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Creating an Over Powerful President at the Expense of Good Governance

Constitution Series 2 Creating an Over Powerful President at the Expense of Good Governance The gazetted Barrow Papers which are said to be derived from the 2020 Draft Constitution has severely undermined transparency and accountability by excluding the National Assembly from appointments of all key public office holders. The International […]

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Governance will continue under the 1997 Constitution without dialogue, consultation, and consensus among all stakeholders for a domestically-developed constitutional process

Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: The Gambian government, opposition, civil society, and the Fifth Columnists need to consult and agree on the reintroduced and gazetted draft constitution before presenting it again to the National Assembly for debate and voting. Without such consensus, governance will persist under the remnants of Yahya Jammeh’s […]

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Presidential Term Limit: A Crisis in the Making

Constitution Series Presidential Term Limit: A Crisis in the Making.  Gambians must brace themselves for a future crisis if this Cabinet-drafted constitution passes with its current text on presidential term limits. In Section 5 of Schedule 5 on ‘Transitional and Consequential Provisions’ the Cabinet has provided this text on the […]

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Gambia, Senegal Jointly Address Border Crisis 

The Gambia Government through the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure (MoTWI) and Ministry of Trade, Industry, Employment and Regional Integration (MoTIE), in collaboration with other Ministries as well as other parastatals on Tuesday, 13th August 2024 hosted counterpart Ministers and high profile delegation from Senegal for a meeting at Mansakonko in […]