Factsheet: Performance of Gambian Students in WASSCE 2024

By Kaddy Jawo The West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results have been released with more than 18,000 Gambian registered students took the regional standard test to conclude their secondary education level. In this factsheet, we analyse the public data provided by the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) following the release of the results in August. Number of students registered for WASSCE According to the Ministry, 18,042 Gambian Grade 12 students were registered to take the exam. The number is representative of 148 senior secondary schools across the country, administered by West Africa Examination Council. WASSCE credential is a requirement for...

September 12, 2024Analysis, Factchecking, Media Monitoring, News in Graphs
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Factsheet: All You Need to Know as Michael Sang Correa’s Trial Begins Next Month in the US

Come September, Michael Sang Correa, one of the most prominent members of the former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh’s special assassin team ‘jungulars’ is set to appear before the US court in Colorado. Correa, now 45, was indicted by the US Justice Department on seven counts for his role in inflicting torture and suffering on victims, especially following the 2006 alleged coup attempt to remove Jammeh from power. He has also been accused of having participated in the extrajudicial killings of journalists Dayda Hydara in 2004, Chief Ebrima Manneh in 2012, and the murder of Gambian-Americans Alhagie Mamut Ceesay and Ebou Jobe in...

August 22, 2024Election Hub, Factchecking, Media Monitoring, Uncategorized
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Dangerous speech alert: Barrow tells NPP supporters to stand firm, and fight back

The Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on his National People's Party (NPP) supporters to stand firm and fight anyone who insulted them.  The president’s remarks were captured in a viral audio circulating on WhatsApp. The recording was made during the launch of NPP’s newly constructed political bureau in Badibu Kerewan, North Bank Region on Wednesday May 22, 2024.  On May 9th, State House announced that President Barrow will embark on outside office activities to tour industrial areas and inaugurate rural health centres starting May 10 and returning on May 23. Such activities have already taken place as planned.  Photo credit: State House...

May 25, 2024Factchecking, Media Monitoring
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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...

December 13, 2023Media Monitoring
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Malagen publishes media monitoring report on hate speech in Gambian elections

The media monitoring report on hate speech, launched in June 22, provides analysis of hate speech incidents that were flagged and countered as part of the media monitoring exercise carried out by Malagen during the 2021-2023 electoral cycle, covering a period of 20 months. Media-monitoring-report-on-hate-speech-in-Gambian-elections Download

June 27, 2023Media Monitoring
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Dangerous speech alert: UDP supporter makes inciteful comments, calls for First Lady to be attacked and killed…

In a Whatsapp audio circulating on the messaging platform, Mr Alieu Kora known as International Jato has called on members of his party, main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), to mobilise, attack and kill the first lady Fatoumatta Bah Barrow and her delegation when they visit the town of Bakau.

May 19, 2023Election Hub, Factchecking, Media Monitoring
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Hate speech alert: Borry Colley calls on Jolas to vote for Bakary Badjie, attacks Talib 

In a video clip circulating on major social media platforms, including Facebook and several online news media platforms, the former ruling APRC parliamentarian Borry Colley has openly and publicly called on his fellow ethnic Jolas to rally behind a fellow Jola, Bakary Badjie in the mayoral contest for Kanifing Municipality. He has also attacked Badjie’s main rival, the incumbent of KMC, Talib Bensouda, as ‘someone from Lebanon’. His comments have been flagged as hate speech.  

May 19, 2023Election Hub, Media Monitoring
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