September 2025
Former Justice Minister Ba Tambadou to Face Lawmakers in Jammeh Assets Inquiry
Mr. Tambadou’s appearance on Monday is expected to be closely watched, as it marks a key moment in the National Assembly’s ongoing investigation into the management of assets seized from President Jammeh.
UDP Presidential Race: Darboe Scores Near-Flawless 98.4 Percent
Malagen has obtained the results of the UDP’s rare selection process for the party’s presidential candidate. We sat down with the no-nonsense official overseeing the shortlisting to break it down. The party is expected to announce later today its candidate to face off against President Adama Barrow in next year’s presidential election.
UDP Always Followed One Man. The Long Queue for His Seat Is Thinning. Here’s What to Know
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.
Dangerous Speech Alert: Imam Flagged for Inflammatory Religious Rhetoric
We flag Imam Kuyateh’s comments for vilifying a group’s core religious practice and inflaming sectarian tensions
August 2025
D7.2 Billion Later, Old Laws, Same Problems for Security Forces
Some said that is so because top gov’t officials who reportedly benefit from contracts they award on behalf of security institutions are blocking draft laws meant to modernise and give these agencies greater autonomy in how they operate.
After Baby Sarjo’s Death, All Eyes on Supreme Court Over FGM Ban
The death of one-month-old Baby Sarjo comes only weeks ahead of a crucial Supreme Court ruling on whether the legislative ban on the circumcision of girls violates the rights of those who want to keep the practice. Her 30-year-old mother said she wasn’t aware when her baby girl was cut.
Dangerous Speech Alert: Presidential Adviser Flagged for Dangerous Ethnic Rhetoric
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
Explainer: The Gambia’s High-Profile FGM Case and Infant Death
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...