Promise Tracker: Is President Barrow on Track with his Constitutional Referendum Promise
Eight years after winning his first term under the promise of a Draft Constitution, President Adama Barrow continues to promise a Constitutional Referendum for December 2024. Our factcheckers verified if the President is on track with his promise.
FactCheck Update: MoFEA Confirms Darboe’s D110 Billion Public Debt Concern
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs held a press conference on Friday 12th April 2024 confirming that the National Debt increased to D110.6 billion. This confirms that a claim made earlier in 2024 by the leader of the country’s biggest opposition party, Ousainou Darboe of the United Democratic Party, that Gambia’s debt has increased under the Barrow administration.
Promise Tracker: How is Gambia Doing on Maternal Mortality Since 2017?
President Barrow told members of the media that his government is committed to addressing maternal mortality which he claims has reduced under his government. Our reporters tracked this promise detailed in the National Development Plan.
FactSheet: Should Parliament Have a Say in ECOMIG’s Extension in The Gambia?
In a 2021 State of Affairs interview conducted by QTV’s Alieu Ceesay, President Adama Barrow declared that the extension of the ECOMIG Forces mandate in the Gambia “is about Executive decision, this is not about National Assembly.”
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