Malagen finds that the Ministry of Youth and Sports flouted procurement laws by awarding over D245 million in stadium contracts without open tender. The breach, revealed in the 2023 audit report, exposes serious lapses in transparency and accountability.
Malagen verified that The Gambia’s poverty level is 53.4% — not 60% as claimed by Nenneh Cheyassin Secka on Sunu Reew.
Despite constitutional rights, peaceful protests in The Gambia are repeatedly met with police crackdowns, contradicting President Barrow’s claims.
His death comes amid a string of violent clashes between security forces and civilians despite the government’s post-2017 “Never Again” promise and stalled security sector reforms.
We find that key institutions remain unestablished, TRRC recommendations are only partially implemented, and the continued arrests of peaceful protesters and journalists reveal a significant gap between government claims and reality.
We have flagged Sambujang's comments as hate speech due to their potential to inflame ethnic tensions.
From a rising young mayor to longtime loyalists - and even a handful of little-known party figures with outsized ambition, Mr. Darboe’s decades-long grip on the United Democratic Party was facing what looked like a rare test. Until the most serious threat backed away.
We flag Imam Kuyateh’s comments for vilifying a group’s core religious practice and inflaming sectarian tensions
We flag comments made by Mr. Mballow, an aide to President Barrow, as Dangerous Speech for risk of inflaming ethnic tensions and ethnicising state power
What Happened? On August 10, 2025, the parents of a one-month-old infant rushed her to Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital after she suffered severe complications. Medical staff pronounced the baby dead upon arrival. Authorities later confirmed that the infant had undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), prompting a police investigation. Arrests and Charges The Gambia Police Force initially detained two suspects before charging three women under the Women’s (Amendment) Act, 2015, which criminalizes FGM. The accused include: Fatou Camara, the alleged cutter (Ngansingba), charged under Section 32A (Prohibition of Female Circumcision), which carries a possible life sentence. She has been remanded in custody. The mother of the deceased and a paternal aunt, also facing charges as accomplices but granted bail. The infant’s body...
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