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1 week ago | 
allafrica.com | Kebba Af Touray
The Gambia's total government expenditure for the first quarter of 2025 stood at Eight Billion One Hundred and Thirty Million Dalasi (GMD 8.130 billion), according to Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Seedy Keita. The figure represents a 3 percent decrease compared to the quarterly budget estimate of GMD 8.352 billion, a drop attributed to lower-than-expected interest payments and rationalized spending on goods and services.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Kebba Af Touray
Dawda A Jallow, the Minister of Justice, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Gambia to the African Charter and called for a united fight against human rights abuses across the continent. Minister Jallow made this declaration on Thursday, 22nd May 2025, during the closing of the 83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR).
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Kebba Af Touray
The Director of Administration and Finance at the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Dr. William Towah, said a strong and independent judiciary is fundamental to a democratic society. Dr. Towah made this and other remarks on Tuesday, 20 May 2025, during the opening ceremony of the first ordinary session of the regional parliament on behalf of the President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Hon. Justice Ricardo Claudio Monteiro Gonçalves.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Kebba Af Touray
The National Assembly of The Gambia has pledged a "fully transparent" and publicly accessible inquiry into the controversial sale of assets belonging to former President Yahya Jammeh, amid growing calls for accountability in the wake of revelations about the disposition of his vast holdings. Majority Leader and Kantora lawmaker Hon. Billay G.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Kebba Af Touray
In a spirited session marked by bipartisan support and rare candour, lawmakers at the National Assembly on Wednesday called for an expanded investigation into the assets of former President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, demanding that a new inquiry go beyond the findings of the Janneh Commission to account for wealth and properties not previously identified. The motion, introduced by Hon. Billay G.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Kebba Af Touray
The Majority Leader of the Gambia's National Assembly and Member for Kantora District in the Upper River Region, Hon. Billay G. Tunkara, has tabled a motion seeking the establishment of a special select committee to investigate the sale and handling of assets belonging to former president Yahya AJJ Jammeh.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Kebba Af Touray
The Speaker of The Gambia's National Assembly, Hon. Fabakary Tombong Jatta, has issued a strong call to lawmakers to embrace transparency and uphold the principles of good governance as they begin deliberations on matters of significant national interest. The appeal was made during the opening of the first extraordinary session of the 2025 Legislative Year held on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
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1 month ago | 
allafrica.com | Kebba Af Touray
Modou Ceesay, Auditor General of The Gambia's National Audit Office (NAO), has been appointed as the first Chairperson of the Governing Council of the African Professionalization Initiative (API), a continental body championing ethical, competent, and accountable public service. The appointment, effective 5 May 2025, marks a milestone in the API's mission to build a future-ready and high-performing public sector across Africa.
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2 months ago | 
foroyaa.net | Kebba Af Touray |Sulayman Bah
By Kebba AF TourayThe African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) is gearing up for its second joint special mechanism forum in the Gambia from 6 to 5 May 2025. The ACHPR made the above disclosure in a press release issued on Tuesday, 15 April 2025. According to the release, the forum will be held on the theme: “Human Rights as an Imperative for People-centred Sustainable Development in Africa” and will bring together key stakeholders from across the continent.
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2 months ago | 
foroyaa.net | Kebba Af Touray |Sulayman Bah
By Kebba AF TourayThe Gambia’s National Assembly’s joint committee on Finance and Public Accounts (FPAC) and Public Enterprises (PEC) is scheduled to review the progress made in the petroleum inquiry into the oil saga before members. This came following a parliamentary question raised by the Member for Niamina Dankunku, Hon. Samba Jallow, on a consignment of petroleum that amounts to 36,953,614 metric tons and is valued at US$30,000,000 (approximately D2,040,000,000.00).
