Explainer: How the 2024 Draft Constitution Varies from the 2020 Draft
This explainer identifies the key changes between the 2020 Draft Constitution and the 2024 Draft Constitution.
FactSheet: Almost Half of Gambia’s Population Live in the West Coast
This FactSheet focuses on the 2024 Population Census and highlights some of the changes in population demographics from the 2013 Census. It highlights that almost half of the population resides in Brikama (WCR) and that Banjul is the only region with a declining population.
Explainer: The Commonwealth Secretary General Race & Why Only African Candidates?
This Explainer is on the upcoming Commonwealth Secretary General Elections scheduled for the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on 21st to 27th October 2024.
GAF Shooting Victim Raises Concerns to Appear Before Military Panel
The GAF has summoned the witnesses to the shooting which occurred on 26th August 2024 in an attempt to launch an investigation into the incident which left one Stanislas Gomez with a bullet still lodged in his thigh. Meanwhile, the GAF has refused to cooperate with the NHRC to allow them to interview members of the State Guard Battalion involved in the shooting incident.
Inflation Down to Single Digits for the First Time in 2024
Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee reported that inflation figures went down to double figures for the first time in 2024.
GAF Shooting Victim Breaks Silence One Month Later
Exclusive interview with a GAF shooting victim one month after their shooting.
Explainer: Why The Gambia Gov’t Rejected Only One Amnesty Application Recommended by the TRRC?
This publication reviews the government's decision made after it received recommendations for Amnesty from the TRRC resulting in the granting of four Amnesty Applications and rejection of one.
Is The Gambia Facing a Rape Pandemic?
In Africa’s smallest mainland country, The Gambia, subjecting anybody to sexual activity against their will is a criminal offence, but how often are offenders prosecuted?
MoJ: Victims Commission to be Established in First Quarter of 2024
Back in December 2023 the Justice Minister revealed to Parliamentarians that his Ministry would establish a Victims Commission in the first quarter of 2024. However, now that the third quarter is almost complete the question remains if a Victims Commission will be established in 2024 at all.
Shooting Incident Passengers Refute Army’s Car Chase Claims
Passengers in a recent shooting incident refute allegations from the Gambia Armed Forces of a car chase, being under the influence and being arrested. This story gives the perspective of the passengers involved in a car shooting incident in the early morning of Monday 26th August 2024 at Bijilo where a Soldier fired a single shot that's still lodged into the thigh of one of the passengers.
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