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  By Sheriff Saidykhan Yahya Sonko, rights activist of Gambian migrants based in Baden wüttenberg, Germany has called African Union (AU) leaders to intervene into the growing  plight of African migrants in Tunisia.  Speaking to Outpost in a telephone interview on Tuesday, Yahya Sonko said there is need for African leaders to address the growing worsening conditions of African migrants in Tunisia.  “African leaders need to come together and fight this. It should not be Gambia or Nigeria, it should be African leaders coming together to find a solution to track down this human trafficking networks within Africa. To try and look for possible solutions,” he said.  The push factors he said, has greatly contributed to the illegal migration crisis in Africa. “I think what has contributed to the worsening conditions of African migrants is the push factors. In Africa we start complaining about migrants when something happen to them in Tunisia or Libya, or other countries.  Usually as citizens we

The National Coordinating Organization for Farmers Associations in the Gambia NACOFAG in collaboration with the ROOTS Project recently supported the National Association of Food Processors (NAFP) for the conduct of Regional Consultations for the 6 Agricultural Regions and the Greater Banjul Area. According to the National Coordinator of NACOFAG, Alieu Sowe, the objective of the consultation is to reorganize the membership of the Association, its Regional committees, Governance structure in terms of roles and responsibilities, access to information, markets and stakeholders partnership building at the Regional levels. “The consultation will also pave the way for the preparation of the Association Regional and National Congresses through a decentralization approach. Before its Congresses, the event will also highlight the mapping and identification of the addresses, contacts, gender, and the three main products of each of the Processors. The establishment of Regional and National WhatsAp

      By Sheriff Saidykhan Seedy Cham, the Chairman of Coalition for Progressive Gambia (COPG) has cautioned lawmakers  to limit their exorbitant spending of the tax payers money, amid the cost of living conditions in the country. He made these remarks in an online interview with The Outpost Media on Tuesday 18th July 2023. “There are lot of discussions about the vehicles for National Assembly members.  Also the vehicles are very expensive. I am not saying they should not have vehicles, but they need to sacrifice their time on the current difficult times of the country,” he said. He said many of the lawmakers are only focusing on travelling benefits, clothing allowances among others. “There only focus is on salary increments, clothing allowances and travelling. Plus their travelling has no impact and benefits for the country,” he remarked.  Taxation without representation he said, has visibly appeared in our mainstream politics.    “National Assembly members are elected by the people t

| Legal Luminary Almami Fanding Taal Weighs In His Views On The Gambia’s Education System | By Almami Fanding Taal Charles Jow Memorial Academy held its Senior Secondary School Graduation Ceremony on Saturday July 15 2023 at the school campus in Bundung. The school is located behind the Bundung Police Station and the Magistrate Court. A well-attended ceremony and all the speeches were excellent the Chairmen of the PTA and the Board of Trustees and Principal and His Deputy. The Guest Speaker gave an inspiring address to the students in English Mandinka and Wolof. The day belonged to the students in my view. All the graduating students turn out sharply wearing white shoes and as they walked to their seats under the special Tent for their day, the School Choir sang the School Anthem and a farewell song. I was moved by the lyrics of the Anthem because I do not remember my Gambia High School Anthem. However, I can clearly recall that music or theatre was not part of the curriculum during ou

  By Sheriff Saidykhan Pa Samba Jow, Gambian political analyst, and rights activist based in Washington DC, U.S.A. said the recent alledged visa fraud scandal involving three Gambian diplomats at the U.S embassy has undermined the integrity of the country’s governance system.  The alledged scandal has led to their immediate expulsion by the U.S. State Department to depart the U.S. with their families on the 17th July 2023. The diplomats are Abdu Cham, Alhagie Babou Joof  and Mustapha Sosseh. Speaking to West Coast Radio popular Coffee Time show with Peters Gomez on Tuesday, Pa Samba Jow said he made series of enquiries to speak to the  Embassy staff, but added that his efforts remains unanswered at the borders of inquiry. “I made few calls to the Information Secretary of the Embassy, neither pick up or return my calls. I also called the personal number of the Ambassador without success.  I  then decide to call the official number of the Embassy it was put on hold and transferred my cal

By Sheriff Saidykhan Dr. Mod Lamin Conteh, Medical Doctor at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) has said that the health sector still lack upto date medical diagnostic and therapeutic equipments in the country.   The diagnosis elimination to evidence base medicine he said, cannot be achieve in any country without latest technological equipments. He made these remarks in an interview with The Outpost Media on Saturday 8 July, 2023 at his residence in Wellingara, West Coast Region (WCR).  “Is the Gambia showing signs to get into those aspects of life? At this pace even  100 years to come we are not going to compete with countries that have cutting edge technologies in their therapeutic facilities,” he posited.  He further highlighted the numerous  challenges facing the health sector ranging from modern medical equipments, among others.  “We struggle to get the basic equipments (Boos pressure machines, sterile gloves, BM machines, wrecked CT scanners and MRI, the Sad reali

  PRESS RELEASE The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice 5 July 2023, issued a landmark decision in the case of the enforced disappearance of Saul Ndow during the regime of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh.  The ECOWAS Court found that the Republic of The Gambia violated the right to life and failed to investigate and prosecute those responsible in a timely manner. The ECOWAS Court also called on the Gambian Government to implement the recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) and ordered to submit, within six (6) months of notification of its decision, a report, among others, on the status of the TRRC recommendations. With legal support from the Institute of Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), Nana-Jo Ndow, assisted by The African Network against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances (ANEKED), had been pushing for the Republic of The Gambia to take up its responsibilities for the human ri

  By Sheriff Saidykhan The Inspiring Young Stars Chapters, an integral arm of the Inspiring Young Stars organization has recently trained  students on diverse acquisition skills at various  schools in the country.  The flagship project forms a network of after school chapters in the country to help support Upper Basic and Secondary school students to become aspiring leaders through peer to-peer mentoring and positive discussions in a chapter style format.  The objective of the flagship program is aim at creating a new generation of inspired, healthy and empowered leaders with the vision to create a network of united agents of change across different  schools in the country  This medium was given a rare glimpse of the activities of various school chapters that  have been actively involved in diverse educational activities, each chapter adopted their own school wide culture and reinforcing learners participation in a rewarding and unique manners, this as a result impacted greater members

  |Gambian medic hammers his views on corruption, urges resistance against self-greed on power|   By Dr. Mod Lamin Conteh  Corruption has long plagued societies around the world. It permeates every aspect of life, from politics to commerce, undermining the very foundations of trust, equality, and justice. Our modern world is not immune to this disease, as the relentless pursuit of power and personal gain often triumphs over collective well-being. It is crucial to understand that the corrupt systems we build today will eventually turn against us, consuming our values, morality, and potential for progress. Corruption is a cancer that thrives when left unchecked. When individuals in positions of power abuse their authority, bend the rules or manipulate systems, they sow the seeds of their destruction. At any given moment, it may seem advantageous to exploit a flawed system for personal gain, but the consequences are grave. By engaging in corrupt practices, individuals erode the very insti