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GPU Urges Gambia Government to Expedite Media Law Reforms

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY STATEMENT Fajara, The Gambia 3 May 2022 – Every year, 3rd May is observed as a day to remind governments and other stakeholders of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom. It is a day for media workers globally to reflect on issues of […]

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Correcting the History of Gambia’s Independence Day 

In December 2009, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara published his autobiography ‘Kairaba’. In Chapter 21 – ‘Forging ahead to greater things,’ Sir Dawda hinted that indeed the Gambia was not independent on 18 February 1965, rather, as he acknowledges, “while we had a democratically elected parliament and government since independence (1965), […]

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Migration Management and Governance in The Gambia

Aligned with the vision and the overall goal of the National Development Plan of The Gambia (2018-2021 which has been extended to 2022)  in restoring good governance, respect for human rights, and rule of law, a National Coordination Mechanism on Migration (NCM) was established on 6 November 2019 under the […]