Reports

After struggling to achieve results, the African Union is taking a different approach to post-conflict reconstruction in The Gambia. By Chido Mutangadura Despite having policy on post-conflict reconstruction and development since 2006, the African Union (AU) has long…

Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 844th meeting held on 24 April 2019 on the Progress Report on Security Sector Reform in The Gambia, The Peace and Security…

BANJUL, 7 MAY 2019:- The 5th of May 2019 was a momentous occasion in the fight against malaria for both The Gambia and Senegal. Both countries successfully launched a synchronized Long Lasting Insecticide Bet Net (LLIN)…

Children as young as 15 languish in prison without trial Restrictive laws still prevent peaceful protest and criticism of authorities Three people sentenced to death in 2018 During a meeting with President Adama Barrow in the capital Banjul today,…

Banjul – “The conditions in Libya were very tough. Our human rights were not being respected,” says Lamin, a Gambian migrant who was in detention in Libya for five months. “Even before the flight took off,…

BANJUL, 17 APRIL 2019: H.E. Dr. Isatou Touray, The Vice President of The Republic of The Gambia, this morning, officially presided over the signing-in ceremony of the Gambia’s Health Compact. Attended by government ministries,…

Banjul – Abba Wollow left the Gambia in 2016 with hopes of reaching Europe. “I left the Gambia because the small garage I was working on was not enough to support my family,” he explained. “I…

Banjul – The voluntary return of Gambians to their homes is averaging about 143 men and women per month since the start of 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported this week, or the equivalent…

Introduction Disasters are on the rise, both in terms of frequency and magnitude. From 2005-2015, more than 700 thousand people worldwide have lost their lives due to disasters that have affected over 1.5 billion people, with women,…

5 UN Rights Monitors Urge Public Reporting of 2005 Killings (Geneva) – Five United Nations human rights monitors have urged the UN and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to release their report on the…