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Gambian Authorities Marked Centenary Celebration of the Legacy and Life of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara With Tree Planting Exercise

“Centenary Celebration of the Legacy and Life of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara 1924 – 2024”The Kairaba Conservation and Leadership Organization KairaCLO commemorated Sir Dawda Jawara’s Centenary Celebration with a Tree Planting Exercise at The National Assembly of The Gambia.Amidst the solemn tributes and heartfelt reminiscences, dignitaries and parliamentarians gathered at […]

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The sentencing of Ousman Sonko, the former Gambian Interior Minister, delivers a stark warning: no matter the attempts to flee or hide, justice will prevail. The delivery of justice marks the cessation of impunity.

Fatoumatta:The conviction of Ousman Sonko, the former Gambian Interior Minister, offers profound lessons. On May 15, 2024, the Swiss top court sentenced Sonko to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity, linked to the repression by Gambia’s security forces against the regime’s opponents. The charges spanned his 16-year tenure […]

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Journalists and the Struggle for Survival

Ideal journalists are a unique kind. They view the world as a canvas to shape in the image of what they deem fit and proper. They are simultaneously vulnerable and invincible. They do not bow at the altars of deities that oppress the defenseless. They are the protectors of what […]