Gambia
Gambia Impunity
Ending Impunity: Minister Apologises to Journalist
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 11, 2017.
Interior Minister of The Gambia, Mai Fatty has publicly apologised to Kebba Jeffang, the...
Gambia Attacks
The Gambia: Reporter Assaulted for Asking Harmless Question
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 7, 2017.
A reporter of the Forayaa newspaper, Kebba Jeffang, has been assaulted by supporters of...
Gambia Impunity
Ex-NIA Officials Charged for Murder of Former Opposition Politician
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 3, 2017.
The former Director General of the feared National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Yankuba Badjie, and...
Gambia Access To Information
Veteran Press Freedom Fighter Appointed Minister of Information
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 21, 2017.
The recently elected Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has appointed renowned media freedom advocate and...
BeninGambiaNigeria Attacks
January in West Africa: New Dawn in Gambia, Massive Police Crackdown in Nigeria, Media Bans Lifted in Benin
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 7, 2017.
January 2017, witnessed a number of major press freedom and freedom of expression developments...
Gambia Censorship
The Gambia: Licenses of Four Radio Stations Revoked
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on January 10, 2017.
The Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure of The Gambia has revoked the licenses...
Gambia Censorship
The Gambia: Seven Foreign Journalists Expelled
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on January 17, 2017.
Seven journalists who had gone to The Gambia to cover the upcoming inauguration of...
Gambia Attacks
The Gambia: 19 Persons Jailed for Demonstrating Without Permit
The statement was originally published on mfwa.org, on July 21, 2016.
On July 20, 2016, a High Court in The Gambia capital Banjul, sentenced 19...
Gambia Access To Information
Two Years On: Gambia Yet to Comply With ECOWAS Court ruling on Murder of Deyda Hydara
Today June 10, 2016, marks two years after the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice found that the Gambian government failed to conduct a proper...
Gambia Attacks
Detained Gambian Journalist Disappears
The statement was originally published on mfwa.org on April 22, 2016.
Information reaching the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) indicates that detained journalist Alhagie...
Gambia Attacks
MFWA, 36 Others Petition African Commission for Release of Detained Gambian Journalist
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and 36 other freedom of expression organisations in Africa and across the globe have petitioned the African...
Gambia Attacks
Gambia: Authorities revoke permission for Al Jazeera staff, threaten them with arrests
A team of Al Jazeera journalists that went to Banjul to film and report on human-interest stories have been prevented from carrying out their...