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WODD Gives Loan To Women Groups

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Women for Democracy and Development (WODD) recently presented loan to two Women Groups in Kanifing Municipality. The beneficiaries are Kunku and...

ADG Boss On Democracy, Human Rights

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Mr. Edwin N. Nwakame, the Director of Program of African in Democracy and Good Governance (ADG) has stated that in Africa as elsewhere, democratic...

Let Democracy Reign

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

We are saddened by the death of the Gabonese leader Omar Bongo at the age of 73. He carried on with his presidential duties until May when he left...

Ex-President Rawlings Attacks ‘Corrupt African Leaders’

Picture: JJ Rawlings

Friday, June 05, 2009

The former President of Ghana, Jerry J. Rawlings is on the attack once again, but this time around not using the barrel of gun to oust ‘‘dictators...

A Boost for the Gambian Media

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

The Gambian media has been boosted with at least thirty young journalists completing a three week intensive capacity building workshop. The forum was...

FJC receives Youth OAU Gambia chapter top brass

Monday, April 20, 2009

The speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Fatoumatta Jahumpa-Ceesay yesterday received the senior officials of the Youth Organsation for African...

ECOWAS Parliament Ends EP Study Tour

Monday, April 20, 2009

A delegation of the Ad-hoc Committee on Election and Direct Universal Adult Suffrage of the ECOWAS Parliament, including Hon. Abdoulie Suku...

IEC annual report presented to Assembly

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

The annual report of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was yesterday presented to the National Assembly by the Chairman of the IEC, Alhaji...

Ecowas, UNDP set to fight corruption

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Corruption is defined by many as an abuse of public office for private gains. It hampers public interest as it entails confusion of the private...

Democracy at work

Friday, March 27, 2009

Editorial, Democracy is a means for the people to choose their leaders and to hold their leaders accountable for their policies and their conduct...