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 have flagged Sambujang's comments as hate speech due to their potential to inflame ethnic tensions.
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
By Kaddy Jawo The recently published National Audit report, covering the period from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2023, found that the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) may have misappropriated public funds totalling three hundred sixty-eight million, thirty-five thousand, eight hundred ninety-three dalasis and sixty-one bututs (368,035,893.61). The financial irregularities detected in the audit include a failure to remit collected revenue to the consolidated revenue fund, missing receipts that were not accounted for, overpayments on contracts, payments made to the personal accounts of staff, suspected diversion of public funds for personal use, suspected fraudulent payments of allowances, and unretired funds. These...
Kaddy Jawo Claim: Saddam rice is cheaper in Basse than on Kairaba Avenue. Source: Minister of Information, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay Verdict: False Appearing on the State of the Nation radio programme aired on GRTS Radio on September 5th, 2024, the Minister of Information, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, suggested that the price of a bag of ‘Sadam’ rice is cheaper in the provincial town of Basse than in the Kairaba Avenue area, which is located within the Kanifing Municipality. Credit: From Africa Press Net site Ceesay, alongside Trade and Employment Minister Baboucarr Joof, were discussing various issues affecting the cost of living in The Gambia amid public...
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 enrollment eligibility into...
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