Media Monitoring

Hate speech alert: Essa Faal is Ahmadiyya, Serahules should deny him vote

The comments made by the founder of the Gambia Action Party (GAP) Musa Yali Batchilly towards the independent candidate Essa Mbye Faal have been flagged as hate speech by the Malagen media monitoring desk. Speaking at an NPP political rally, he labeled Faal as Ahmadis, declared him an enemy of Prophet Muhammed and called on his fellow Serahule tribes’ people to deny him their vote. Context Musa Yali Batchilly is the founder of one of the many new political parties, the Gambia Action Party (GAP). He holds the title of party leader and Secretary General. However, he has been suspended from the party earlier...

Dangerous speech alert: UDP leader’s remarks towards Serahuli community

The leader of opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) Ousainou Darboe’s comments with respect to how the Serahule people allegedly voted in the 2016 presidential elections have been flagged as dangerous speech by Malagen media monitoring. Mr Darboe’s comments were made on October 17, 2021, during a political rally held in Basse Koba Kunda, in the Upper River Region (URR). The event was part of the party’s nationwide tour to popularise their 5-Point Agenda – a manifesto - for the Dec. 4 presidential election. The Serahule or Soninke make up 9 percent of the country’s population. According to Darboe, they did not...