One of Gambiaโs most outspoken human rights activist, Madi Jobarteh, Director of Edward Franci Small Center for Rights and Justice (EFSCRJ) has said that after sixty-one years, the Gambia remains highly indebted, aid-dependent, tax-burdened, and yet persistently impoverished and corrupt in lived reality. Jobarteh made this statement at the โIndependence[Read More…]
Author: Baboucarr Ceesay
Center for Rights and Justice Seeks Transparency on Islands, Wetlands and Nature Areas
The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice has formally written to relevant public institutions regarding two matters of significant public interest involving environmental governance, community rights, and transparency in the management of public natural assets. In efforts to ensure empowered citizens and accountable leadership, the centre put up[Read More…]
EFSCRJ Writes to the Speaker, Advocates Use of National Languages in the National Assembly
The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice, on March 2nd, formally submitted a letter to the Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly, urging the urgent enactment of legislation to operationalize Section 105 of the 1997 Constitution on the use of national languages in parliamentary proceedings. The relevant group[Read More…]
Gambia Concerned Over Developments in the Middle East, Safety of Gambians
The Government of the Republic of The Gambia has expressed concern over the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East. In a press release dated February 28, 2026, the Government called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint, pursue de-escalation, and resolve differences through dialogue and diplomacy in accordance[Read More…]
๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐
Image Credit: MOFA Her Excellency Salimatta E. T. Touray, Non-Resident High Commissioner of The Gambia to Rwanda, presented her Letters of Credence to President Paul Kagame on March 6, 2026. This ceremony officially accredited her as The Gambiaโs High Commissioner. Ambassador Touray conveyed warm greetings from President Adama Barrow of[Read More…]
The Gambia and Cabo Verde: Exploring Expanded Areas of Cooperation at the AU Summit
Image Credit: MOFA Hon. Serigne Modou Njie, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Gambians Abroad of the Republic of The Gambia, has held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Mr. Josรฉ Luรญs Livramento de Brito, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Regional Integration of Cabo Verde. The discussion[Read More…]
Gambia’s Foreign Minister Engages with Egyptian Counterpart
Image Credit: MOFA On the sidelines of the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, the Honorable Sering Modou Njie, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad of the Republic of The Gambia, held a meeting with H.E. Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation[Read More…]
๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฃ๐ข๐ R๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ S๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐
Image Credit: MOFA The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Gambians Abroad, Hon. Sering Modou Njie, along with Permanent Secretary Ambassador Lang Yabou and Director Swaibou Barry, received the Secretary of State for Senegalese Abroad of the Republic of Senegal, Mr. Amadou Cherif Diouf, at the Ministerโs office[Read More…]
๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ Confers with ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง
Image Credit: MoFAย The Republic of The Gambia and the Kingdom of Spain have conducted Political Consultations on Friday, February 27, 2025, reaffirming the strong and cordial relations between the two countries. The consultations were led by His Excellency Mr. Diego Martinez Belio, the State Secretary for Foreign and Global Affairs[Read More…]
๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ซ-๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ Gambia’s ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ
Image Credit: MOFA Gambia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Gambians Abroad, H.E. Sering Modou Njie, has welcomed H.E. Katrin Mรฅnsson, the Ambassador-Designate of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of The Gambia, today during the presentation of her Letters of Credence. In his remarks, Minister Njie congratulated[Read More…]
