ALERT! Five People Under Police Custody
By Madi Jobarteh Banjul, The Gambia: Five youth activists – Omar Saibo Camara, Kemo Fatty, Alieu Bah, Mamadou Camara, and Bakary Tamba – were arrested by the Gambia Police Force on September 15, 2025, as they peacefully assembled to protest the forceful removal of the Auditor General from his office. A contingent of police officers
An Assault on Democracy: A D2 Million Political Party Registration Fee is Undemocratic
The Gambia’s National Assembly raised political party registration fees to D2 million on September 9, 2025, sparking criticism from Madi Jobarteh for undermining democracy, limiting grassroots participation, and entrenching elite control, following controversial nomination fee hikes and diaspora voting exclusion.
