FactCheck: How Many Vehicles Were Purchased for the OIC Summit in Banjul?

During the recently concluded 15th Summit for the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) held in The Gambia from 4th to 5th of May 2024, there were mixed messages published locally and internationally about the number of Luxury Vehicles purchased for the Summit.

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FactCheck: Did ECOWAS Reject Partnership with Gambia to Establish Special Tribunal?

In July 2024, two of the country’s leading newspapers reported or published articles stating that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rejected a partnership to establish a special tribunal in The Gambia to try perpetrators identified in the Truth, Reparations and Reconciliation Commission (TRRC).

The headlines are MISLEADING.

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FactCheck: Did the Judiciary Fail to Attend a Scheduled National Assembly Scrutiny?

The Gambia’s Judiciary Service and the National Assembly’s Finance and Public Accounts Committee were at loggerheads over the submission of the Judiciary’s audited accounts after a scheduled April 18, 2024 didn’t hold. This article seeks to verify why the meeting did not hold.

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