Press release: The President of the Republic of The Gambia, His Excellency Adama Barrow, on the powers vested on him by Sections (71)(1) and 71 (3) of the Constitution of the 1997, today, 18th August 2023, has appointed Mr Ousman Sowe as Minister for Lands and Regional Government, effective 1st […]
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President Barrow Launches Gambia’s First-Ever Defence Policy
President Barrow Adama Barrow on 9th August 2023 presided over the launch of the country’s maiden Defence Policy, describing it as a historic milestone in The Gambia’s Security Sector. The Policy, a key objective of the Security Sector Reform, seeks to safeguard the country’s sovereignty, national interests, core values, and […]
French lawyer Juan Branco faces 4 criminal count charges, remanded at Rebeuss prison
Arrested on Friday night in Mauritania, some 100 km from the capital Nouakchott, lawyer Juan Branco, a member of the Ousmane Sonko defense team, was finally remanded after midnight on August 6 at the Rebeuss prison in Dakar. According to Lawyer Ciré Clédor Ly, who recalls that the Franco-Spaniard “was […]
Ousmane Sonko’s PASTEF party banned
The Government of Senegal has banned PASTEF, the party of the leading oppostion figure Ousmane Sonko. This decision was announced in a press release signed by the Minister of Interior Antoine Dione on Monday, 31st July 2023. It is also indicated that “following the events which constitute a serious and […]
