Explainer: Can NPP Keep Seat Against Opposition Alliance in Half-Die Vote
The contest in Banjul on Saturday between recent former allies, the ruling coalition and a former ruling party backed by the opposition, promises to be a hard-fought battle - a symbolic test of political strength with a year and a half until the presidential election.Kaddy...
Stained by Period Blood, Girls Are Pushed Out of School
Malagen investigates how poverty, stigma and myths deny girls access to menstrual hygiene products, forcing them to miss critical school hours, fall behind in their studies or even drop out of school entirely
Corruption, Coercion and Cover-up: How Roy escapes justice for alleged sex abuse of Teneng and Jongfolo
New evidence has emerged in the story of Roy Webster, a British national resident in The Gambia, shedding light into how he managed to evade justice for the alleged sexual abuse of two 12-year-old girls, identified only as Teneng and Jongfolo. Through admissions obtained from...
AKI Tragedy Exposed: How Indian drugs claim lives of over 70 children in The Gambia
Concerns remain even after the release of the presidential task force report on the acute kidney injury outbreak that claimed the lives of more than 70 children. The report has seemingly been left to gather dust. Thousands of the banned and contaminated India drugs are...
Inside Rosewood Smuggling: Senegal and Gambia potentially robbed of over D300m in ‘blood timber’ export
Inside Rosewood Smuggling: Senegal and Gambia potentially robbed of over D300m in 'blood timber' export ...
A Tale of Two Countries: How Alleged Drug Traffickers from Guinea Bissau Find Home in Gambia
A Tale of Two Countries: How Alleged Drug Traffickers from Guinea Bissau Find Home in Gambia ...
“Shut up. If not, I will kill you.” Disturbing audio captures voice of a man attempting “to rape” a girl at Gambia College
“Leave me. You are hurting me,” begged a girl in distress, as she could be heard gasping for air and coughing. “Are you trying to kill me?” A defiant, alleged rapist, held onto her throat, demanding she stopped shouting. “Why are you shouting? If not,...
Unveiled: How Communications Ministry Awards Training Contract to School Owned by Minister Ousman Bah
UNVEILED! HOW COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY AWARDS TRAINING CONTRACT TO SCHOOL OWNED BY MINISTER OUSMAN BAH Conflict of interest, violation of procurement rules, and possible inflated costs have characterized the contract that the newly created Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy have awarded to the institute owned by...
ROY’s LAST FINGER IN JONGFOLO and TENENG’s DOWNSTAIRS. PARENTS, POLICE SAY THAT’s OK
ROY's LAST FINGER IN JONGFOLO and TENENG's DOWNSTAIRS. PARENTS, POLICE SAY THAT's OK A police raid...
Jammeh’s Last Victim – or Not
When he disappeared six years ago, Siaka Fatajo became known as 'the last victim' of former President Yahya Jammeh’s brutalities. Except, at the time, Jammeh who has been held directly responsible for nearly 200 unlawful killings during his 22-year reign, was already in exile, in...
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Explainer: Can NPP Keep Seat Against Opposition Alliance in Half-Die Vote
The contest in Banjul on Saturday between recent former allies, the ruling coalition and a former ruling party backed by the opposition, promises to be a hard-fought battle - a symbolic test of political strength with a year and a half until the presidential election.Kaddy...
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