April 2024
Gambia College staff gets 2-year jail term over sexual assault of student
An administrative staff of The Gambia College exposed by Malagen after attempting to coerce a 22-year-old student into sex in exchange to enter her missing grades has been found guilty and sentenced to a jail term and fine, but the victim said the punishment is too lenient.
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 parents and undercover investigations, Malagen uncovers a web of corruption and collusion implicating both the police and parents. Not only did money exchanged hands, but also one of the parents who now says he ‘can’t lie anymore’ appears to be facing veiled threats to provide false testimonies to protect Roy
January 2024
Victims of alleged Jammeh henchman Ousman Sonko welcome Swiss trial as Gambian government faces pressure to bring justice
The former interior minister Sonko goes on trial in Switzerland battling charges of crimes against humanity. The trial is on its fourth day and two witnesses have so far testified against Sonko: a serving military officer Lt. Col. Bunja Darboe tortured at the NIA in 2006 for his alleged involvement in a foiled coup, and Binta Jamba-- a widow of Almamo Manneh, alleged to have been raped by Sonko multiple times from 2000 to 2005. Nogoi Njie testifying before the Truth Commission BANJUL, Gambia - In the 22-year rule of Gambia’s former dictator Yahya Jammeh, protests were rare. The...
FACT SHEET: What to know about trial of ex-interior minister Ousman Sonko in Switzerland
Sonko faces 9 counts of heinous crimes which constituted crimes against humanity. This includes murder, rape, false imprisonment, torture, among others. He faces 10 Gambian claimants in the 3-week trial which ends by January 30.
December 2023
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 still unaccounted for. More contaminated drugs have been discovered. The pharmaceutical industry, marked by entrenched conflict of interest, greed and systematic violation of healthcare laws, continues its tragic norm within the medicines regulatory system. To date, no one has been fully held accountable for the tragedy.
Dangerous speech alert: Barrow threatens non-partisan public servants, likens them to pest
In the just concluded meet-the-people tour, the Gambian leader Adama Barrow has threatened to take a non-disclosed action against public officers who are claimed to be non-partisan in government. He likened them to pests. His comments constitute dangerous speech. Context The Gambian president conducts a constitutionally mandated tour at least twice every year. The tour is meant to see first-hand the situation across the country and engage with the people on government policies and programmes. Section 222(15) of the 1997 Constitution gives the President of The Gambia the constitutional mandate to “… undertake a nation-wide tour at least twice a year in order...
FAKE! NAWEC has no free 70kWh units for customers in celebration of Christmas
Source: Social media Verdict: Fake A short-composed message went viral on Tuesday on social media, especially in WhatsApp groups, indicating that the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) is offering 70kWh free units to all its customers. Claim: The viral message claims: “NAWEC is offering 70 kWh free units to all customers to celebrate Christmas and the new year. Click CONTINUE below to verify your meter number and get the offer. Merry Christmas from NAWEC! Kindly validate your NAWEC Meter Number to proceed to the next step. Note! The offer is for all customers.” FactCheck A verification of the URL link accompanying the information has shown...
A “remorseful” driver gets life. The trigger man who “killed for interest of country” still walks
Picture Source: AFP Dawda Nyassi was a former fighter in the Liberian civil war. He was believed to have been affiliated with Kukoi, a socialist “quack” revolutionary who seized power for about 2 weeks, in The Gambia in 1981. Nyassi would spend a few years in Liberia where he got married and had 2 kids. He returned home in 2006. Like most of his team members, they would be arrested intermittently by the security forces for suspicion of overthrowing the government. After 2 succeeding arrests, Dawda’s luck ran out. A timber trader, he took a trip from his home village Bondali, in...