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The Gambia: Civil Society Associations Gambia (CSAG) opens for business

No Author — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:39:00 EST

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

Senegal ALERT: Detained Human Rights Defender released without charge, journalists and activists attacked

No Author — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:43:00 EST

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.

UDP Pushes Voter Fraud Charge; 300,000 + Non-Gambians Registered

No Author — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:38:00 EST

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.

All news worth commenting about, but with so little time to do so

No Author — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:51:00 EST

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

The Gambia UPDATE: Newspaper journalist accused of criminal defamation makes first appearance in court

No Author — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:11:00 EST

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.

Press Release: STGDP has elected a new Executive for 2012!

No Author — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:35:00 EST

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.

Cross-border telephone remittances increase in Africa

No Author — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:56:00 EST

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

UDP Minority Leader Wants Jammeh Forced Out by Parliamentary Vote

No Author — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:01:00 EST

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.

Gambia: Life sentence for distributing anti-government t-shirts violates free speech

No Author — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:36:00 EST

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.

MFWA condemns judicial system in Gambia following ex-minister's life sentence

No Author — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:23:00 EST

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'.

Senegal UPDATE: Jailed opposition activist receives presidential pardon

No Author — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:21:00 EST

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.

Sierra Leone ALERT: Police violently assault radio journalist

No Author — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:18:00 EST

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 Int'l Demands Immediate Release of Dr. Janneh

No Author — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:24:00 EST

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.

Ex-information Minister Sentenced to Life in Prison

Yankuba Jambang, Editor & Publisher — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:57:00 EST

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.

CCG, CSAG Condenm Dr Janneh's Conviction

No Author — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:25:00 EST

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

The Gambia: Dr. Amadou S. Janneh and Co.; the closing argument

No Author — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:00:00 EST

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;

NEPAD on the ground

No Author — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:20:00 EST

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.

Norway: Reminiscing of a time long gone

No Author — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:27:00 EST

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

Gambia ALERT: Newspaper journalist charged with criminal defamation

No Author — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:56:00 EST

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.

Gambia: the �Diaspora summit� that was more bluster than substance

No Author — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:25:00 EST

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The so-called Diaspora summit idea, first heralded as groundbreaking, soon descended into an abyss of paralyzing doubt and lethal skepticism; foiled primarily by an extremely hostile and antagonistic dissident movement. The meeting which began with high expectations, ended instead with a thud; overshadowed by rumors about Yahya Jammeh�s seeming disappearance