Civil Society Associations-Gambia, a coalition of seven Gambian civil and human rights organizations spread across Europe, the United States and West Africa has been launched after

Alioune Tine, a human rights defender, also political activist who was arrested and detained for organizing a demonstration against the third term bid of President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, was on January 30, 2012 released after a 72-hour detention, without charge.

The Electoral Commission may have pronounced Jammeh winner of Nov. polls, but the UDP says victory was stolen - and they now put 'figures' out for all to see

Opposition United Democratic Party leader Ousainou Darboe has again publicly rejected last November presidential polls as fraudulent and unrealistic.

Dr. Amadou S Janneh conviction

For once, the cynics proved me wrong. I admit. It was just that given the extraordinary amount of unsubstantiated prosecutorial evidence, I felt that no judge could find grounds on which to convict Dr. Amadou S Janneh. Or so I thought; rather, I hoped. I was holding our

Mamadou S. Jallow, a reporter for the privately-owned Daily News on January 24, 2012 made his first appearance in court to answer criminal defamation charges allegedly made against Mamadou Lamin Baldeh, a local chief in western Gambia.

In accordance with the organizational by-laws, the general membership of Save the Gambia Democracy Project (STGDP) elected a Management Committee to run the affairs of the organization for the next two years on Saturday January 21, 2012.

More people in Africa’s poorest countries have mobile phones than have bank accounts. That reality is spurring mobile service companies to explore how they can capture a share of the potential banking market by enabling migrants from these countries to transfer funds back home

Kiang West National Assembly Member and Minority leader, Momodou Lamin Sanneh, has promised that a UDP dominated legislature will remove president Yahya Jammeh from power by a vote of no convidence.

Banjul, The Gambia--- ARTICLE 19 is appalled by the conviction and prison sentence handed to Amadou Scattred Janneh, a former Minister of Information and Communication, and six others, for distributing t-shirts calling for democratic change in the Gambia. ARTICLE 19 urges the Gambian courts to quash the conviction of Janneh and his co-accused and release them immediately.

The West African media monitorig organisation, MFWA, has  condemned the judicial system in the Gambia for "imposing unjust prison sentences on Dr. Janneh and three others who did no wrong by asking Gambians to end the authoritarian regime".

Malick Noel Seck, an opposition youth activist in Senegal, was on January 11, 2012 given a presidential pardon, three months after his conviction on two counts of “contempt of court” and “insulting” President Abdoulaye Wade.

Allieu Sesay, a broadcast journalist working with Freetown-based Radio Democracy,was reportedly assaulted on January 15, 2012 and briefly detained by some policemen drawn from

Amnesty International today called for the immediate release of four activists arrested over the distribution of T-shirts calling for an end to dictatorship in the Gambia.

A Nigerian High Court judge in the Gambia, Justice Emmanuel Nkea, has sentenced the country's former information minister to life in prison following his conviction of treason on Tuesday.

The Coalition for Change The Gambia and Civil Society Associations Gambia vehemently denounce and condemn the guilty verdict, conviction and life imprisonment, today of Dr Amadou Scattred Janneh and three others, namelyModou Keita, Ebrima Jallow, Micheal

Now the trial has ended and the verdict of the court is upon us, and what is still not clear to any Gambian is what exactly is treasonous and seditious in what CCG members have done. The formation of political associations and printing and giving out t-shirts with political messages on them represent CCG member’s political opinions that;

Over the past 10 years, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has launched a number of bold and innovative programmes. In some instances the plan is already scoring notable yet underreported gains. Africa Renewal highlights NEPAD’s impact in five key areas.

I picked up the phone and dialed. It rang twice. A subdued voice came alive from the other end. Hello, the voice said. Even after more than thirty years, the crisp voice sounded familiar. Hi, I replied. This is Mathew Jallow. Do you remember me, I asked? There was a second’s pause that seemed to last forever, then a loud burst of surprised laughter. Mathew, the voice

Mamadou S. Jallow, a reporter of privately-owned The Daily News newspaper is facing criminal defamation charges, for allegedly defaming Mamadou Lamin Baldeh, a local chief in the western part of The Gambia.

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