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Published 05/17/2012 - 7:20 a.m. GMT

GMC leader Mai Fatty
GMC leader Mai Fatty
The Gambia is a Republican State, not a monarchy where pronouncements may amount to law or carry the effect of law. Public officials should appreciate the dichotomy between law and policy. In a democracy, the Executive must lead the trend in observing transparent respect
Published 05/02/2012 - 7:15 p.m. GMT

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day this year, the Media Foundation for West Africa(MFWA ) notes with special concern especially, the harrowing experience of media
Published 04/29/2012 - 1:51 a.m. GMT

Momodou Sabally and sons posed with Gambia Under 17 soccer star
Momodou Sabally and sons posed with Gambia Under 17 soccer star
Momodou Sabally has just published a new book, Love Notes: Inspiring Poems. This collection of 119 poems was published by Fulladu Publishers, Banjul The Gambia, and is now available at Timbooktoo Bookshop in Bakau.
 
Published 04/26/2012 - 3:14 p.m. GMT

Save the Gambia Democracy Project (STGDP) categorically condemns the prosecution of Gambians and other citizens arrested and charged with indecent practices. We are dismayed by the actions of the security forces in disrupting the lives of these individuals. However, we are not surprised by these selective prosecutions on the heels of the twelfth anniversary of the
Published 04/19/2012 - 7:11 p.m. GMT

Participants at the NGOs Forum of African Commission on Human and People’s Right (ACHPR) on April 12, 2012 added their voice to the widespread condemnation of the Gambian authorities over their deliberate policy of blocking access to critical online news websites in the country.
 
Published 04/18/2012 - 4:07 a.m. GMT

A media blackout is being enforced by the military junta in Guinea-Bissau that staged a coup d’état on April 12, 2012.