As The Gambia prepares for the 5th December 2026 presidential election, the Gambia Inter-Religious Council (GIRC) convened religious leaders, community representatives and social media influencers to develop messages focused on child protection, peaceful coexistence and social stability on Thursday 22nd October 2026.

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A coffee seller, Momodou Salieu Jallow, has been remanded at Mile 2 Prison pending sentencing after pleading guilty to a charge of defilement of a minor, which leads to pregnancy. Jallow appeared before Magistrate B. Sowe on 14th October 2026 and pleaded guilty to the charge brought under Section 5(1) of the Sexual Offences Act, 2013.

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The ECOWAS Court of Justice has adopted as a Consent Judgment an amicable settlement reached between the Government of the Republic of The Gambia and eight family members of Mahawa Cham in the case of Binta Jarju, Isatou Fatty, Lamin Cham, Bakary Cham, Fatou Cham, Kaddy Cham, Omar Cham and Limam Cham v. The Republic of The Gambia.

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Gambian Security Institutions validated a set of Guiding Principles and Professional Standards for Border Officials aimed at strengthening professionalism, accountability, and people-centred border management across the country’s border crossing points.

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The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court has remanded one Tamsir Secka to Mile 2 Central Prison after he pleaded guilty to assaulting his younger brother, Musa Secka, with a cutlass, causing grievous bodily harm.

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The Gambia Reparations Commission wishes to inform the victim community and the general public about the current status of USD 2,507,911.73 (Two Million, Five Hundred and Seven Thousand, Nine Hundred and Eleven US dollars and Seventy-Three Cents) recovered from the forfeiture and sale of former President Yahya Jammeh’s Potomac property in the United States of America.

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The Gambia’s Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations issued a statement clarifying Team Gambia’s “endorsement” statement as political actors progress coalition building ahead of the 2026 December 5th Presidential Elections.

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The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has called for stronger accountability for attacks against journalists, urging state and police prosecutors to ensure that cases involving media workers are properly investigated and prosecuted where evidence supports legal action ahead of the 5th December 2026 presidential election.

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The Gambia Reparations Commission, together with the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), the Alliance of Victim-Led Organizations (AVLO), and with support from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), will conduct a nationwide capacity-building training programme for women victims on gender-sensitive forms of reparations.

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The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court has refused bail to accused rapist Saikou Sowe Sidibeh and ordered him remanded at Mile Two Prison. However, the court granted bail to his co-accused, Jawara, in the sum of D100,000 with two responsible adults as sureties in connection with an alleged rape case involving an underage girl.

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The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court has sentenced Ansumana Gassama to seven years’ imprisonment after convicting him of an unnatural offence involving a 10-year-old boy in the Kanifing Municipality.

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Human Rights Defenders from Western Sahara have written a formal letter to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in Banjul calling for an investigation into their censoring at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center (SDKJ-ICC) during the ACHPR’s 87th Ordinary Session earlier this year.

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