“A Victory for All Councils”: KMC Mayor Hails Supreme Court Ruling on CEO Dispute
April 16, 2025
Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda has hailed Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling as a landmark victory
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Pastef Deputy Files Resolution to Indict Former President Macky Sall for High Treason
April 16, 2025
Deputy Guy Marius Sagna of the parliamentary majority Pastef Les Patriotes has formally filed a resolution seeking the indictment of former President Macky Sall
Guinea-Bissau Announces Reciprocal Tariffs on U.S. Imports Amid Strained Trade Ties
April 16, 2025
President Umaro Sissoco Embaló announced on Monday that Guinea-Bissau will impose a 10% customs tariff on products imported from the United States
Michael Sang Correa Convicted, Faces Up to 120 Years in U.S. Prison for Torture
April 15, 2025
Michael Sang Correa may spend the rest of his life behind bars after a U.S. federal jury on Tuesday found him guilty of six torture-related charges
The Gambia Among 10 US Embassies Facing Potential Closure as Trump Pursues Budget Cuts
April 15, 2025
A confidential report obtained by Politico has listed the U.S Embassy in The Gambia among ten diplomatic missions worldwide proposed for permanent closure
Supreme Court Upholds Touray’s Murder Conviction, Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment
April 15, 2025
The Supreme Court today upheld the murder conviction of former junta member Yankuba Touray. However, the apex court set aside Touray’s death sentence.
Rights Defenders Weigh In on Mai Fatty’s Call for Rethinking Jammeh’s Prosecution
April 15, 2025
Two of The Gambia’s leading civil rights advocates have reacted strongly to former Interior Minister Mai Ahmad Fatty’s take in The Standard newspaper
FGM Ban Challenge: Supreme Court Rules It Has Jurisdiction in Landmark Case
April 15, 2025
The Supreme Court has ruled that it indeed has the authority to hear the high-profile case challenging the law banning female genital mutilation
Yankuba Touray Arrives at Supreme as Ruling on Death Sentence Appeal in 1995 Koro Ceesay Murder Case Imminent
April 15, 2025
Former military junta member and ex-Minister of Local Government under Yahya Jammeh’s regime, Yankuba Touray, arrived at The Gambia’s Supreme Court
Verdict Nears in U.S. Torture Trial of Gambian Ex-Jungler Michael Sang Correa
April 15, 2025
The federal trial of Michael Sang Correa, a former member of ex-President Yahya Jammeh’s feared paramilitary unit known as the Junglers, has entered its final stage