Human rights and press freedom organisations have documented violations of freedom of expression, including the prevalence of anti-free speech laws, arrest and detention of political and civil society activists over speech-related issues, unlawful closure of media houses, and violent crimes against journalists with impunity.
While the addendum signed on October 11, 2019, nullified the credit facility, changes the currency of payment from USD to dalasis though the costings all remain in USD. That first addendum done in 2019 nullified the credit facility which carried the first tax exemption granted to the contractor. The authorities then include a similar tax exemption and duty waiver in the addendum.
he Penny Appeal case is now at the high court in Banjul, brought back from the dead after two years. But out of initial nine persons who were facing trial, only six names are left on the revised charge sheet, and four of them are minors. In this follow up story, Malagen investigates how the prosecutors and police leave out the 'big fish' in what has been a long-drown-out stop-start courtroom saga in pursuit of justice for hundreds of orphans who were abused and exploited in orphanages that had been operating for six years without a legal permit.
The UN treaty body responsible for the protection of endangered plants and animals has announced suspension of Gambia’s license for commercial trade in rosewood. The decision takes immediate effect, from the June 8 announcement. CITES – short for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species – cited ‘exceptional circumstances generated by the documented pervasive trade’ [in rosewood] in violations of its convention. The decision came after the Gambian authorities failed to submit evidence to show that rosewood exports from the country are legal and not detrimental to the environment. When contacted, the CITES focal person in the country, Mawdo Jallow, said...
Officials of the Gambia government have repeatedly informed the public that the government has rejected only two recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC). The recommendations with respect to the ban on NIA chief Ousman Sowe and ‘mercenary judges’ have been cited as the two that have been rejected. For instance, speaking in this video interview on May 25, Justice Minister Dawda Jallow said: “One of the two [rejected] is the recommendation made against a group of judges that the TRRC considered them to be mercenary judges. We rejected that from a public policy point of view because we...
Like clockwork, diarrhea among children spikes sharply during Cape Town’s long summer. The city tends to blame the heat and people’s poor hygiene practices, but its own sewage infrastructure may be the real culprit. In this edition of Super Friday, we are in Cape Town, South Africa, where Steve Kretzmann goes beyond the headlines to dig into what might be the real causes of the spikes in diarrhoea in that country. This investigation was produced in collaboration with the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism. Click HERE to read the story
There is a silent epidemic in The Gambia. Road accidents are the 7th highest cause of death in the country and reportedly costs economic loss of over D2 billion every year. Unenviably, the Gambia is the world's 4th worst place to be on the road. Yet, as Chief Surgeon Marenah explains, 'we have one hospital, the EFSTH the trauma unit, which looks at all the serious accidents and injuries. And, there are only three native orthopaedic surgeons for a population of 2.5 million.In this data-driven visual feature story, which is part of our election reporting series, Malagen shines light on...
The TRRC’s amnesty committee had received and reviewed 25 applications for amnesty. Out of that, 11 were dismissed, 8 were denied, 5 were approved and 1 was referred to the Attorney General’s office. The government accepted all of TRRC's recommendations on amnesty except one. With it, at least three people who served at the second-highest office in the country as well as a former army chief may face long-waited justice for their alleged crimes of human rights violations. This story looks into who does and does not get an amnesty The 1994 junta vice chair Sanna Sabally could be put...
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The Gambia’s opposition parties and independents have made a surprise comeback in the April 9 parliamentary elections after suffering defeat in the Dec.4 presidential election of last year. They have won a combined 29 seats, representing majority of the elective seats in the country. But they would ultimately fall slightly short of securing a simple majority in the National Assembly. https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/9340304/ THIS GRAPH IS INTERACTIVE: Hover over it to see no. of seats by party. Also, on the top left corner, you can click on the year to see total no. of seats by party, from 1997 to 2022 The ruling NPP...
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