Over the past weeks, Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Chad have started ordering French troops to leave their countries. This is an addition to other West African nations that have called for the departure of French troops from their territories, signalling a broader shift in the region's approach to sovereignty, security, and foreign influence. More in the report.

The three West African countries of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have broken away from ECOWAS after military leaders took over via coups and started a new Coalition of Alliance of Sahel States, marking a new chapter for African States in West Africa. More in the report.

During his 2025 New Year Speech and 2024 Christmas Speech, Bishop Bannie E.F. Manga of the Methodist Church of The Gambia, who doubles as the Chair of The Gambia Christian Council, highlighted his concerns that “the rhetoric emanating from our political and community leaders is unhealthy” and “distasteful”.

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This feature publication highlights the experiences of plaintiffs who filed cases at the ECOWAS Court of Justice and what the ECOWAS Court is doing to enhance access to justice. The story highlights cases of enforced disappearances and violations of journalists including torture and unlawful imprisonment using laws that are still in place in The Gambia.

This publication on WhatsApp hackings, how to stop them and regain control of your phone aims to protect our followers and members of the public from WhatsApp hackings which have become ubiquitous of late.

The GAF has summoned the witnesses to the shooting which occurred on 26th August 2024 in an attempt to launch an investigation into the incident which left one Stanislas Gomez with a bullet still lodged in his thigh. Meanwhile, the GAF has refused to cooperate with the NHRC to allow them to interview members of the State Guard Battalion involved in the shooting incident.

Passengers in a recent shooting incident refute allegations from the Gambia Armed Forces of a car chase, being under the influence and being arrested. This story gives the perspective of the passengers involved in a car shooting incident in the early morning of Monday 26th August 2024 at Bijilo where a Soldier fired a single shot that's still lodged into the thigh of one of the passengers.

In a 2021 State of Affairs interview conducted by QTV’s Alieu Ceesay, President Adama Barrow declared that the extension of the ECOMIG Forces mandate in the Gambia “is about Executive decision, this is not about National Assembly.”