Solicitor General inaugurated the panel which includes various security agencies – i.e., the Office of National Society, […]
Abubakarr Suleiman Jeng appointed as new National Security Adviser
Banjul, The Gambia — His Excellency President Adama Barrow, acting in accordance with powers vested in him by the 1997 Constitution of The Gambia, has appointed Mr. Abubakarr Suleiman Jeng his new National Security Adviser (NSA) effective 1st December, 2022. Mr. Jeng is a career police officer with extensive professional […]